Washington Park Playground, Sports Court & Picnic Area (complete)
June 14, 2019
Phase 1 of the new Community Center in Washington Park began on Monday, June 17th, 2019. Phase 1 includes a new playground, sports court, and picnic area. The project is anticipated to be completed by January 2020 before the start of construction of the new community center and parking package.
During the construction, there will be detours throughout the park. We apologize for any inconvenience you may encounter during the construction. The work area for Phase 1 is shown below in red.
Scroll down for more information including the project documents and the community process.
For more information, please contact the Parks and Recreation Department at (650) 558-7300.
The construction contract for the early site package was awarded to lowest responsible bidder, Suarez and Munoz on May 20, 2019 whose bid came in under the engineer’s estimate.
Project Bid InformationWashington Park Playground, Sports Court, & Picnic Area - City Project Number 85670
Scope: Contractor shall provide all labor and materials required for project construction including but not limited to: construction preparation, temporary fencing and erosion control, demolition and clearing of areas within the project limits, grading and drainage, wet and dry utility work, tree protection and tree removal, pedestrian asphalt paving, pedestrian concrete, curbs, stabilized decomposed granite, bioretention areas, landscape, irrigation, site lighting, concrete seat walls, chain link and decorative fences, multi-use sports court, site furnishings installation, heritage tree installation, and other miscellaneous items. Existing bleachers/benches adjacent to the existing baseball field and picnic barbeque grills shall be salvaged and re-installed. Refer to Package 1: Washington Park Playground, Sports Court, and Picnic Area documents for detail on the full scope of work.
Attention: Interested contractors are required to purchase a complete set of plans and specifications from the City of Burlingame in order to be eligible to bid on this project. It is also the responsibility of the bidder to confirm the existence of any and all addenda.
Notice to Bidders
Plans
Specifications
Plan Holders List
Addendum No. 1
Bid Summary
January 18, 2019
As the first phase of the new Burlingame Community Center Project, the City will be relocating the playground at Washington Park and adding a multi-use sport court and revamped small picnic area.
The construction contract will be available in April 2019. Construction will begin in summer 2019 and the existing playground will still be open to the public while the new one is being constructed. The estimated construction timeline is approximately six to eight months.
See below for the playground design which was approved at the Parks & Recreation Commission meeting on January 17, 2019.
Community Input for Washington Playground
The Washington Park playground is a well-utilized community amenity, staff issued a community survey soliciting input for playground equipment priorities. Staff also solicited volunteers to sit on a Washington Park Playground Committee for the playground equipment selection and design. On October 1, 2018, the Washington Park Playground Committee had its first meeting to review the project scope, timeline, and the community survey results. The community survey results indicated the public’s priority to include a “variety” of playground equipment with a slight preference for the 5-12 year-old options and that slides and climbing opportunities were important. Additional interests from the community included strap swings and imaginative play spaces. Thematically, the public preferred nature elements in the design, although the Committee also valued the train component of the current playground to tie the old playground to the new playground. Based on input from the community survey, the Committee met again on November 13, 2018 to identify a list of specific wants and needs for the new playground which was then used by two playground vendors to generate a few design concepts. Landscape Structures was selected as the preferred option.