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February 24, 2020

Laurie Devos, Project Manager

Parks & Recreation

City of Hillsboro

laurie.devos@hillsboro-oregon.gov 503.615.6508

RE: 53rd Avenue Inclusive Playground & Park

Dear Ms. Devos,

Thank you for the opportunity to submit our proposal for the 53rd Avenue Inclusive Playground & Park project. Parks provide our connection to nature, connecting diverse communities, while the playgrounds within them provide a space where children of all ages and abilities can develop socially, physically and mentally together. Many of us have a fond memories from our childhood playground, or from picnics in our local parks. Everyone should have access to these important community building and cultural growth opportunities. City parks are the cornerstone of every great community and we are honored to have the opportunity to work with you on creating this jewel for Hillsboro. Our dedicated team can bring the City of Hillsboro a coordinated, creative, prioritized vision that seamlessly integrates the important growth the space is undergoing with the development of the new Community Center. GreenWorks, a landscape architecture firm specializing in inclusive and nature-based play, along with park and recreation planning, will bring a sustainable, accessible, integrated approach to the 53rd Avenue Inclusive Playground & Park that enhances the greater park’s natural and cultural assets.

We are excited to continue our work with the City of Hillsboro and are prepared to meet your needs. We understand how critical it is to involve the public in the planning process. When the people of your community are involved in the process, a part of them lives within the park that we create together. With years of public engagement experience, working across a wide range of diverse communities, we are enthusiastic about engaging your community and working together to create a space that best serves all involved. Our inclusive play designs go above and beyond accessibility. Our Project Manager, Ben Johnson has built a reputation as an inclusive, nature-based play specialist. He brings a unique approach that combines safety, construction detailing, long-term maintenance, sustainable design, and play value that creates unique, sustainable play environments for children of all ages and abilities.

This is an important project for Hillsboro and we look forward to working with your community to create an engaging, inclusive, safe, creative playground and park that will become a centerpiece of the City of Hillsboro.

Sincerely,

GreenWorks

PRIME | LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

Founded in 1987, GreenWorks (GW) is a regional leader in sustainable design and environmental planning. A Portland, Oregon firm with 20 employees undertaking upwards of 80 projects a year, our work covers a broad range of project types including inclusive playgrounds, nature play, parks and recreation, urban and community design and streetscapes.

GreenWorks is an adaptive firm with a special ability to curate and lead multidisciplinary teams to achieve big visions. As landscape architects with extensive experience working on complex public projects, we know how to partner with clients to create accessible and beautiful community spaces while working within strict schedules, tight budgets, and tricky site constraints. We know that public projects are built on years of collaboration, negotiation, data collection, feasibility studies, and a multitude of interconnected issues. That’s why we listen and learn from our clients, tailoring our approach to meet their community’s needs and desires, as well as their site’s opportunities and constraints. From public involvement to public art, we right-size our process, knowing that there isn’t a one-size-fits-all approach.

As the following project portfolio demonstrates, GreenWorks has extensive experience creating destination, inclusive playgrounds, nature based play, and recreation areas featuring creative design, sustainable materials, and community involvement.

Our approach to inclusive playgrounds comes from a place of safety, sustainability and fun, producing spaces that children of all ages and abilities can enjoy.

GreenWorks has not been involved in any litigation over the past 5 years.

STRUCTURE AND EXPERIENCE

2013 - 2014

JLA Public Involvement Inc.

SUB | PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT LEAD

JLA Public Involvement will lead the community engagement process. They have provided community engagement, facilitation and strategic communications services exclusively for public agencies since 1988. They support and facilitate comprehensive strategic planning, public engagement and communications processes that emphasize collaboration and transparent decision-making. In-person engagement is supported with easy-to-understand and highly visual information materials. JLA has a well-earned reputation for helping our clients navigate complex, and sometimes contentious, issues that result in successful outcomes and positive participant experiences.

