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Design for Arnold Cypress Park Rehabilitation
Presented to:
City of Cypress
Public Works Department
November 10, 2021
Prepared By:
RHA Landscape Architects-Planners, Inc.
6800 Indiana Avenue
Suite 245
Riverside, CA 92506
951-781-1930
www.rhala.com
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Cover Letter 1
Firm Organization, Credentials, Background 2
Experience 4
Project Understanding and Management Approach 36
Fees Schedule (Separate PDF file)
6800 INDIANA AVENUE, SUITE 245, RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA 92506
(951) 781-1930 LICENSE #1512 FAX (951) 686-8091 E-MAIL: rha@rhala.com
November 10, 2021
Nick Mangkalakir
Assistant City Engineer
City of Cypress
Public Works Department
5275 Orange Avenue
Cypress, CA 90630
RE: REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS DESIGN FOR ARNOLD CYPRESS PARK REHABILITATION
Dear Nick and Consultant Selection Committee,
RHA Landscape Architects-Planners, Inc. is very pleased to submit this proposal for Design for Arnold
Cypress Park Rehabilitation. We have successfully completed many park rehabilitation and
improvements projects for other cities throughout California and look forward to working with you and
your team on the successful rehabilitation of Arnold Cypress Park. We are excited about working with the
City of Cypress on this project and understand the city’s expectations for us from the pre-proposal
meeting, the RFP, and visiting other rehabilitated projects in the city.
We have assembled a strong team for this project consisting of BKF Engineers, BOA Architecture, JCA
Engineering (electrical), Converse Consultants (geotechnical), and LSA Associates for the optional
environmental services. We have also included Dick Fisher on our team to ensure that the community
input he helped to gather and represent in the concept phase is carried through in the design development
and construction documents. He also brings over 40 years of park design experience with agencies
throughout Southern California.
The management, and primary contacts, authorized to speak for the firm during the evaluation process
are Doug Grove, RLA, LEED AP and Greg Meek RLA, CPSC; both licensed Landscape Architects who are
extremely experienced providing exceptional landscape architectural services to cities and public
agencies. We can be reached at the telephone numbers and email addresses below.
Doug Grove dougg@rhala.com (951) 781- 1930 ex 121
Greg Meek gregm@rhala.com (951) 781- 1930 ex 122
We look forward to working with you on this exciting project!
Cordially,
RHA Landscape Architects-Planners, Inc.
Doug Grove, RLA, LEED AP
President
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Firm Organization, Credentials, Background
Firm Organization, Credentials, Background
Established in 1979, RHA Landscape Architects-Planners partners with public agencies, land developers,
home builders, engineers, and architects to provide site planning and design services for a wide range of
public and private spaces including the design of over 200 parks and recreation facilities.
Our staff is available to work on this project and will be available as needed. The hours anticipated for
this project for each task is included in our fee schedule. Our well qualified team that we have
assembled for this project includes the following firms:
BKF Engineers Survey, Civil Engineering, Grading, and Drainage
BOA Architecture Architecture, Restroom ADA evaluation, and Asbestos investigation
JCA Engineering Electrical and Lighting
Converse Consultants Geotechnical
LSA Associates Environmental Services
Richard Fisher Principal Planner
Our mid-sized office with qualified and experienced staff ensures that you will receive exception and
personalized service. We like to create an environment that feels like we are an extension of the City Staff.
Our goal is to always make staff look good to the people they report to; the public, the Commissions, and
the City Council.
We look forward to working with the City of Cypress!
Kathy Beatty
Office Manager
Accounting
David Black
Andrew Lytle
Project Captain
Landscape Designer
Project Team Organizational Chart
Greg Meek
LEED AP
Project Manager
Landscape Designer
Project Manager
Landscape Architect
Lauren McHughJennifer Salazar
Doug Grove
Project Manager
Landscape Architect
President
Landscape Architect
Principal
Landscape Architect
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References
Linda Reich, Director (909) 334-3491
Carolyn Baltzer, Projects Manager lreich@cityofchino.org
CITY OF CHINO (909) 334-3401
Community Services cbaltzer@cityofchino.org
13220 Central Avenue
Chino, CA 91710
Cheryl Ebert, P.E. (310) 524-2321
CITY OF EL SEGUNDO cebert@elsegundo.org
401 Sheldon Street
El Segundo, CA 90245
Alex Qishta, P.E., Interim DPW/City Engineer (909) 384-5019
CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO Qishta_al@sbcity.org
Public Works Department
201 N E Street, Suite 200
San Bernardino, CA 92401
Alfredo Hernandez, Senior Engineering Technician (526) 567-9512
City of Whittier ahernandez@cityofwhittier.org
Public Works Department
13220 Penn Street
Whittier, CA 90602
John Martin, Executive Director (626) 483-2416
KARE YOUTH LEAGUE john@minutemantransport.com
5150 Farna Avenue
P.O. Box 662080
Arcadia, CA 91066-2080
Nicole Jones, Projects Manager (661) 723-6173
CITY OF LANCASTER njones@cityoflancasterca.org
Parks, Recreation and Arts Department
44933 Fern Avenue
Lancaster, CA 93534-2461
Sheila Pautsch, Director (626) 403-7362
CITY OF SOUTH PASADENA spautsch@southpasadenaca.gov
Community Services Department
1102 Oxley Street
South Pasadena, CA 91030
Ms. Pamela Galera, Director (951) 826-2055
CITY OF RIVERSIDE pgalera@riversideca.gov
Parks, Recreation & Community Services Department
6927 Magnolia Avenue
Riverside, California 92506
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Experience
Experience
Rancho Jurupa Regional Sports Complex
RHA lead a multi-disciplinary design team in the design of a 40 acre sports complex directly across the
street from Rancho Jurupa Park detailed on the previous page. The site includes 4 full size synthetic turf
soccer fields, 11 natural turf soccer fields in varying sizes, restroom and concession building, storage
building, playground, picnic shelters, pathways, perimeter fencing and parking for RV’s and over 400 cars.
On-site bio-swales and permeable pavers in a portion of the parking lot were used to address
requirements in the WQMP.
