To approve an expenditure for landscape architect professional services for Harrington Park Renovation, Project No. PKR-P-7501, in the amount of $597,000 from JBI Partners, Inc. for the Parks and Recreation Department; and authorizing the City Manager to execute all necessary documents. Approved

The Harrington Park Renovation project will provide design services for park improvements in accordance with the Harrington Park Master Plan, created through resident outreach. The Harrington Park master plan is constrained by the regulatory flood plain; park improvements must comply with FEMA regulations to ensure there are no negative impacts. Design services include geotechnical investigation, flood study and hydraulic modeling, and potentially a FEMA Letter of Map Revision (LOMR), construction and site plans, as well as bidding and construction administration. Planned improvements are in direct response to public requests and staff observations, and include a redesign of the parking lot, a playground for neighborhood children, fenced pickleball courts, recreation field space for drop-in play, trail connections, pavilion, shade structures, site lighting, maintenance structure, irrigation and tree planting.

The Parks and Recreation Department recommends approval of an expenditure in the amount of $597,000 for landscape architect professional services from JBI Partners, Inc. for Harrington Park Renovation. JBI Partners, Inc. was deemed most qualified based on their Statement of Qualifications submission for RFQ No. 2021-0380-XR and their past efforts in master planning and community engagement for the Harrington Park Master Plan in 2022-23.

The benefit of this project includes safe and compliant playground equipment, expanded trail connections, and greater recreational use of the site, benefiting Plano residents. If this expenditure is not approved, the anticipated renovation of Harrington Park will be deferred, resulting in a loss of service to Plano residents.

Funding for this item is available in the 2023-24 Park Improvements CIP and is planned for future years, as well.  Professional services for the Harrington Park Renovation project, in the total amount of $597,000, will leave a current year balance of $2,351 available 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.