• Milwaukie Bay Park Final Design NCPRD

Sub fee: $35,000 Jun. 2019 - Apr. 2019

• Community Visioning Engagement Process

Tualatin Hills Parks & Recreation Department

Sub fee: $100,000 2019

• Hood River Valley Parks Master Plan

Hood Rivery Valley Parks & Recreation District

Sub fee: $28,000 2008 - 2009

• Errol Heights Park Community Advisory Committee

City of Portland Parks & Recreation

Sub fee: $52,000 2018 - 2019

FACT Oregon

SUB | PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT SUPPORT

FACT Oregon will be a support to JLA and facilitate outreach to families supporting people with disabilities. FACT Oregon is a statewide, cross-disability, family-led nonprofit providing training, resources, and support to families experiencing disability from birth to early adulthood. Their mission is to empower families to pursue whole lives by expanding awareness, growing community, and equipping parents/caregivers. FACT Oregon is guided by principles of high expectations, self-determination, equitable access, respect for cultural differences, the belief that disability is natural, and community building. They advocate that whole lives happen when families are involved throughout the life of a loved one with a disability and when they engage with their communities. Their programming lens recognizes the complexity of raising a child experiencing disability, and we offer peer-delivered support that is genuine, empathetic, and educational, while honoring parents/caregivers as experts on their unique children.

Centro Cultural

SUB | PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT SUPPORT

Centro Cultural de Washington County will coordinate and facilitate outreach to the Latinx communty of Hillsboro. They are the state’s oldest Latino nonprofit organization with offices in Cornelius and Hillsboro. It was founded by a group of migrant families who wanted to make Washington County their permanent home and establish a center that would welcome residents of different ethnicities and backgrounds. Centro Cultural de Washington County has served Latino families since 1972. It has created a range of programs designed to create self-sufficient, engaged, and active citizens.

LEWIS & CLARK FESTIVAL PARK

Mara Kaplan - Let Kids Play

SUB | INCLUSIVE PLAY ADVISOR

Let Kids Play is a consulting business started by Mara Kaplan. The business focuses on working with non-profit organizations, community groups, landscape architects, parks & recreation departments and corporations to increase the amount of inclusive recreation available. Let Kids Play is also the editor of accessible playground.net the website and home for everything about accessible playgrounds. Having worked together on Couch Park Inclusive Playground, Let Kids Play and GreenWorks bring a working relationship to this project

• Couch Park Inclusive Playground, Portland, OR* GreenWorks, Portland Parks & Recreation

$316,019

2015 - 2019

• Inclusive Play Design Guide, Hutersville, NC PlayPower

• Oxbow Park Nature Playground, Portland, OR METRO

• Spark Marina Inclusive Playground, Sparks, NV Sparks, Nevada

KPFF

SUB | CIVIL ENGINEERING, SURVEYING & DEVELOPMENT PERMITTING

KPFF will provide Civil Engineering for park and off-site improvements as well as prepare any additional surveying needed for the project. KPFF is a civil engineering and surveying firm founded in 1960 that has grown to over 1200+ employees in 22 offices. KPFF has over 200 employees in Oregon, including 72 Oregon Professional Engineers. KPFF understands that much of the work of creating and maintaining a first class, vibrant parks system is in the details. KPFF has provided engineering services for more than 300 park and recreation projects. In the last ten years, KPFF has led or contributed to most of the significant park, waterfront, and greenway efforts in Oregon. KPFF has provided civil engineering services for many urban parks that involved universally accessible playgrounds such as Wichita Park and Playground in Milwaukie, Westmoreland Park Nature-Based Play Area in Portland.

