1. It is the intention of the City of Norman to provide a complete playground system, including one or more play apparatus surrounded by synthetic turf safety surfacing, as well as a shade canopy structure over the majority of the play equipment, excluding swings, with a concrete border- as per the specifications provided by the bidder. Additional specifications are included, below. The contractor shall provide all necessary design, materials, incidentals, methods and labor necessary to furnish a complete play area ready for use. All material shall be new and free from defects, meet all current ASTM, CPSC, ADAAG guidelines, be IPEMA certified and be constructed by the successful bidder’s installation contractor in a manner that will assure all of the equipment and surfacing manufactures’ full warranties on all parts and labor are in effect, post- installation. 2. Playground equipment shall be placed for best use of the area based on safety, accessibility and play value. Parks and Recreation Staff will be available to visit the site and answer questions about product location (see pre-bid meeting date, above). All equipment bid herein shall include those play features in their design along with their designated use zones, which will be used in calculating the safety surfacing required for this project. 3. All equipment at this park is to be placed inside a concrete-bordered safety surface area. Include at least one wheelchair-accessible transfer point on any/all modular play unit structures. The safety surface around all equipment shall consist of a synthetic turf safety surface system which shall include a 10 foot fall height rating for the entire playground. It is our intent to have the play equipment in an area that is excavated to a depth that produces a play area with its perimeter border finished elevation to be at-existing-grade. The bidder must include a cross-section of the surfacing system for the new playground area, which indicates how the area will drain water away from the playground in order to avoid the accumulation of rain water in the playground area. A French drain or series of sub-surface gravel drain pits shall be installed if necessary, depending on site soil conditions. The surfacing system shall be designed and installed as-per manufacturer’s specifications to provide positive, sheet flow surface drainage at this park. The bidder must also identify the turf manufacturer and method of installation (i.e., method used to attach to the concrete border and sand infill type).