Client: Riverside County EDA
Contact: Rebecca McCray- (951) 955-8764
Construction Cost: $10,500,000
Principal-in-Charge: Doug Grove
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Experience
Kare Park (Kare Youth League)
RHA lead a design team in the preparation of Preliminary Planning and Construction Documents for a 16
acre youth sports complex in Irwindale. The site design included 1 lighted baseball field, 1 lighted
football/soccer field, 3 softball/baseball fields, restroom building, 4 lighted full court basketball,
playground, drought-tolerant native planting, central courtyard with fountain, 5 portable buildings
converted to offices and program rooms, and on-site parking for 163 cars. All storm drain water was
designed to be held in subterranean drainage vaults for percolation back into the water table. A state of
the art sewer filtration system was installed to clean the effluent water prior to passage into the sewer
leach fields. The site serves the youth sports programs of Kare Youth League and is also available for rent
for residents in the greater San Gabriel Valley and beyond. The design process included meetings with
the city and Kare Youth League staff and coaches.
Client: Kare Youth League
Contact: John Martin, Executive Director - (626) 483-2416
Construction Cost: $8,000,000
Principal-in-Charge: Doug Grove
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Experience
American Heroes Park
RHA lead a design team in the preparation of Preliminary Planning and Construction Documents for a 14
acre downtown park in Lancaster. The site design included 2 ballfields, 2 soccer fields, restroom building,
3 full court and 1 half court basketball, other hard court games, playground, central plaza with raised
gazebo and trellis structures, veterans’ memorial, public plaza with gazebo for weddings and special
events, drought-tolerant native planting and on-site parking for 127 cars. The site also serves the students
in the Seventh Day Adventist School on the west and the Sacred Heart School on the east. The design
process included meetings with local community groups, city staff and representatives from the Seventh
Day Adventist School and Sacred Heart Church/School. The sports fields and courts serve the school
children during the morning and early afternoon hours and the public during the late afternoon and
evening hours. Portions of the park are open to the public at all hours of the day.
Client: City of Lancaster
Contact: Nicole Jones, Public Works Analyst - (661) 723-6173
Construction Cost: $5,000,000
Principal-in-Charge: Doug Grove
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Experience
Nicholson Park
RHA is currently working with the City of San Bernardino on the renovation/rehabilitation of Nicholson
Park. This is very similar to Arnold Cypress Park in that existing park facilities will be demolished including
buildings with lead/asbestos abatement, working around exiting trees, etc. The new design includes a full
size ballfield, a Miracle League Field, all-inclusive playground, new parking, shaded bleachers, large picnic
shelter, splash pad, dog park, exercise stations, new concession and equipment room building, and
renovated restroom building. Construction documents are currently being prepared and construction is
expected to begin in summer 2022.
Client: City of San Bernardino
Contact: Alex Qishta, Interim DPW/City Engineer - (909) 384-5019
Construction Cost: $8,300,000
Principal-in-Charge: Greg Meek
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Experience
Carriage Crest Park
RHA is currently working with the City of Carson on an expansion of Carriage Crest Park. The project adds
10 acres of park land as well as renovation of the existing park to provide two ballfields, multi-purpose
turf area for third ballfield and soccer fields, dog park, all-abilities playground, exercise station area,
basketball courts, community center renovation, new parking lots, and a DG walking path. The project is
currently waiting on funding.
Client: City of Carson
Contact: Robert Lennox - (310) 847-3571
Construction Cost: $11,800,000
Principal-in-Charge: Doug Grove
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Experience
James Woody Park
RHA is currently working with the Town of Apple Valley on the renovation of James Woody Park. This is
similar to Arnold Cypress Park in that a portion of the existing park facilities will be demolished while
maintaining as many existing trees as possible. The remainder of the site will be renovated with new
irrigation, turf, etc. The new design will provide two new ballfields, batting cages, restrooms, pickleball
courts, basketball courts, skatepark renovation and expansion, dog park, all-abilities playground, picnic
shelters, new parking lots, and a DG walking path. The project is currently waiting on funding.
Client: Town of Apple Valley
Contact: David Coleman - (760) 240-7000 x7885
Construction Cost: $8,500,000
Principal-in-Charge: Doug Grove
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Experience
Over the course of the firm's 46 years of work in Southern California, RHA has garnered a number of
prestigious awards from a variety of organizations, including the American Society of Landscape
Architects, the American Planning Association, and the California Park and Recreation Society (CPRS).
The firm garnered CPRS awards for Excellence in Park &
Facility Planning for the Cities of Upland (McCarthy Park),
Riverside (White Park), Norco (Pikes Peak Park), Riverside
County (Ranch Jurupa Park), and Carson (Dolphin Park All-
Abilities Playground). Pikes Peak Park was also given an
APWA (American Public Works Association) award of
excellence.
RHA takes pride in preparing documents that result in
minimal to no change orders during the construction of the
project. Our park projects typically have less than 1%
change orders resulting from design errors and/or omissions.
RHA strives and accomplishes this low change order percentage
through a thorough in-house plan check process that involves the project Principal-in-Charge as well as
another review by a principal and/or senior project manager. If and when issues do arise during
construction, RHA works diligently to resolve the matter within 48 hours so that the construction can
continue to move forward without incurring additional costs for delays.
Project scheduling is an important part of the plan
preparation. RHA utilizes Microsoft Project to prepare a
detailed project schedule at the beginning of the project and
updates the schedule on a regular basis to insure the project
is completed on time. While we do not have control over
agency reviews and internal agency schedules and priorities,
we strive to complete our portion of the work in a timely
manner per the project schedule to keep the project moving
in a positive direction.
The ability to accurately project the cost of a park
development is a very critical step in the preparation of park
construction documents. The cost of re-bidding a public park
project if the bids come in too high can be extreme for a City
already operating on a tight budget. We are constantly
updating our computer-based cost estimating program with
the latest price information from our most recently bid
projects. RHA typically bids 3-4 projects per year which
enables us to keep up-to-date cost estimate numbers for a
variety of park projects.
Refer to the Project Understanding and Management
Approach section for examples of our project schedules and
cost estimating.
