The City is now accepting Proposals to design and construct a UA inclusive playground at Hazel Sills Park. The City's target completion date is June 30, 2024. The purpose of the project is to secure a Contractor to demolish the existing playground structures at Hazel Sills Park and design and build a new UA inclusive playground that will fit within the existing footprint and meet all UA principles for both children and adults. The proposed playground will replace an existing and outdated playground. The new playground design will be barrier free, offer unique play features and be accessible from Willamina Avenue to the south and the neighborhood path to the north. Conceptually and physically, all areas of the park will be connected by fully accessible landscape to the extent possible. The term "universally accessible (UA) playground" is often used to describe a playground that offers caregivers and those they care for full use of all areas, regardless of ability. A UA playground will represent and support the diversity of our community, providing a platform for people to engage socially, physically, creatively, and playfully. Everyone deserves the right to access our public parks and playgrounds with equal opportunity and so the project must follow the Americans with Disability Act Standards for Accessible Design. The construction of a UA playground will increase this access thereby making our community stronger. The UA playground design should incorporate the principles of universal design, defined as the design of products and environments to be usable by all people, to the greatest extent possible, without the need for adaptation or specialized design (per NC State University's The Center for Universal Design). Question Submission Deadline: October 4, 2023, 4:00pm
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