Frisco City Council members approved a $34.21 million construction contract for Northwest Community Park 5-0 during a Nov. 5 meeting, pushing the park toward development after years of discussions.
Council member John Keating recused himself from the vote because he lives near the project.
The details
Frisco officials received three bids for the project, according to meeting documents. The contract they chose, which was with Millis Development and Construction-Dallas, LLC, is for $33.36 million with an $850,000 construction contingency fee.
A separate $3.45 million construction contract will be issued Nov. 19 with a specialized bike facility contractor, according to meeting documents.
Amenities planned for the park include:
- Looping trails
- Dog park
- Bike skills track
- Amphitheater lawn
- Toddler playground
- Splash pad
- Food truck space
- Observation deck
- Walking trail that can support 5K marathons
- Picnic spaces
- Bike jump lines
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The Northwest Community Park site, located just north of Lone Star High School, was originally purchased to be used for sports fields, Mayor Jeff Cheney said. A “temporary” hike and bike trail later built on the property in 2012 became a permanent fixture and “really defined what this park would become,” he said.
Designs for the park have overall stayed the same with a master plan created in 2021 and the feedback city staff received from council members earlier this year, according to meeting documents.
One of the city’s goals for the park’s northern bike trail system was to leave it as untouched and well-preserved as possible, council member Bill Woodard said.
“We are conscious of the need to preserve,” Brodigan said.
The city will also continue its partnership with the DORBA, the Dallas Off-Road Bicycle Association, which maintains the trails at Northwest Community Park and updates the open and close status of the trails after weather events, Woodard said.
Woodard has been part of the conversations surrounding Northwest Community Park for the entirety of the project as both a City Council member and community member.
“I’ve been out on this property since 2011,” he said. “Seen a lot of changes to it, obviously, but I'm excited to see this get going.”
Something to note
The city has $40 million in available funds to spend on the park.
Including the construction contract, bike facility contract, $1.47 million for playground equipment and $333,580 for public art, there is still $531,992 left in the budget, Brodigan said.
Going forward
The city is “ready to go” and will start construction before November ends, Brodigan said. Northwest Community Park is projected to finish in May 2026, he said.
Some of the bike trails already in place at the park will need to close during construction.
“We’re going to work on seeing if we can keep parts of it open, but it’s going to be difficult to do,” Brodigan said.