Moreno Valley Soccer Facility
Moreno Valley
Rancho Jurupa Regional Sports Park Jurupa Valley
Dolphin Park All-Abilities Playground Carson
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Experience
Doug Grove, RLA, ASLA, LEED® AP
President
Education:
BS/1985/Landscape Architecture/
Cal State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Active Registration:
1987/Landscape Architect/2799/State of California
LEED Accredited Professional – United States Green Building Council (USGBC)
Mr. Grove is President, Principal Landscape Architect, and LEED Accredited Professional with RHA
Landscape Architects-Planners, Inc. He graduated from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona in
1985 and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Landscape Architecture. A professional Landscape
Architect for over 36 years, his wide range of experience in the public works sector includes in the design
and project management of hundreds of park projects as well as housing development, streetscape,
institutional and commercial projects.
Mr. Grove has established his ability to work efficiently and professionally throughout all aspects of
project development. His extensive experience has included management and design of projects from
preliminary phases to construction documents, and coordination and observation of project installation.
He has been responsible for coordinating public meetings, design development, and approval on
numerous public works and parks projects as well as following through with obtaining all other necessary
approvals needed for final drawing and project completion.
Mr. Grove serves on the California Park and Recreation Society (CPRS) State Board of Directors as the Vice-
President and the CPRS District 11 Board of Directors as the Administrators Section Representative. He
also serves on the Board of Directors for the California Turf and Landscape Foundation at the University
of California, Riverside and the Building Industry Association (BIA) Riverside County Board of Directors.
He is a past President of the CPRS State Development and Operations Section and a past Board Member
for the United States Green Building Council – Inland Empire (USGBC-IE).
Representative projects include (partial list):
Community and Sports Parks
• La Palma Park, City of Anaheim
• Torrance Park, City of Torrance
• Yorba Park, City of Orange
• Oak Park Sports Fields, Pleasant Hill Recreation & Parks District
• Columbia Park, City of Torrance
• Santa Fe Dam Sports Park, City of Irwindale (Kare Youth League)
• Fergusson Park, City of Rialto
• Rancho Jurupa Regional Sports Complex (synthetic turf), County of Riverside
• Rancho Jurupa Park – RV Park, Water Play & Miniature Golf, County of Riverside
• Moreno Valley Community Park – Soccer Field Renovations (synthetic turf), City of Moreno Valley
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Experience
• Harveston Community Park, City of Temecula
• Lancaster Youth Ball Fields (13 fields), City of Lancaster
• American Heroes Park, City of Lancaster
• Citrus Community Park, City of Corona
• John Anson Ford Renovation, City of Bell Gardens
• Hunter Community Park, City of Riverside
• Reid Park Expansion, City of Riverside
• Domenic Massari Park, City of Palmdale
• Whit Carter Park, City of Lancaster
• Orange Terrace Community Park, City of Riverside
• Shadow Mountain Park, City of Moreno Valley
• Tierra Bonita Park, City of Lancaster
• Live Oak Park Renovation, City of Temple City
• March Air Force Base Regional Park, MAFB Joint Powers Authority
• Schabarum Park Renovation, County of Los Angeles
• Ardmore & Shatto Parks Renovation, City of Los Angeles
• South Community Center Park, Town of Yucca Valley
• Bryant Street Park, City of Yucaipa
• Rawley-Duntley Park, City of Lancaster
• Cactus Basin (Jerry Eaves) Park, City of Rialto
• Centennial Park, City of Redlands
• Cardiff-by-the-Sea Sports Complex, City of Encinitas
• Kern Desert Regional Park, City of Ridgecrest
• Park Arroyo, City of El Monte
• Andulka Park, City of Riverside
• Indio Community Center/Park, City of Indio
• La Sierra & Hunt Parks, City of Riverside
Neighborhood Parks
• Dolphin Park Inclusive Playground, City of Carson
• Shadow Mountain Park Inclusive Playground, City of Moreno Valley
• Moreno Valley Community Park Skatepark, City of Moreno Valley
• Jane Reynolds Skatepark, City of Lancaster
• Lee Owens Park, City of Whittier
• Acacia and Washington Parks , City of El Segundo
• Monte Vista Park, City of Chino
• Celebration Park, City of Ontario
• Rimgate and Tamarisk Park Renovations, City of Lake Forest
• Concourse and Mountain View Park Renovations, City of Lake Forest
• Norco Ridge Ranch Park, City of Norco
• Stagecoach Park, City of Corona
• Machris Park, Town of Yucca Valley
• Hi-Desert Park, Town of Yucca Valley
• San Antonio Park, City of Upland
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Experience
Greg Meek, RLA
Principal
Education
BA/1979/Landscape Architecture
Texas A&M University
Performance Leadership – DunkinWorks 2016
Resolve - Negotiations training – Agreement Dynamics Inc. 2017
Active Registration
Landscape Architect/2484/State of California
Certified Playground Safety Inspector (CPSI)
Mr. Meek is a Principal Landscape Architect with RHA Landscape Architects-Planners, Inc. He graduated
from Texas A&M and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Landscape Architecture. A professional Landscape
Architect for over 36 years, his wide range of experience in the public works sector includes 3 years as the
Senior Landscape Architect for the City of San Jose, the tenth largest city in the United States and 10 years
of experience as a park development coordinator for various cities in California. He has been responsible
for managing Park Dwelling and Park Impact fees, preparing and monitoring agency capital budgets,
planning and managing agency capital improvement program, developing requests for services,
agreements, and contracts, negotiating fees for services, preparing contracts, and managing staff and
contractors.
Mr. Meek’s experience in the private sector has included business development, client and project
management, preparing budgets and cost estimates as well as the design of sports parks, neighborhood
parks, schools, and streetscape projects. He has also provided consultant plan checking services for the
cities of Diamond Bar and Palm Desert as well as in his capacity as landscape architect at the cities of
Fullerton, San Jose, and San Mateo.
