The contractor that built downtown Frisco's 4th Street Plaza is asking for one last payment of $1.72 million, and the City Council is set to approve it next Tuesday as part of its consent agenda.
Change Order No. 4 with Millis Development and Construction would raise the plaza contract to $22,411,608.66. The council awarded the job in September 2024 for $18,224,956 plus a $500,000 contingency, so the final figure lands about 19% above the original bid, according to a Parks and Recreation memo posted Wednesday with the Nov. 17 agenda.
State law caps change orders at 25% of the original price.
What the money covers
The memo describes the order as a reconciliation of final bid quantities. The largest pieces are:
- $474,054.83 to pave Boxcar Alley from 3rd to 4th Street
- $228,450 for a speaker and sound system in the plaza, along Main Street between 3rd and 5th streets, and on Elm and 3rd streets near the parking garage
- $175,572.80 for tree soil work and a one-year tree service contract
- $172,209.55 to move overhead franchise utility lines underground
- $132,947.50 for utility service lines to businesses on Boxcar Alley between 4th and 5th streets
- $149,504.60 for a city traffic-signal fiber line
- $357,153.79 in final field adjustments, including changes to building materials, site furniture and drainage
The itemized change order also lists a five-bench timber order, three storm inlets, extra grab bars in the restrooms, and a water line set aside for future businesses.
Where the money comes from
Most of the order, about $1.37 million, would be covered by unspent money already set aside for the plaza and Main Street projects, the memo says. Sources include the Frisco Economic Development Corporation, the Frisco Community Development Corporation, tree mitigation funds and general obligation bonds. The fiber line is part of the city's five-year fiber plan and would be paid for with a bond transfer.
