Title
Consider/Discuss/Act on a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Professional Services Contract with Teague Nall and Perkins, Inc. of Fort Worth, Texas, for Landscape Architecture, Engineering, and Survey Services for the Erwin Park Improvement Project.
Summary
COUNCIL GOAL: Enhance the Quality of Life in McKinney
(5A: Create affordable recreational and cultural arts activities for all ages throughout the city)
(5B: Develop Parks strategy to preserve green space for future park land)
(5C: Continue to market and highlight McKinney as a unique destination for residents and visitors alike)
(5E: Develop sustainable quality of life improvements within the City of McKinney)
MEETING DATE: July 18, 2023
DEPARTMENT: Parks and Recreation
CONTACT: Michael Kowski, Director of Parks and Recreation
RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION:
* Approval of the Resolution.
ITEM SUMMARY:
* The list of improvements includes new restroom facilities, pavilions, park entry, looped hike and bike trail, power and water to all campsites, resurfaced park roads, sanitary sewer, and site furnishings.
* The addition of the mountain bike skills course to an established hike and bike nature trail network and continued efforts to establish itself as a prairie land restoration destination attracts a variety of visitors from all around to Erwin Park. These improvements will greatly enhance the experience of park guests as usage increases.
* This agenda item will authorize a professional services contract with Teague Nall and Perkins, Inc. to provide landscape architecture, engineering, and survey services for the Erwin Park Improvements in a contract amount of $515,110 and not to exceed $570,000.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
* Teague Nall and Perkins, Inc. was selected from a list of pre-qualified landscape architectural firms that Council approved on July 19, 2022.
* The planned improvements associated with this item are consistent with the master plan th...
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