Representative projects include (partial list):
• Elysian Park, City of Los Angeles
• Marine Park, City of Santa Monica
• Lucinda Garcia Park, City of Monrovia
• Lee Owens Park, City of Whittier
• Dolphin Park Inclusive Playground, City of Carson
• Acacia and Washington Park, City of El Segundo
• Hayward Square Park, City of San Mateo
• Beresford Park, City of San Mateo
• Martin Luther King Park, City of San Mateo
• Lake Cunningham Bike Park/ Extreme Sports
Park, San Jose
• Grand Terrace Fitness Park, Grand Terrace
• Bagdouma Park Renovation Project, City of
Coachella
• Dateland Park Renovation Project, City of Coachella
• Stratham Homes Neighborhood Park – Jurupa
• Eastside Park Phase II Improvements, City of Yorba
Linda
• Community Park Improvement Project, Poway,
California
• Camp Little Bear, Themed Park Development, Bell
• Clarington and Mandeville Parks and Play Area
Renovation Projects, Laguna Hills
• Four Park Play Area Renovation Projects, Gardena
• Vista Community Sports Complex, City of Vista
• South Gate Park Renovation and Beautification, South
Gate
• Washington Street Park Development, Diamond Bar
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Experience
RHA has completed the design of over 200 parks ranging from 2 acre Neighborhood Parks to
100 acre Regional Parks as shown on the following pages.
REGIONAL PARKS/FACILITIES • Ruben S. Ayala Park 100 acres City of Chino
• Rancho Jurupa Regional Park 70 acres County of Riverside
• California Citrus State Historic Park 400 acres City of Riverside/ State of
California
• March Air Force Base Regional Park 200 acres March Joint Powers Authority
• The California Speedway 525 acres Penske Motor Sports
• Pechanga Resort and Casino 146 acres Pechanga Band of Luiseño
Indians
SPORTS FACILITIES & COMMUNITY PARKS • Kare Park 14 acres Kare Youth League (Irwindale)
• Poinsettia Park Expansion 42 acres City of Carlsbad
• Pine Avenue Park Expansion 8 acres City of Carlsbad
• Aviara Community Park Expansion 24 acres City of Carlsbad
• Grape Day Park 30 acres City of Escondido
• Fergusson Park 10 acres City of Rialto
• Lancaster Youth Ball Fields 60 acres City of Lancaster
• Rancho Jurupa Regional Sports Park 40 acres County of Riverside
• Whit Carter Park 60 acres City of Lancaster
• American Heroes Park 5 acres City of Lancaster
• Harveston Community Park 20 acres City of Temecula
• Orange Terrace Community Park 30 acres City of Riverside
• John Anson Ford Park 48 acres City of Bell Gardens
• Live Oak Park 15 acres City of Temple City
• South Community Park 60 acres Town of Yucca Valley
• Amigo Park 10 acres County of Los Angeles
• Machris Park 10 acres Town of Yucca Valley
• Morrison Park 25 acres City of Moreno Valley
• Pico Park 10 acres City of Grand Terrace
• Riverside Sports Organization & Athletic Fields 60 acres Riverside Sports Organization
• Moreno Valley Community Park 18 acres City of Moreno Valley
• Lancaster City Park (Big 8 Sports Complex) 60 acres City of Lancaster
• San Antonio Park 15 acres City of Upland
• Citrus Community Park 20 acres City of Corona
• Hunter Community Park 20 acres City of Riverside
• Reid Park 20 acres City of Riverside
• Mountain Gate Park 24 acres City of Corona
• Northwest Park 20 acres City of Rialto
• Story Park 7 acres City of Alhambra
• Cabazon Park 9 acres County of Riverside
• Woodbridge Community Park 22 acres City of Irvine
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• Shadow Mountain Park 10 acres City of Moreno Valley
• Bryant Street Park 16 acres City of Yucaipa
• Tierra Bonita Park 30 acres City of Lancaster
• Rawley-Duntley Park 20 acres City of Lancaster
NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS
• Lee Owens Park Playground and Splash Pad 8 acres City of Whittier
• Monte Vista Park Restroom and Splash Pad 8 acres City of Chino
• Celebration Park 5 acres City of Ontario
• Norco Ridge Ranch Park 1 acre City of Norco
• Stagecoach Park 5 acres City of Corona
• Jameson Park 13 acres City of Corona
• Pablo Apis Park 5 acres City of Temecula
• Pikes Peak Park 8 acres City of Norco
• Electric Park 5 acres City of San Bernardino
• McCarthy Park 5 acres City of Upland
• Prime Desert Woodland Pavilion 3 acres City of Lancaster
• Maul Park 10 acres County of Riverside
• Eller Park 8 acres County of Riverside
• Jacobs Park Tennis Courts 0.5 acres Town of Yucca Valley
• Hi-Desert Park 5 acres Town of Yucca Valley
• John F. Kennedy Park 7 acres City of Moreno Valley
• Wimbledon Park 3.5 acres City of Costa Mesa
• Bob McLeod Park 3 acres City of Chino
• Jacobs Park 5 acres City of Cerritos
• Liberty Park 3 acres City of Chino
• Cresta Verde Park 5 acres City of Corona
• River Road Park 6 acres City of Corona
• Coyote Canyon Park 5 acres City of Rancho Cucamonga
• Spruce Avenue Park 5 acres City of Rancho Cucamonga
• Northwest Park 6 acres City of Rialto
• Montecito Ranch Park 10 acres County of Riverside
EXISTING PARK REHABILITATION
• Lee Owens Park Playground and Splash Pad 8 acres City of Whittier
• Monte Vista Park Restroom and Splash Pad 8 acres City of Chino
• Poinsettia Park Expansion 42 acres City of Carlsbad
• Pine Avenue Park Expansion 8 acres City of Carlsbad
• Aviara Community Park Expansion 24 acres City of Carlsbad
• Grape Day Park 30 acres City of Escondido
• Tamarisk Park 8 acres City of Lake Forest
• Rimgate Park 7 acres City of Lake Forest
• Concourse Park 5 acres City of Lake Forest
• Mountain View Park 5 acres City of Lake Forest
• Moreno Valley Community Park 18 acres City of Moreno Valley
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Experience
• Hillcrest Park 50 acres City of Fullerton
• John Anson Ford Park 48 acres City of Bell Gardens
• Hunter Community Park 20 acres City of Riverside
• Reid Park 20 acres City of Riverside
• Live Oak Park 15 acres City of Temple City
• Machris Park 10 acres Town of Yucca Valley
• Pablo Apis Park 5 acres City of Temecula
• Amigo Park 10 acres County of Los Angeles
• Cresta Verde Park 12 acres City of Corona
• City Park 10 acres City of Corona
• Schabarum Regional Park 60 acres County of Los Angeles
• Pamela Park 10 acres County of Los Angeles
• Crossroads Park 20 acres City of Chino Hills
• Oakridge Park 10 acres City of Chino Hills
• White Park 10 acres City of Riverside
• San Antonio Park 15 acres City of Upland
HISTORICAL PARKS/FACILTIES • Aliso Viejo Ranch 8 acres City of Aliso Viejo
• Founders Park 3 acres City of Anaheim
• Edward Dean Museum & Gardens 16 acres County of Riverside
• Hillis-Hise Historic House & Gardens 5 acres County of Riverside
• San Antonio Park 15 acres City of Upland
• Reyes Adobe Historical Site 5 acres City of Agoura Hills
• Hillcrest Park 50 acres City of Fullerton
• Jenson-Alvarado Park 16 acres County of Riverside
• California Citrus State Historic Park 400 acres City of Riverside/ State of
California
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Experience
Richard Fisher, Principal Planner
EDUCATION & REGISTRATIONS
B.S. in Landscape Architecture, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, 1968
A.A. in Ornamental Horticulture, Modesto Junior College, 1965
Registered Landscape Architect: California, 1974, #1429
