Title
Approving the selection of RVI Planning, Inc. for the Trails Master Plan and the Parks Development Plans and authorizing the City Manager to enter into negotiations regarding a scope of work and fee proposal.
Summary
The City of Pflugerville solicited requests for qualifications from engineering and landscape architectural firms to develop a Trails Master Plan and Parks Development Plans for the City of Pflugerville.
The requests stated that the selected firm would perform the following tasks:
1. Trail Master Plan
a. Develop a Trails Master Plan for the City of Pflugerville.
b. Determine trail project priorities for the next five years (fiscal years 2013-2017).
c. Develop construction estimates for each of the trail project priorities.
d. Develop a pocket trail map brochure.
e. Develop a design for trail name signs, trail kiosks, and a trail wayfinding program.
2. Park Development Plans
a. Develop a program for each of the following undeveloped park parcels:
· Highland
· Pflugerville Heights
· Highland Park North
· Black Locust
· Pfennig Pfields
· Kelly Lane
· Springbrook
· Pecan
· Swenson
· Kuempel
· Murchison
· Mallard Pond
b. Develop a general layout of each park with a cost estimate for construction and for operations and maintenance.
c. Develop a prioritization for park construction.
Status
City staff received nine (9) proposals. A review team made up of Jim Bowlin, Parks and Recreation Director; Tom Word, Assistant City Manager for Community Services; and Erin Sellers, City Planner, reviewed and scored the proposals. RVI Planning, Inc. received the highest combined score.
Projected Future City Council Action
A future agenda item will be scheduled to approve the contract with the consultant for the project. Staff anticipates negotiations to take place in the next couple of weeks and a contract to be presented before Council for review and consideration in September or October.
Fiscal Impact
The funding for this project will co...
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