Site work for a playground / park / athletic field in Gahanna, Ohio. Conceptual plans call for site work for a playground / park / athletic field.

Purpose: The City of Gahanna is seeking a contract with a professional services team for the planning and design of improvements at Academy Park. Project Contact: Jim Turner, PE - Project Manager The City invites proposals from professional consulting firms with experience in the planning and design of improvements at Academy Park. The specific improvements to be addressed through this project are as follows: o Replacement of an existing parking lot (approximately 110,000 sft total area), o Replacement of existing playground equipment, o Installation of a new trail head to serve trail and park users, o Replacement of existing Park shelter (concept-level planning only, this improvement will not be advanced to final design through this project) The scope of services for this project will include site survey / geotechnical investigations, concept planning, detailed design, permitting and construction-phase services. This Request for Proposals (RFP) is intended to provide the information needed for interested consulting firms to prepare a complete proposal. The City of Gahanna is a community of roughly 36,000 residents and is proud to own over 800 acres of park land. The acreage is made up of developed parks designed for active recreational use including 2 aquatic facilities, a senior center, dog park, 3 athletic complexes, 9 hole golf course as well as over 20 miles of multi-purpose trails and over 200 acres of preservation and conservation properties. The Gahanna Parks and Recreation Department (GPRD) is charged with the stewardship and programming of these resources. Academy Park (1201 Cherry Bottom Rd, Gahanna, OH 43230) is Gahanna's largest park having a total area of 107 acres. The park property includes seven (7) baseball diamonds, two (2) basketball courts, one (1) athletic field and other amenities (playground, multi-use paths). The existing shelter structure has a total area of approximately 2,800 sft and includes a concession stand, public restrooms and storage. Academy Park is an access point for the Big Walnut Trail multi-use path. The Academy Park property encroaches into the regulatory floodplain / floodway of Big Walnut Creek. The improvements of this project are anticipated to require construction within Zone AE and Zone X flood hazard areas; no construction is anticipated within the regulatory floodway. The Academy Park parking lot pavement is in poor condition and warrants replacement. The parking lot was designed with minimal stormwater infrastructure (inlets and storm sewer piping). While parking demands for Academy Park can be high at times, the existing use of the park limits expansion options. The only feasible parking expansion opportunity is anticipated to be a potential relocation of the existing basketball court. The Academy Park parking area also includes an 8-ft wide multi-use path that is in poor condition. The existing playground equipment is in marginal condition and warrants replacement. A trail head serving users of the existing bike path system along with users of a proposed mountain bike trail (construction planned for 2024) will be a new feature for the park and should be designed to complement existing park uses. The City's construction budget for this project is as follows: Parking Lot / Multi-Use Path $700,000 Playground Equipment $400,000 Trail Head $150,000 Total Construction $1,250,000 The project improvements will primarily be funded with the City's capital improvement funds. The trail head improvements will also be supported with ODNR NatureWorks funding ($95,746).