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
American Society of Landscape Architects
California Parks and Recreation Society
State Exhibitors Committee since 1985
Gamma Sigma Delta, Honor Society of Agriculture
The Fraternity of Alpha Zeta
EXPERIENCE
Mr. Fisher had been the Managing Vice President of Berryman & Henigar’s Landscape Architecture
Division for more than nineteen years, and now for 24 years, has served as President of Richard Fisher
Associates. He offers to Richard Fisher Associates’ clients his administrative talents gained in those 43
years, not only managing the company’s Project Managers, design professionals and technicians, but also
in guiding each and every client assignment within the landscape architectural expertise as Project
Manager and Principal-in-Charge during this entire period. In addition to his management role within the
firm, Richard is actively involved in providing landscape architectural services to Richard Fisher Associates’
clients in the following areas:
CITY LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT
Mr. Fisher continues to provide contractual services as City Landscape Architect to several municipalities,
ranging from casual on-call services to regularly scheduled office hours at City Hall each week. He has
served 12 municipalities in this role over the past 44 years. These assignments include city-wide staff
interaction in several areas of municipal facilities and services.
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS
• Assistance in Preparation of Annual CIP Budgets
• Parks and Recreation Facility Projects
• Streetscape Projects
• Public Building Projects
Mr. Fisher served as the City’s Project Manager for the planning, design and construction observation of
5 Neighborhood Parks, 1 Community Park and near 20 miles of public hiking trails for the City of San
Clemente.
More recently, Richard served the City of Cypress as the Principal-in-Charge and Project Manager for the
development of the Conceptual Plan for Arnold Cypress Park.
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COMMUNITY LIAISON
• Conduct Community Input Meetings for Parks and Recreation Facilities Planning and Development.
• It is common practice for Mr. Fisher to compliment either City staff or the firm’s consulting team with
his highly-refined public meeting facilitation skills, so often a critical part of the client's planning and
design needs. Additionally, he routinely makes presentations to Parks and Recreation Commissions,
Planning Commissions, and City Councils. His experiences in making well over 150 presentations and
conducting an equal number of community workshops or input meetings offers the firm’s clients an
exceptionally polished professional service.
PRINCIPAL-IN-CHARGE / PROJECT MANAGER
Since founding the Landscape Architecture Division of BSI Consultants in 1979, Mr. Fisher has served as
Principal-in-Charge or Project Manager to every public project assignment accepted by the firm; to date
well over 400 projects for 175 public agency clients! In these ensuing years, he has gained a vast amount
of experience in soliciting public input, managing his professional and technical staff in the preparation of
Conceptual Drawings, Master Plans, and complete Plans & Specifications; making presentations to
Commissions and City Councils for a majority of the projects. Mr. Fisher’s leadership role has guided highly
successful projects through planning, design and construction of public facilities throughout central and
southern California. One of his highest priorities at the onset of a new client relationship is to develop a
strong credibility with the agency staff, the policy-making bodies, and the public who will become the
ultimate user/observer of the improvements. Until the project is finalized and accepted, Mr. Fisher directs
his management skills, with the full recognition that credibility and trust is earned only through meeting
the promised deadlines and honoring the commitments made to deliver the work in the quality and
completeness offered at the time of the initial proposal submittal and contract negotiations.
PUBLIC AGENCY STAFF TENURE
Complimenting his nineteen years’ experience at Berryman & Henigar, and now more than twenty-four
years at Richard Fisher Associates, Mr. Fisher offers RFA’s clients nearly 7 additional years of public agency
experience with the Parks and Recreation Department of the City of Anaheim, where, at peak
development periods, he directly managed an in-house design staff of eleven. His close working
relationship on a daily basis with recreation program staff, and parks maintenance and operations staff,
provided an invaluable sensitivity to that important design/operations relationship to assure long-term
successful public facilities.
EXPERT WITNESS
Mr. Fisher's level of professional expertise is sought out by numerous public agencies for expert testimony
services in defensive support of pending litigation involving landscape development within both public
park facilities and rights-of-way, as well as has served in expert witness capacities for several assignments
to determine the Standard-of-Care level of service that has playground safety issues focusing on
equipment selection and placement, and playground surfacing. As a public employee for nearly seven
years specializing in park planning and design, combined with more than 31 years in consulting services,
where his management of over $100 million in public improvements to over 150 clients has had a
significant focus on parks and recreation facilities design, Mr. Fisher offers a unique strength in the
expertise of design, installation, and maintenance of public areas or private areas used by the public.
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Project Understanding and Management Approach We understand that this project is to demolish the entire park site but save as many trees as possible. We
have reviewed the existing Arnold Cypress Park site and are aware of the existing conditions but as part
of this project we will need to analyze and take into consideration all project constraints, including, but
not limited to, the condition of the irrigation system, electrical, buildings to be demolished, site
accessibility constraints, CEQA requirements, community input, and the project budget.
The Arnold Cypress Park Improvement project will create a sense of place and become a gathering point
for all residents of Cypress and those living in close proximity to the park. On top of being a sports park, it
will be a place for families to gather, meet neighbors, and make new friends. This park will help build a
safer community, provide a place for children and adults to play and interact, walkers to rest, and a place
to relax and enjoy the outdoors as well as the many sports activities. Located in a residential neighborhood
on the north side of the city, Arnold Cypress Park has been serving the surrounding neighborhoods for
many years. With the proposed improvements, the park will receive a brand new look and be recreated
to meet the current recreational needs of the neighborhood and community.
