1 CENTRAL PARK
PLAYGROUND
IMPROVEMENTS
City Council Meeting
March 3, 2025
Presented by:
King Leong, Project Manager
2 CENTRAL PARK MASTER PLAN
3 PLAYGROUND PROJECT TIMELINE
4 BID REJECTION & NEGOTIATED CONTRACT
• All Bids Came In Over Budget
• Rejected All Bids
• Negotiated with Lowest Bidder
• Contract Award
5 6
ORIGINAL
DESIGN
7 2 TO 5 YEARS OLD PLAY AREA
Original New Location
8 RESTROOM
Original New Location
9 ELEVATED PLATFORM
Original New Design
10 RESTROOM
Original Pre-engineered & Site-Built
Restroom
New Prefabricated Restroom
11 PICNIC SHELTER
Original Picnic Shelter New Picnic Shelter
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SAN MATEO CITY PARKS AND RECREATION
FOUNDATION DONATION
In June of 2022, Sheila Canzian, then Director of Parks and Recreation, encouraged guests of her retirement
celebration to contribute to the San Mateo City Parks
and Recreation Foundation in place of traditional gifts to support the Central Park Playground Project.
Through this initiative, $10,000 was raised and is now
being allocated to advance the project.
14 NEXT STEPS
• Award Construction Contract
• Groundbreaking Ceremony
• Begin Construction
15 RECOMMENDATION
• Adopt a Resolution accepting a $10,000 donation from the San Mateo City Parks and Recreation Foundation and authorize appropriation of the donation for the Central Park Playground Improvements Project;
• Award construction contract to Suarez & Munoz Construction, Inc. for the project in the amount of $8,485,784 with a contingency in the amount of $1,272,868, for a total amount of $9,758,652; and authorize the Parks and Recreation Director to execute the contact, in substantially the form presented and to approve change orders within the contingency amount.