• Khunamokwst Park and Playground, Portland, OR* City of Portland Parks & Recreation

$2.5M 2014 - 2015

• Wichita Park and Playground, Milwaukie, OR North Clackamas Parks and Recreation

$265,000 2017 - 2018

• Gresham Center for the Arts Plaza, Gresham, OR* GreenWorks, City of Gresham

$2.3 M 2008 - 2009

• Westmoreland Park Nature-Based Play Area, Portland OR*

GreenWorks, City of Portland Parks & Recreation

$1.05 M

Morgan Holen & Associates

LLC (MHA)

SUB | CONSULTING AROBORIST

MHA provides consulting arborist and urban forest management services including tree inventories; tree preservation, removal, mitigation and management plans; tree protection specifications and tree protection monitoring during construction; specifications and monitoring for new tree installation; hazard tree risk assessments; insect and disease diagnosis; appraisals; and expert witness testimony. International Society of Arboriculture Board Certified Master Arborist (PN-6145B) and Tree Risk Assessor Qualified Arborist Morgan Holen is a fourth-generation forester and the sole member of MHA.

• Couch Park Inclusive Playground, Portland, OR*

GreenWorks, Portland Parks & Recreation

Sub fee: $10,000 2015 - 2019

• Duniway Park, Portland, OR

KPFF, Portland Parks & Recreation

Sub fee: $5,000

Feb. 2016 - Aug. 2016

• Gilbert Park, Portland, OR

Portland Parks & Recreation

Sub fee: $8,000

June 2018 - Sept. 2018

3J Consulting

SUB | LAND USE PLANNING

3J provides services throughout the Pacific Northwest which include exceptional land use planning, public involvement and civil engineering based on reliable attention to detail and strong project management. Since its founding in 2009, 3J has helped many communities develop successful long-range development and redevelopment plans, as well as detailed designs for individual sites. Our team brings extensive experience in planning for all facets of land development. Having worked on the successful land use application for the Hillsboro Community Center, 3J brings relevant knowledge and experience to this project.

• Hillsboro Community Center at 53rd Ave, Hillsboro, OR

Hillsboro Parks and Recreation

Sub fee: $40,000 2017 - 2018

• Luuwit View Park, Portland, OR Portland Parks and Recreation

Sub fee: $!5,000 2014 - 2016

• Sherwood Skate Park, Sherwood, OR City of Sherwood

Sub fee: $20,000 2017 - 2018

• Hillsboro School District, Hillsboro, OR City of Hillsboro

Sub fee: $35,000 2017 - 2018

SUB | ARCHITECT

J Timothy Richard Architect (JTRA) is a small firm located in Portland, Oregon, founded by Tim Richard. Tim is an early adopter of sustainable and environmental-directed design approaches and has been fortunate to work on a number of unique projects throughout the Western United States. Prior to forming his own firm, Tim worked multiple architectural firms in Portland, and Metro Regional Government as a Principal Regional Planner in Metro’s Natural Areas Program. GreenWorks has worked with Tim on many projects and always enjoy his collaborative approach to design, making sure the structures are aesthetically pleasing and highly functional.

• CCCC Head Start Expansion & Nature Play Courtyard Clackamas County, OR Clackamas County Children’s Commission

$1,658 2012 - 2020

• Jerome D. Berry Park Domestic Water Pump Station, West Sacramento, CA City of West Sacramento

$6.4 M 2009 - 2011

• Dungeness Spit Visitor Contact Station, USFW

$250,000 2009 - 2011

• Lower Tualatin River Pump Station, Tualatin Community Park Clean Water Services

$5.1 M - $15 M

System Design Consultants (SDC)

SUB | MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING

SCD will provide MEP design for the restroom as well as overall site electrical and lighting design. SDC is a firm experienced in addressing the electrical, lighting and mechanical requirements in public access projects. System Design Consultants, Inc. (SDC) can provide valuable input into the project decision-making and design process. System Design Consultants, Inc. has completed numerous projects related to the unique flexibility and serviceability issues involved in public use areas. These projects require practical design and close attention to economic and maintenance parameters. This extensive experience will allow SDC to design reliable, cost effective mechanical, electrical and lighting systems.