Improvements will include:
• Four softball fields
• Batting cages
• Six pickle ball courts
• One multi-use court
• Centralized restroom and concession building
• Multi-Purpose Room building
• Basketball/volleyball court
• Two Playground areas
• Picnic pavilion
• Walking/jogging path with exercise equipment stations
As the design team continues to refine the Conceptual Site Plan it will be
important to ensure that the community’s vision is maintained. We are
excited to have Dick Fisher on our design team to help with this task. Dick led the city and community
through the original Conceptual Design process to develop the plan that was approved by City Council.
He will work closely with our team to continue the development of the site plan as we bring over 100
years of combined park design experience to ensure the rehabilitation of Arnold Cypress Park is a
complete success.
TASK 1 - KICKOFF MEETING, PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND COORDINATION
We will coordinate and attend a project kick-off meeting within one (1) week of receiving the Notice-to
Proceed from the City. The purpose of the meeting will be to establish clear lines of communications,
review and redefine the proposed project scope and schedule and establish general design guidelines,
discuss project goals, parameters and constraints and obtain background data. We will prepare a project
schedule in Microsoft Project listing all tasks required to ensure a successful project from start to finish.
A couple of examples of schedules are shown on the next page.
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We will attend status meetings as necessary during the course of the project to keep the City staff abreast
of the project development. We will establish review milestones in the project schedule and submit
deliverable products in a timely manner for adequate City review and revision.
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TASK 2 - SITE RESEARCH, TOPOGRAPHICAL SURVEY, AND REVIEW PROJECT DATA
The RHA team will perform all necessary data collection that will include a topographic site survey,
research, gathering and reviewing existing City records appropriate for the project site. RHA will review
existing site information, including maps, landscape plans, topographical information, Geographic
Information System (GIS) data, and street improvement plans, along with any requested information to
complete a successful project. Included in this phase will be to identify areas of the project that will require
traffic control plans for construction activities.
We will complete all field reconnaissance necessary to verify existing
irrigation and planting improvements and site conditions and locate and
identify undocumented surface improvements relevant to the proposed
redesign.
BKF will provide aerial control and flight panel layout necessary for an
aerial survey to be flown at 20-scale with one-foot contour interval. Their
sub consultant will fly the site and develop an aerial topographic survey,
which can be used as a background for the project base. Union field
crews will then perform a topographic survey to locate detailed
topography within the site area limits. This includes but is not limited to:
existing building corners, finish floor elevations, walkways, curbs,
gutters, hardscape features, stalls, and trees (typically over 4” diameter,
with drip lines.) This includes supplemental data where critical exit and
entry doors connect to the sidewalk where ADA accessibility conformance is vital to the design. The Path
of travel (POT) walkway elevations, including any existing ADA Parking Stall elevations. Additionally, they
will locate existing visible utilities within and to serve the site and obtain the rim and pipe invert elevation
(with pipe sizes) of gravity utilities (sewer and storm drain), that serve, or are directly adjacent to, the site.
This 20-scale topo will include 1-foot contours, on a developed surface in AutoCAD 2018 format. The
record paper boundary will be delineated on the survey. Benchmark and Basis of Bearing will be stated
and .pdf and .dwg version will both be provided
BKF will map the “paper” site boundary per the current vesting deed listed in the Title Report provided by
client. The record deed information will be ‘best fit’ to existing information that BKF will collect as part of
the topographic survey. We understand that this is for planning/study purposes only. Resolved boundary
survey will not be performed at this time in an effort to save the client/owner on the extensive costs
related to a resolved field boundary survey and for BKF to be in compliance with the CA B&P Code and
Land Surveyor’s Act. Our intent is to assist the client /owner in the planning efforts while remaining budget
conscious. The “paper” boundary should not be used set building locations or used to be determined
whether the site meets zoning setbacks. Utilizing the Title report and associated record documents in the
Title Report, BKF will map the existing easements contained in the report and attempt to fit them to the
“paper” boundary. Note that we are currently seeing more than the average errors in Title with respect
to the vesting deeds and easement documents.
RHA will visit and evaluate the site to determine the existing landscape conditions, grading, drainage,
irrigation equipment, utilities, and other critical information required for a complete design. RHA staff will
photo document the site, take notes on existing conditions, test the operation and condition of the
irrigation system components.
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TASK 3 - UTILITY RESEARCH & LOCATING
BKF will hire a utility subconsultant to perform an investigation of existing utilities within the outlined
work area of the site. The technicians will utilize various techniques to identify the location of existing
utilities. Geophysical equipment may be used including GPR, Electromagnetic Locators, Ram Rods, etc. to
assist in locating lines. Where geophysical equipment is utilized, the investigation will be performed to
identify utilities to quality Level B as defined by the guidelines for quality levels produced by Ground
Penetrating Radar. The utilities identified during the investigation will be marked out onsite following the
American Public Works Association (APWA) guidelines for the marking of utilities. APWA industry standard
colors will be used to mark the locations directly on the surface. Non-permanent water-based paint will
be used where permitted. Where paint is not permitted (such as finished decorative surfaces or high
traffic customer areas), we will utilize chalk, wax or other materials. At the conclusion of the work, our
technician will prepare a written report summarizing the results of our survey. BKF surveyors will then
survey the pothole locations and record rim and invert elevation of the gravity utility lines.
TASK 4 - LEAD & ASBESTOS INVESTIGATION FOR BUILDINGS BEING REMOVED
BOA Architecture will provide a site assessment of the existing buildings to be demolished and collect
paint and asbestos samples of the existing buildings. The samples will be analyzed and a report will be
created that is sufficient for abatement contractor to remove the lead and asbestos.
TASK 5 - GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATION AND REPORT
Converse Consultants will provide geotechnical field exploration and consisting of 6 borings, laboratory
testing, percolation tests, and a full geotechnical report.
