McKinney Approves Contract for Downtown Parking Garage Design Services

McKinney City Council has authorized up to $411,500 for Dallas-based firm Fishbeck to produce schematic-level designs for a proposed parking garage at the corner of Hunt and Kentucky streets in downtown McKinney, moving the project into its first formal design phase.

The council approved the contract on March 3 as a consent item during its regular meeting, authorizing the city manager to execute a professional services agreement with Fishbeck for Phase I architectural and engineering services. The work covers schematic design only, representing the earliest stage of the design process before the project advances to more detailed development phases.

Fishbeck submitted a proposal of $381,500 for the Phase I schematic design work, according to city records. The council's authorization of up to $411,500 reflects the ceiling established for the contract; city records do not provide an explicit breakdown of the difference between the two figures.

The city's Legistar record describes Fishbeck as a long-standing multidisciplinary firm providing architectural, engineering, and planning services across a wide variety of project types. The firm is headquartered in Dallas. The project carries the internal reference code FC2634 and is formally designated the Downtown McKinney Parking Structure Project.

The council's approval covers only the schematic design phase. Details such as the garage's planned capacity, height, construction budget, and timeline have not been disclosed in city records made available so far. The attachments filed with the Legistar item include the resolution, a scoring summary from the procurement process, and Fishbeck's proposal.