• Glenwood Park, Portland OR Portland Parks & Recreation

$260,563 2016 - 2018

• Bloomington Park, Portland, OR Portland Parks & Recreation

$250,000 2016-2018

• Blue Lake Park, Restroom Renovation Project, Fairview, OR METRO

$953,800 2014 - 2015

• Happy Valley Restroom Facility, Happy Valley, OR City of Happy Valley

$300,000 2016 - 2017

Geotechnics LLC

SUB | GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING

Geotechnics provides geotechnical engineering consulting ser vices throughout the Pacific Northwest. They strive to provide high quality, innovative approaches to solving geotechnical challenges. They have the latest technical capabilities including specialty software, field equipment, and their own soils testing laboratory for rapid turn-around of engineering tests.

• Couch Park, Portland, OR* GreenWorks, Portland Parks & Recreation

Sub fee: $12,734 2016 - 2019

• Fernhill Park Playground, Portland, OR Portland Parks & Recreation

Sub fee: $15,770 2017-2018

• Spring Garden Park, Portland Portland Parks & Recreation

Sub fee: $15,800 2015 - 2018

• Dabney Park, Multnohma County Wolf Water Resources

Sub fee: $9,100 2016 - 2017

*Designates work performed with GreenWorks

KHUNAMOKWST PARK
COLUMBIA TECH NATURE PLAY AREA

Grummel Engineering

SUB | STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING

Grummel Engineering has been providing structural engineering to the Portland community since 2001. Bob Grummel founded this company on the belief there is a unique solution to every problem. Care and dedication to finding the right and best solution to each problem is a commitment that must be made daily. Grummel Engineering provides this type of service to a wide range of projects and clients. Currently located in the Historic Auditorium Building in downtown Portland, Grummel Engineering continues to provide this service with a staff of 18 engineers and technicians.

• Forest Park Bridges, Portland, OR City of Portland Bureau of Parks & Recreation

$500,000 2015 - 2018

• Derry Dell Boardwalk, Tigard, OR City of Tigard Parks

$300,000 2013 - 2014

DCW

SUB | COST ESTIMATION

DCW Cost Management is an independent, third-party cost consultancy with offices in Portland, OR and Seattle, WA. They provide managed solutions for our clients who are investing in infrastructure, property maintenance and construction development. They inform design choices that realize highperformance outcomes. At any stage of a project, DCW delivers cost certainty. They help clients with procurement strategies and engage with the supply chain. DCW has a proven track record of providing accurate cost planning and cost control services during the design and construction stages of projects. Typically, their construction document cost estimates fall within 10% of the low bid amounts on projects and often within 5% of the bid.

• 53rd Ave Inclusive Park (Schematic Design), Hillboro, OR Hillsboro Parks and Recreation

Sub fee:$5,280

Oct. 17, 2019 - Oct. 24, 2019

• Lynchview, Portland, OR

Portland Parks and Recreation

Sub fee: $18,150

2017

• Forest Grove Parks, Forest Grove, OR City of Forest Grove

Sub fee: $11,880

Sept. 2019 - Oct. 2019

COUCH PARK PLAZA & INCLUSIVE PLAYGROUND

“It was exciting to be a part of the Greenworks team for the Couch Park project. They took inclusion very seriously and were always receptive to my ideas. I believe the end result meets the needs of the many constituents AND it meets Let Kids Play’s inclusive principles.”

- Mara Kaplan

Portland, OR

As Portland’s first inclusive playground on the west side, Couch Park is a thoughtful hybrid of natural elements, factory-built play equipment, and sculpted landforms. What had become an inaccessible and dangerous community space has been transformed to a colorful, safe, and inspiring place where everybody —and every body—is welcome. The plaza echoes the original historic geometric paving pattern and now serves all members of this urban community, from students at adjacent schools and residents who live in the neighborhood, to visiting tourists and busy commuters walking through.

The design team successfully navigated numerous challenges like integrating mature trees into the heart of the playground, providing high play value and a diverse play experience for kids of all ages and abilities, and working around space constraints by using stormwater planters to define circulation zones, separating the playground from the plaza, and create edges for sitting. The resulting design provides an engaging play area for children of all abilities, connections with nature, innovative sustainability features, all seamlessly integrated in an historic, urban context.