TASK 6 - PREPARE CONCEPTUAL DESIGN PLANS
The RHA Team will prepare three Conceptual Plans that will delineate all proposed site improvements
listed above. Colored site plans will be prepared along with photo examples of the various amenities to
help convey the design intent. We will meet with city staff to review the concepts and determine what
changes are needed to move forward to the final concept plan. As part of the final concept plan we will
prepare various photorealistic renderings and virtual fly-throughs to help illustrate what the final product
will look like. The following pages are examples of the graphics we will prepare as well as links to YouTube
videos of two virtual fly-throughs we have prepared for current projects.
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YouTube link to virtual fly-through: https://youtu.be/x3GVNOgRems
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YouTube link to virtual fly-through: https://youtu.be/ba4O17ByLR8
Marine Park Inclusive Playground, Santa Monica
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Cottonwood Church Amphitheater, Los Alamitos
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Entry Renderings, Redlands
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TASK 8 - PRESENTATION TO COMMISSION AND COUNCIL
We will present the final concept plan, renderings, and fly-throughs to the Recreation & Community
Services Commission and the City Council for review and approval. We will make any final changes needed
based on input from these meetings before moving forward with the construction documents.
TASK 9 - CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS
All plans will be developed using AutoCAD 2021. We will utilize the City title block at 24” x 36”.
Construction documents will be submitted for City review at 60%, 90%, and 100% completion. Final
drawing will be stamped and wet signed.
A. Demolition Plans
Detailed plans will be prepared plans illustrating the locations and limits of the proposed project and
identify the location and limits of existing site features that are to remain in place and protected
from construction activities.
B. Construction Plans
Construction plans will be prepared that will locate by dimensioning all site elements including
ballfields, courts, play equipment, concrete paving, walls, fencing, and site furnishings. Details will
be provided to demonstrate proper construction and installation of all the site elements.
C. Precise Grading and Drainage Plans
Precise grading and drainage plans. Plans will include finished grading design for the new site
concrete walkways and ADA compliant pathways around the park from the existing street and
Parking lot to the play areas. Area drainage system and construction details will also be shown.
Services also include agency plan check revisions, construction notes, quantities, and construction
details.
D. On-Site Sewer and Water Plans
On-site sewer and water plans will indicate new main/lateral alignment and sizing with cleanouts
and valves from existing points-of-connection outside of the public right-of-way to the drinking
fountains and buildings in plan-view only. Assumes existing connections within the public right-of-
way will be sufficient for new service and connections will be made on the property site of the right-
of-way and no additional offsite plans will be required. Plans include agency plan check revisions,
construction notes, quantities, and construction details.
E. Storm Water Hydrology and Hydraulics Drainage Report
Hydrologic calculations will be completed to determine construction stormwater conditions. These
calculations will be utilized to determine the hydrologic conditions of concern for the site. This task
does not include analysis of off-site flows.
F. Water Quality Management Plan (WQMP)
WQMP/LID documents will be prepared in conformance with the requirements and conditions for
Low Impact Development (LID) improvements that are compliant with NPDES Order R8-2010-0036.
The WQMP/LID shall analyze prescribe structural and non-structural Best Management Practices
(BMPs) in compliance with LID standards. Treatment control BMPs, shall be appropriately sized to
meet minimum flow rate/volume mitigation design requirements of the local municipal agency.
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G. Architectural Plans
BOA Architecture will provide architectural plans and details for the new Centralized Restrooms and
Concessions Stand and the Multi-Purpose Room buildings. Architectural themes will be discussed
with the city and a cohesive theme will be utilized to unify all of the buildings and other structures
on site.
H. Electrical and Lighting Plans
Electrical plans for the site will be prepared that will include lighting for:
• (4) lighted ballfields
• Lighted parking lots
• Lighted walkways
• (2) lighted play areas
• (6) lighted pickle ball courts
• Lighted multi-use arena
• Lighted basketball/volleyball courts
• Lighted picnic shelter
• Power to Multi-Purpose Room building
• Power to Restrooms/Concessions building
• Power to batting cages
I. IRRIGATION PLANS
Irrigation plans will be prepared to water all proposed planted areas with 100% coverage. All
irrigation plans will include the location, type, size and manufacturer of the proposed equipment and
materials necessary to construct the irrigation system. The plans will also include all required notes
and calculations necessary to demonstrate the engineering suitability of the proposed system.
Pressure loss calculations, point of connection, mainline, lateral and head layout, drip irrigation
layout, controller location, and flow calculations will be provided. The controllers will be ET based
Smart controllers with moisture sensing capabilities, non-volatile memory. The system will be
designed for a minimum efficiency of 70 percent. Details will be provided to demonstrate proper
installation of all irrigation equipment.
J. Planting Plans
Detailed plans will be prepared for all planting areas on the site. These plans will locate and identify
all items of plant material and inert materials such as boulders or rock. Drought tolerant plant
materials will be used to conserve water, reduce maintenance and ensure the long- term health and
viability of the plant material. Planting plans that illustrate the location, size, quantity and type of
proposed plant and inert materials required to complete the project. The plans will include, but are
not limited to, trees, shrubs, ground covers, flower color, and mulch.
K. Specifications
We will prepare book specifications identifying types and qualities of materials and methods to be
used in construction.
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TASK 10 - OPINION OF PROBABLE CONSTRUCTION COSTS
RHA will prepare a detailed opinion of probable construction cost at the concept planning stage, at 60%
and the 100% submittal of the construction documents. The estimate will be a very detailed line item
document identifying all of the specific amenities proposed for construction as shown in the example
below. These are excerpts from the Carriage Crest Park project we are currently working on in Carson.
We will confirm current pricing with recently bid projects as well as discussions with our contractor
contacts to ensure that the estimate is extremely accurate.
