Title
Consider/Discuss/Act on a Recommendation to City Council Approving Qualified Firms to Provide Professional Landscape Architectural Services for the Design of various Parks Projects
Summary
COUNCIL GOAL: Operational Excellence
2B: Balance Available Resources to Accommodate the Growth and Maintenance Needs of the City
Enhance the Quality of Life in McKinney
5E: Develop Sustainable Quality of Life Improvements Within the City of McKinney
MEETING DATE: November 13, 2025
DEPARTMENT: Parks & Recreation
Procurement Services
CONTACT: Amy Kinkade, Director of Parks & Recreation
Mindy Smith, Assistant Procurement Services Manager
RECOMMENDED PROS BOARD ACTION:
• Approval of the Recommendation
ITEM SUMMARY:
• Staff is recommending approval of a list of qualified firms to provide professional landscape architectural services for the design of various parks, trails and/or public right of way improvements.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
• The City of McKinney utilizes consultants to provide professional landscape architect services for parks design and analysis.
• The City of McKinney issued a request for qualifications (25-57RFQ) for Professional Landscape Architect Services on July 18, 2025.
• Twenty-One (21) professional landscape architect firms submitted statements of qualification in response to the RFQ.
• A committee of four (4) staff members from Parks Development reviewed and ranked the statements of qualifications based on the following criteria:
o Qualification of Firm and Project Team Members
o Past Experience of Firm and Team Members on Comparable Projects
o Project Approach
o Team Service and Innovation
• Of the twenty-one (21) firms that submitted statements of qualification, ten (10) firms were determined to be the most qualified by the evaluation committee:
o Dunaway Associates
o Halff Associates, Inc.
o Huitt-Zollars, Inc.
o Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.
o LJA Engineering, Inc.
o Parkhill, Smith and Cooper Inc.
o Studio Outside
o TBG Partners
o Teague Nall and Perkins, Inc.
o Westwood Professional Services, Inc.
• When professional landscape architect services are required for a specific project, staff members from Parks Development will interview one or more firms from this list to determine the most qualified firm for that specific project.
• A fee proposal will be negotiated with the most qualified firm in accordance with the professional services procedures provided by the approved City of McKinney Procurement Policy.
• The firms listed herein will remain pre-qualified for traffic engineering services for a period of at least five (5) years.
FINANCIAL SUMMARY:
• Funding for individual contracts will be allocated through the Parks Capital Improvement Program budget.
• Contracts for landscape architect services will be prepared and executed in accordance with the City of McKinney Procurement Policy.
• Contracts in excess of $100,000 will be authorized by City Council.