This project was awarded the ORPA Design & Construction Award.

REFERENCE

Gary Datka, RLA, Capital Project Manager

Portland Parks & Recreation 1120 SW Fifth Ave., Suite 1302 Portland, OR 97204 phone: (971) 288-9230

Gary.Datka@portlandoregon.gov

PROJECT TIMELINE 08/2015-06/2019

PROJECT SIZE

18,000 square feet

CONTRACT AMOUNT

$316,019

KEY STAFF

Mike Faha (PIC); Ben Johnson (PM) Dave Walters (QC)

OTHER TEAM MEMBERS

Let Kids Play

Morgan Holen

Geotechnics

3J Consulting

WESTMORELAND NATURE-BASED PLAY AREA

Portland, OR

The Westmoreland Nature-Based Play Area was a pilot project for Portland Parks & Recreation (PP&R). GreenWorks collaborated with PP&R to replace an outdated playground with a nature-based play environment. GreenWorks focused on developing a context-sensitive design that would reference the specific characteristics of the site and its community. Extensive outreach was built into the design process. GreenWorks led a comprehensive public involvement and consensus building process that resulted in unique play elements, which were custom-made for this park and celebrate the community’s vision.

Sustainable features include water conservation, drought-tolerant planting design, efficient irrigation, native or native-adaptive plant material, sustainable stormwater management, incorporation of salvaged concrete repurposed for water play elements and many salvaged logs for climbing features and custom benches. This project opened in 2014 and is “wildly” popular with children and adults alike.

The project was awarded the ASLA Oregon Honor Award, the APA National Award for Excellence in Sustainability and Americans for the Arts Year in Review National REcognition to the Best in Public Art Projects Award.

REFERENCE

Sandra Burtzos, Capital Project Manager III, Landscape Architect

Portland Parks & Recreation 1120 SW Fifth Ave., Suite 1302 Portland, OR 97204

phone: (503) 823-5594

Sandra.Burtzos@portlandoregon.gov

PROJECT TIMELINE 12/2011 - 03/2015

PROJECT SIZE

27,000 square feet

CONTRACT AMOUNT

$136,183

KEY STAFF

Mike Faha (PIC); Ben Johnson (PM)

OTHER TEAM MEMBERS

KPFF

Geotechnics

REED’S CROSSING PARKS & OPEN SPACES

Portland, OR

GreenWorks worked closely with Newland Communities and the city of Hillsboro on Reed’s Crossing, a unique master-planned community that integrates sustainable open spaces into its design and provides innovative amenities including parks, trails, and nature education. GreenWorks provided stormwater, park and trail design, and construction management for this 463-acre mixed-use development. Its 23-acre greenway is comprised of approximately 12-acres of stormwater facilities that cleanse runoff from roads and rooftops. It connects the community through a multi-modal trail network and supports recreation, riparian habitat and wetland enhancement and preservation. All trails throughout the neighborhood lead to the Discovery Zone, an education area supporting STEM/STEAM programming for the community, where children can be immersed in nature and learn through interactive stations about the value of stormwater facilities, wetlands and habitats.

REFERENCE

Eric Peterson, Senior Project Manager

Newland Communities 1915 NE Stucki Ave., Suite 160 Hillsboro, OR 97006 phone: (541) 213-8735 epeterson@newland.co.com

PROJECT TIMELINE 08/2015-06/2019

PROJECT SIZE

18,000 square feet

CONTRACT AMOUNT

$316,019

KEY STAFF

Mike Faha (PIC); Jennifer D’Avanzo (PM)

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

GRAHAM OAKS PARK (WILSONVILLE, OR)

GreenWorks provided schematic design, construction documents, and construction administration for this $1.4 million, 205-acre, METRO regional park. The process engaged the City of Wilsonville, adjacent elementary school, and its direct neighbor–Villebois Community–to create an inclusive design. It imparts a hierarchy of trails to facilitate access to natural areas such as restored oak savannah, woodlands, wetlands, and riparian forests. Its trails provide access to the park and scenic, leisure, forest hiking routes. The park’s entrance is designed to provide a strong sense of place and includes numerous sustainable site features. The gateway interpretive plaza introduces visitors to the wildlife and history of the area, while viewpoints, plazas, bridges, boardwalks and interpretive features throughout the site help visitors enjoy the unique attributes of the park while striking a careful balance between access and restoration.

