Approval of allocation of funding for Jaycee Park playground equipment and materials in an amount not to exceed $650,475.00 (The Kiwanis Club has pledged $300,000.00 toward this project).

The City of Fort Pierce is partnering with the Ft. Pierce Sunrise Kiwanis Club and Leathers and Associates to reconstruct the Jaycee Park playground in an amount not to exceed $650,475.00. The Kiwanis Club has pledged $300,000.00 to this project, and it will be the first all-inclusive playground built for all ages and abilities in Fort Pierce. Leathers and Associates will be providing the design for this ADA accessible playground, equipment and materials as well as orchestrating construction efforts on this community build project. A community build project involves the local community in the design (school children), organization, and construction of the play set. A project such as this involves a number of people that volunteer their time and efforts to come together and build a playground for their community.

This will be the third community build project that Leathers and Associates has executed for the City of Fort Pierce, the original Kid's Crossing Playground built in 1993 in partnership with the Rotary Club of Fort Pierce, the reconstructed Kid's Crossing Playground built in 2013 again with the Rotary Club, and for standardization purposes, the Kid's Park at Jaycee Park in partnership with the Ft. Pierce Kiwanis Club.

The existing play set is in need of replacement and the approval of this request will allow for the project to move forward in a timely fashion. Anticipated completion fall of 2022.
 

The Public Works Department recommends approval of this request.

Staff will proceed as directed by the Commission.

Public Works

Finance/Purchasing