The Parks and Recreation Department recommends approval of an expenditure in the amount of $54,800 for professional services from Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc., for Median Improvements 2018 - Tennyson Parkway, K Avenue and Legacy Drive, Project No. 7022. Trees in the median have a limited life cycle due to the harsh growing conditions within the roadways and most must be replaced approximately every 30 years for health and safety reasons.

This project includes new tree plantings in the medians of Tennyson Parkway between Corporate Drive and Communications Drive. The project is also for the renovation of the medians of Legacy Drive between Alma Road and US 75 and Avenue K between Spring Creek Parkway and Parker Road. The work includes the demolition of existing poorly performing trees and turf, tree replacement, tree irrigation renovation, and conversion of poor turf areas to wood chip mulched beds.

Kimley-Horn was selected based on their Statement of Qualifications submission for RFQ No. 2017-0281-X. The contract fee is $54,800 which includes site inventory, data collection, construction documents, technical specifications, and bid phase and construction phase services. This project will include an erosion control plan, small site SWPPP narrative, landscape plans, irrigation plans, site specific traffic control plans and electrical plans. The fee is 15% of the total estimated construction budget of $350,000. The total fee is typical for a project of this size and scope for landscape improvements in the median.

The benefit of this project includes newly planted trees, the elimination of poorly performing trees, tree irrigation improvements and reduced maintenance challenges by replacing bare turf areas with wood chip mulch. Two of the three projects were originated by citizen requests for new trees in the medians. If the expenditure is not approved, we will continue to remove unhealthy trees as needed, but will not be able to replace them.