KHUNAMOKWST PARK (PORTLAND, OR)

Khunamokwst Park is located in one of Portland’s most diverse neighborhoods. This project required an approach to public involvement that was broad, innovative and inclusive. In addition to the development of a Project Advisory Committee (PAC) and open houses, outreach was extensive and included diverse stakeholders and community members. For each engagement activity, materials were bilingual, a Spanish speaker was available, and additional outreach was done to share the designs with organizations within the Latino Community. GreenWorks provided outreach to neighborhood children and used this project as a platform for teaching them about landscape architecture, public process, and construction. We partnered with community nonprofit organizations Verde and Hacienda’s Expresiones afterschool program to engage a group of 5th, 6th, and 7th graders in the process. GreenWorks received the Oregon Community Trees Organizational Award for Outreach for this project’s innovative public engagement. This 2.5-acre park represents a new era of inclusive parks and has something for everyone. This project received the ORPA Excellene in Planning Award.

COLUMBIA TECH NATURE PLAY AREA (VANCOUVER, WA)

GreenWorks was hired by PacTrust to design a new nature play area within the Columbia Tech Center in Vancouver, Washington. Columbia Tech Center is a 410-acre mixed use development that includes a 12-acre park that promotes a live-work balance for the community. The new 25,000 square foot playground is the heart of the park and a significant amenity for the development. The playground is a destination for children in Vancouver and the entire metro area. The design for the playground encompasses a broad spectrum of play experiences for kids of all ages and abilities including a sand and water play area, boulder and log climbing, a large mound with a climbing tower, embankment slide, rope bridge, and discovery area with trails, musical instruments, log fort, and densely planted mounds so children can imagine they are in a forest.

WASHOUGAL WATERFRONT NATURE PLAY (WASHOUGAL, WA)

GreenWorks was hired by The Port of Camas-Washougal to design this new nature play area adjacent to the Columbia River. The play area is a highlight along a milelong trail that begins at Washougal Waterfront Park and meanders along the shoreline of the Columbia River. The playground encompasses a broad spectrum of play experiences for children of all ages and abilities using natural materials to encourage physical, social, and exploratory play. The focal point of the play area is a large play sclupture of a sasquatch nicknamed “Erric the Erratic” which is a remnant boulder from the Ice Age Floods. Other components include an embankment slide, musical instruments, log climbers, and a discovery trail that winds through the forest.

GRAHAM OAKS NATURE PARK
KHUNAMOKWST PARK PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT
COLUMBIA TECH NATURE PLAY AREA
WASHOUGAL WATERFRONT NATURE PLAY

GATEWAY GREEN (PORTLAND, OR)

Gateway Green is a 25-acre parcel of land owned by Portland Parks & Recreation. The project began in an effort by local residents and open space advocates to catalyze economic growth in outer east Portland and provide a regional recreation destination. GreenWorks collaborated with many stakeholders to create a program and vision that will improve environmental conditions and provide habitat restoration, a regional recreational destination for off-road cyclists as Portland’s first bike park, soft surface trails and paved multi-use trails, open space and a possible branding opportunity for the Gateway Regional Center and surrounding neighborhood. GreenWorks also prepared plans for the installation of a nature-based play area at Gateway Green that will strengthen a physical connection to the region’s ecology in the surrounding neighborhoods.