GENERAL SITE CONSTRUCTION $3,973,972
Site Clear & Grub 426,050 SF $0.35 149,118$
Grading 426,050 SF $0.50 213,025$
Drainage 1 LS $100,000.00 100,000$
6" Concrete Paving 31,750 SF $9.00 285,750$
3" Decomposed Granite Trail 19,765 SF $4.00 79,060$
6" Concrete Trail Edging 4,100 LF $10.00 41,000$
Walkway light (poles, fixtures, conduit, wire, pull boxes)30 EA $7,000.00 210,000$
3' Fencing on Sepulveda 772 LF 100.00 77,200$
Park Sign 1 EA $20,000.00 20,000$
Exercise equipment 7 EA $4,000.00 28,000$
Shade Sails 1 LS 100,000.00 100,000$
Shade Cover 1 LS 80,000.00 80,000$
Picnic Tables 4 EA $2,100.00 8,400$
Drinking Fountain 1 EA $12,000.00 12,000$
6' Bench 6 EA $1,250.00 7,500$
Irrigation Controller 2 EA $8,000.00 16,000$
Irrigation - Turf 300,900 SF 1.50 451,350$
Irrigation - Shrubs & Groundcover 73,635 SF $2.00 147,270$
Weed Abatement, Soil Preparation & Fine Grade 374,535 SF $0.40 149,814$
90 Day Maintenance 374,535 SF $0.10 37,454$
Turf - Sod 300,900 SF 2.00 601,800$
Shrubs & Groundcover 73,635 SF $4.00 294,540$
24" Box Tree 92 EA $350.00 32,200$
Sub-total 3,141,480$
Mobilization & Gen Conditions 10%314,148$
Contingency 15%518,344$
Soft Costs 15%518,344$
BASKETBALL COURTS $85,388
Drainage 1 LS $3,000.00 3,000$
Basketball Court Resurface 5,500 SF $10.00 55,000$
Basketball Backboard and Goals 3 EA 1,500.00 4,500$
6' Bench 4 EA $1,250.00 5,000$
Sub-total 67,500$
Mobilization & Gen Conditions 10%6,750$
Contingency 15%11,138$
Soft Costs 15%11,138$
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BALLFIELD - 200'$1,099,159
Site Clear & Grub 43,000 SF $0.35 15,050$
Grading 43,000 SF $0.50 21,500$
Drainage 1 LS $30,000.00 30,000$
1" Copper water line for drinking fountain 200 LF 20.00 4,000$
Sports Field lighting (poles, fixtures)6 EA $45,000.00 270,000$
Ballfield Fencing (6' chainlink)100 LF 70.00 7,000$
Ballfield Fencing (10' chainlink)210 LF 100.00 21,000$
Netting Backstop (50')150 LF 350.00 52,500$
Dugouts 2 EA 80,000.00 160,000$
Bullpens 2 EA 10,000.00 20,000$
Bleacher Seating 2 EA 8,000.00 16,000$
Home Plate 1 EA 250.00 250$
Pitching Rubber 1 EA 300.00 300$
Bases (set of 3)1 set 500.00 500$
Foul Line Pole 2 EA 7,500.00 15,000$
Marksmart Lining System 1 EA 800.00 800$
Drinking Fountain 2 EA $12,000.00 24,000$
4" Infield Mix 15,000 SF 6.00 90,000$
Turf Irrigation (Field)28,000 SF 1.50 42,000$
Weed Abatement, Soil Preparation & Fine Grade (Field)28,000 SF 0.40 11,200$
Turf - Sod (Field)28,000 SF 2.00 56,000$
90 Day Plant Establishment/Maintenance Period (Field)28,000 SF 0.10 2,800$
8' Dia. Concrete Planter Rings 3 EA $3,000.00 9,000$
Sub-total 868,900$
Mobilization & Gen Conditions 10%86,890$
Contingency 15%143,369$
Soft Costs 15%143,369$
PLAYGROUND $571,470
Site Clear & Grub 6,300 SF $0.35 2,205$
Remove existing play equipment 1 LS $5,000.00 5,000$
Grading 6,300 SF $0.50 3,150$
Drainage 1 LS $5,000.00 5,000$
Lights (poles, fixtures, conduit, wire, pull boxes)3 EA $5,000.00 15,000$
2-5 age Play Equipment 1 EA $95,000.00 95,000$
5-12 age Play Equipment 1 EA $195,000.00 195,000$
Swings 1 EA $10,000.00 10,000$
Spring Riders 5 EA $4,000.00 20,000$
Play Ground Sign 2 EA $1,500.00 3,000$
Pour-in-place Surfacing 6,300 SF $12.00 75,600$
Trash Receptacle 6 EA $800.00 4,800$
6' Bench 6 EA $1,250.00 7,500$
Concrete Play Ground Curb 350 LF $30.00 10,500$
Sub-total 451,755$
Mobilization & Gen Conditions 10%45,176$
Contingency 15%74,540$
Soft Costs 15%74,540$
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TASK 11 - BIDDING ASSISTANCE & COORDINATION
We understand that the City will coordinate the advertising of the plans and specifications for bidding and
hand out all plans and specifications to the contractors. The Design Team will assist the City in preparing
addendums, answering questions, and attending a pre-bid conference.
TASK 12 - CONSTRUCTION SUPPORT
The Design Team will review shop drawings, respond to requests for information, attend the
preconstruction meeting, make weekly field observation visits of the project during construction to review
construction progress as requested by the City. The City’s inspector will provide the day-to-day inspection
and organize the meetings. We will support the City, advising and making recommendations.
The following duties will be included in the construction administration phase:
A. A pre-construction conference will be conducted to be attended by the City, Design Team, and the
contractor along with major subcontractors for the project. All of the requirements regarding the
hours of operation during the length of the construction process will be carefully outlined. All of the
required contracts, bonds, and insurance will be reviewed with the contractor. Construction
schedules as provided by the contractor along with the schedule of values will be reviewed and
approved.
B. Weekly visits to the job site will be conducted including meetings with the general contractor and the
City to ascertain the progress of the project and its compliance with the contract documents. Meeting
minutes will be prepared for distribution.
C. All necessary drawings/specification clarifications will be prepared to further indicate project
requirements.
D. All submittals provided by the contractor as required in the contract documents will be reviewed and
approved including shop drawings, samples, and product data. Turnaround time for review of
submittals will be two (2) weeks from receipt of submittals in RHA’s office.
E. Assistance will be provided as to the appropriateness of all testing and inspection related to the
project.
F. Upon completion of the project, a final punch list will be prepared for items to be corrected on the
project by the contractor. Assistance will be provided in coordinating all of the required guarantees
and operating manuals for all of the components of the irrigation systems.
G. A final inspection of the park at the conclusion of the landscape maintenance period. We will make
recommendations for acceptance by the City as appropriate.
H. We will prepare as-built record drawings of the final installation based on as-built redline plans
provided by the contractor.
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