The FY 2020 budget appropriated funding for the Parks, Recreation, and Open Spaces Master Plan. The master plan is a comprehensive, long-range strategy for the creation, optimization, and maintenance of a community’s assets. It doesn’t focus on one particular park, but instead offers a bird’s-eye view of a community’s parks and recreation landscape, both today and beyond. It examines the parks and recreation assets’ ability to meet the needs of the community, and outlines steps for closing the gap between current capabilities and those needs. The Request for Qualifications (RFQ) commenced in October 2020. In response to RFQ 21-15549-KM, 11 vendors submitted responses and are as follows:
Vendor |
Location |
Score |
Rank |
Halff Associates, Inc. |
Richardson, Texas |
367.5 |
1 |
Freese and Nichols, Inc. |
Lubbock, Texas |
338.0 |
2 |
Moore Iacofano Goltsman, Inc. (dba MIG) |
San Antonio, Texas |
336.0 |
3 |
Dunaway Associates |
Fort Worth, Texas |
291.0 |
4 |
Brandstetter Carroll Inc. |
Dallas, Texas |
284.0 |
5 |
GreenPlay LLC |
Louisville, Colorado |
281.0 |
6 |
MHS Planning & Design, LLC |
Tyler, Texas |
280.0 |
7 |
Parkhill, Smith & Cooper, Inc. |
Lubbock, Texas |
274.0 |
8 |
RJM Design Group |
San Juan Capistrano, California |
240.0 |
9 |
la terra studio |
Dallas, Texas |
217.0 |
10 |
Kevin Sloan Studio |
Dallas, Texas |
210.0 |
11 |
A committee consisting of Parks Staff, Planning Staff, Parks Board and a member of the Landscape Architect faculty at Texas Tech University, reviewed and evaluated the submittals. The top three scoring firms were invited to give a presentation to the committee. After the completion of the presentations, staff began negotiations with the highest scoring firm, Halff Associates, Inc. Staff recommends approval of the professional services agreement with Halff Associates, Inc., for a term of 12 months and a cost not to exceed $310,000. |
The total project cost from the vendor, Halff Associates, Inc. of $310,000, will be funded from the amended Capital Improvement Project 8656, Parks Master Plan. |