WINDJAMMER PARK (OAK HARBOR, WA)

The Windjammer Park Integration Plan combined existing and new program elements in this 28.5 acre waterfront park that includes a popular RV site, playground, lagoon, trail network, and waterfront access. GreenWorks and MWA Architects worked closely with the City of Oak Harbor and a community advisory group on developing three park concepts, which led to the preferred alternative. During the process GreenWorks participated in two open houses. Additionally, GreenWorks participated in two open houses and helped prepare an online survey to solicit comments on the three options. The park, which opened in June of 2018 includes improved pedestrian walking trails, reconfigured parking lots, new events plaza and nature-based splash park outside the facility, as well as a performance stage, new playgrounds and multi-use fields.

NORTH MOUNTAIN NATURE PLAY AREA (ASHLAND, OR)

North Mountain Park is the community park home of one of the City’s premier nature centers and sensitive environmental areas adjacent to Bear Creek, which the center protects. GreenWorks was hired to enrich programming at the center and to deter impact to sensitive areas of the park by designing a nature play area inspired by natural themes in its watershed. Major elements of the play area include sand and water, log and boulders for climbing, and a variety of loose parts so kids can play creativity and modify their own play space.

WASHINGTON PARK INTERNATIONAL ROSE TEST GARDEN ADAIMPROVEMENTS PROJECT

(PORTLAND, OR)

The Washington Park International Rose Test Garden accessibility improvements project renovates a portion of one of Portland’s most visited attractions to increase accessibility and visitor enjoyment. In preparation for the Rose Garden’s Centennial Celebration in 2017, Portland Parks & Recreation tasked at team led by GreenWorks with this project whose primary goal was to ensure the public’s safety by removing barriers to access and provide accessibility upgrades to meet current ADA standards while maintaining and enhancing the historic character of the Rose Garden. The main promenade features a new ramp system with stone walls and formal handrails to complement the iconic sculptural water feature.

GreenWorks managed a complex design team of engineers and accessibility experts providing site design, construction drawings and specification documents. GreenWorks facilitated a 3-day design charrette with Portland Parks & Recreation and the design team. Additionally GreenWorks provided 3D visualizations of design elements and developed presentation graphics for the public engagement process.

GATEWAY GREEN PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT
WINDJAMMER PARK
NORTH MOUNTAIN NATURE PLAY AREA
WASHINGTON PARK INTERNATIONAL ROSE TEST GARDEN

GEORGE ROGERS PARK MASTER PLAN AND IMPROVEMENTS (LAKE OSWEGO, OR)

GreenWorks prepared the Master Plan and design services for George Rogers Park located along the Willamette River in Lake Oswego. The project created visual and physical connections to the Willamette River and between elements within the park. Gateway enhancements, interpretive elements, and improved waterfront access were key design components. Creating a cohesive plan was paramount and included unifying the Barbecue Terrace with the Memorial Garden Terrace. The design also provided a soft canoe launch and waterfront access improvements. Boardwalks connected terraces and provided overlooks to the public beach area. The project removed existing pavings within the floodplain and provided mitigation plantings for all encroachments in the floodplain and greenway.

TRILLIUM CREEK PARK (DAMASCUS, OR)

Trillium Creek Park is the City of Damascus’ first neighborhood park. The development process included a successful open house series to inform the public of the park project, solicit feedback on desired program elements, and select options for a preferred design. The unique design carefully uses topography and the placement of elements to maximize the small footprint. The layout provides a comfortable walking path around the perimeter to preserve open space with artfully located elements that provide excellent views and intimate spaces and prevent competition between uses. Other key features include a universally accessible bridge that extends out onto the elevated playground structure. This launching point onto the playground structure is a focal point of the park, composed of locally-sourced boulders and plantings along the edge, which enhance the play environment and blend into the natural surroundings. The park, which is adjacent to Trillium Creek, provides a much needed and long awaited place for the community to gather, play, and connect to nature.

INDEPENDENCE RIVERVIEW PARK (INDEPENDENCE, OR)

GreenWorks worked with the City of Independence to develop the Independence Parks and Open Space Master Plan in 2015. Through this process a number of improvements were identified for Independence Waterfront Park (IWP) with the goals of enhancing open space interconnectivity providing programmatic diversity and accessibility elevating downtown’s identity and improving waterfront habitat and bank stability. Susceptible to seasonal river flooding, GreenWorks designers are adapting site improvements to withstand high water events. GreenWorks is currently working with the City of Independence to develop an advanced conceptual plan for Independence Waterfront Park east of the existing amphitheater (also designed by GreenWorks). The concept design will include proposed connections to IWP to the south and integrate with Riverview Park to the West.

