The Engineering Department recommends approval of an expenditure in the amount of $399,829 for engineering professional services from Urban Engineers Group, Inc., for the Screening Wall Replacement – Stone Lake Estates, Project No. ENG-S-00011. This project includes the removal and replacement of approximately 3,800 linear feet of screening wall in the Stone Lake Estates neighborhood at the following locations:
1. Beaver Creek to Tiburon Drive on the east side of Parkwood Boulevard. (approx.1,200 LF)
2. Tiburon Drive to West Plano Parkway on the east side of Parkwood Boulevard (approx. 950 LF)
3. Parkwood Boulevard to Balcones Drive on the north side of Plano Parkway (approx. 1,250 LF)
4. East side of Balcones Drive, on the north side of Plano Parkway (approx.400 LF)
Urban Engineers Group, Inc., was deemed most qualified based on their Statement of Qualifications submission for RFQ No. 2021-0377-XR. In addition, Urban Engineers Group has exhibited success on multiple prior screening wall design projects along Ohio Drive, Hedgcoxe Drive, Woodburn Corners, Amelia Court, Park Boulevard, Parker Road, and Legacy Drive. They also have extensive experience in structural foundation design, geotechnical analysis, and surveying and subsurface utility exploration, all necessary elements to successful completion of this specific project.
The benefit of this project includes reconstruction of deteriorating neighborhood screening walls.
Not approving the expenditure would result in continued deterioration of neighborhood infrastructure, including screening walls, resulting in increased maintenance costs and a reduction of the quality of life for neighboring residents.