RFQ No. 2023-0570-X for engineering professional services for 7203 Breckinridge Trail Extension - Bradshaw Drive to Shiloh Road Station, Project No. PKR-P-00002, for the Parks and Recreation Department to Schaumburg & Polk, Inc. in the amount of $808,745; and authorizing the City Manager to execute all necessary documents. Approved

On March 17, 2020, the City Council approved an expenditure for landscape architectural professional services for Breckinridge Trail Extension, Project No. 7203, for the Parks and Recreation Department to  Talley Landscape Architects Inc. in the amount of $60,222.

On January 9, 2023, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2023-1-3(R) to certify the terms and conditions of an agreement for a reimbursement grant with the Texas Department of Transportation for up to $4,200,000 of eligible engineering and construction costs for the Breckinridge Trail Extension Project.

The Parks and Recreation Department opened proposals on June 25, 2024, for engineering professional services for 7203 Breckinridge Trail Extension - Bradshaw Drive to Shiloh Road Station Project No. PKR-P-00002 and recommends award to Schaumburg & Polk, Inc. in the amount of $808,745. Schaumburg & Polk, Inc. was deemed most qualified by the staff selection committee based on the firm's Statement of Qualifications submission for RFQ No. 2023-0570-X. Schaumburg & Polk, Inc. has successfully completed trail design projects for the Parks and Recreation Department in the past.

Located in southeast Plano, 7203 Breckinridge Trail Extension - Bradshaw Drive to Shiloh Road Station, Project No. PKR-P-00002, will mostly utilize the ONCOR transmission easement corridor, extending from the existing termination point at Bradshaw Drive to the future DART Shiloh Road station. The City commissioned a feasibility study in 2020 to determine the optimum trail alignment. 7203 Breckinridge Trail Extension - Bradshaw Drive to Shiloh Road Station, Project No. PKR-P-00002, will construct a 12 foot wide shared use path approximately 1.60 miles in length with a low-water crossing, some seating, and trash bins along the pathway. The trail is part of the NCTCOG Mobility 2040 Regional Veloweb.

Not approving the contract with Schaumburg & Polk, Inc. would result in the City having to forfeit the awarded $4,200,000 grant funding and delay the design and construction of 7203 Breckinridge Trail Extension - Bradshaw Drive to Shiloh Road Station, Project No. PKR-P-00002. Not moving forward with the project would result in the continued gap in accessible off-street trail facilities, would not improve access to the future DART Silver Line and associated Cotton Belt Trail, as well as limit the regional connection to the City of Richardson's trail system.

Funding for this item is available in the 2024-25 Park Improvements CIP and is planned for future years as well. Engineering professional services for 7203 Breckinridge Trail Extension - Bradshaw Drive to Shiloh Road Station, Project No. PKR-P-00002, in the total amount of $808,745, will leave a current year balance of $777,500 for future expenditures.

Approval of this item will support the City's Strategic Plan Critical Success Factor of being an Excellent, Innovative, and Accountable City Government.