Title
Consider/Discuss/Act on a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Contract with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. for Professional Engineering Design Services for the Stonebridge Drive (US 380 to Bloomdale Road) Project (ST2106) and Authorizing Any Necessary Supplemental Agreements
Summary
COUNCIL GOAL: Operational Excellence
(2.1: Balance available resources to accommodate the growth and maintenance needs of the city)
MEETING DATE: November 17, 2026
DEPARTMENT: Development Services / Engineering
CONTACT: Blake Sills, PE, Engineering CIP Manager
Josh McNeil, PE, CIP Engineer
RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION:
• Staff recommends that the City Council approve the proposed resolution.
ITEM SUMMARY:
• This Resolution authorizes the City Manager to execute a contract in the amount of $3,438,500, as well as all required supplemental agreements thereto, with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. for professional engineering services for the Stonebridge Drive (US 380 to Bloomdale Road) Project (ST2106), for a total aggregate contract amount, inclusive of any supplemental agreements, not to exceed $3,800,000.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
• City of McKinney’s Master Thoroughfare Plan shows an extension of Stonebridge Drive from US 380 to Bloomdale Road as a 4-Lane Greenway Arterial (City of McKinney Roadway Classification G4D).
• The Capital Improvements Program includes funding for the Stonebridge Drive (US 380 and Bloomdale Road) Project.
• City Council approved a preliminary design contract with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. on March 3, 2026 to perform an alignment study for the Stonebridge Drive (US 380 to Bloomdale Road) Project.
• Improvements in the project’s scope of work include the following:
o Design of the 2 northbound lanes of Stonebridge Drive from US 380 to Bloomdale Road, including the full intersection build out at US 380. Sidewalk will be included along full project limits.
o Hydrologic and hydraulic analysis of Wilson Creek watershed to determine parameters for proposed bridge crossing at Stonebridge Drive.
o Design of two multi-span bridges for 3-lanes crossing Wilson Creek. Signature bridge aesthetics will be included.
o Design of underground storm sewer conveyance system within Stonebridge Drive to account for drainage within the Stonebridge Drive right-of-way.
o Design of traffic signal improvements and roadway illumination, including bridge lighting.
• Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. submitted a response to 24-46RFQ for On-call Roadway Design Services and was one of fourteen (14) firms shortlisted by City Council on September 17, 2024.
• Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. submitted a proposal for this project in the amount of $3,438,500 which has been reviewed by staff and is recommended for approval. Their scope includes the following elements:
o Basic Services (Design and Bid Phase Services)
o Special Services (Construction Administration, Survey for Engineering Design, Tree Survey, Franchise Utility Coordination, Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE), Right-of-Way & Easement Documents, Geotechnical Investigation, Environmental Investigation, Environmental Survey, Roundabout Design, Letter of Map Revision, and Post-Construction Survey)
• The preliminary opinion of probable construction cost (OPCC) is $23,963,000.
• The fee for basic services is $2,312,500 (9.65% of the OPCC) and the fee for special services is $1,126,000 (4.70% of the OPCC).
• Design of this project is anticipated to take approximately 15 months to complete. Construction is anticipated to begin in 2028.
FINANCIAL SUMMARY:
• The Resolution authorizes a design contract and any necessary supplemental agreements with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. for an amount not to exceed $3,800,000.
• With the approval of this item, $3,180,838 will remain in ST2106.
• Additional street revenues required for construction of this project are anticipated to be issued through Street General Obligation Debts in FY27 and FY28.
BOARD OR COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION:
• N/A