EASTBOUND VILLAGE NATUREPLAY AREA DESIGN (ORCAS ISLAND)

GreenWorks was hired by San Juan County to design a NATURE playground on Orcas Island—a 57-square-mile island beloved by locals and tourists alike for its lush natural resources and vibrant cultural attractions. Set in the heart of the community, the new nature-inspired play area will serve as the only playground in the 17 parks that make up the San Juan County’s park system. An energetic and involved group of residents were instrumental in bringing the play area to fruition, both in long-term advocacy, as well as involvement in the design process. The group sought out GreenWorks to bring their vision to life. A local design review committee worked closely with the GreenWorks team to identify a preferred alternative. The theme of the play area is “island hopping,” which is evident in the park’s materials that reflect the area’s natural environment. An enthusiastic group of local craftspeople and artists have donated their time, talents, and materials in the construction of this project.

GEORGE ROGERS PARK
TRILLIUM CREEK PARK
INDEPENDENCE RIVERVIEW PARK
EASTBOUND VILLAGE GREENPLAY AREA

CAPACITY & KEY PERSONNEL

Mike Faha

PLA, FASLA, LEED AP

Mike Faha is a landscape architect who partners with municipalities, agencies, and institutions to create livable communities. A pioneer of sustainable landscape architecture and stormwater management in the Pacific Northwest, Mike believes that good design addresses economic, ecological, and social needs. With three and a half decades of experience leading multidisciplinary teams to design complex parks, transportation, and natural resources projects, Mike knows how to anticipate problems before they arise, saving his clients time, money, and resources. Mike collaborates with agencies and organizations of all sizes to develop design guidelines, manuals, and handbooks for stormwater, green infrastructure, transit, streetscapes, and parks. The founding principal of GreenWorks, Mike is the recipient of numerous national awards including APWA’s 2016 Individual Sustainable Practices Award and ASLA’s Honor Award for Zidell Yards Green Infrastructure in 2014.

Ben Johnson PLA, ASLA, CPSI

ASSOCIATE | LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT

Ben is a registered landscape architect and project manager for GreenWorks with 21 years of experience. Ben’s responsibilities at GreenWorks consist of design and planning on a variety of project types with an emphasis on community parks, playgrounds, trails, and landscape restoration. Ben has seen many public park projects, inclusive playgrounds and naturebased play areas through various stages from planning through construction. His passion in designing unique play environments has lead him to Inclusive Playground Design and Playground Safety Inspection training. These trainings, along with abundant project experience, and collaborating with specialize builders has allowed him to create unique play environments that have received local and national recognition. He has been responsible not only for preparing unique design concepts, but also taking the initial vision through construction. This experience has given him the ability to understand the overlap between planning, public engagement, design, permitting, and construction which are all integral to a project’s success.

FOUNDED IN 1987, GREENWORKS IS A REGIONAL LEADER IN SUSTAINABLE DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING. A PORTLAND, OREGON FIRM WITH 22 EMPLOYEES TACKLING UPWARDS OF 80 PROJECTS A YEAR, OUR WORK COVERS A BROAD RANGE OF PROJECT TYPES FROM RECREATION SITES, PARKS, TRAILS, NATURAL RESOURCES, RESTORATION, AND MUCH MORE! WE REGULARLY LEAD MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAMS ON COMPLEX PUBLIC PROJECTS, ENSURING PROJECTS STAY ON BUDGET AND ON SCHEDULE WHILE MEETING NUMEROUS GOALS.

David H. Walters

EMERITUS LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT | SENIOR ASSOCIATE

Dave Walters has provided 46 years of landscape architecture planning, design and construction administration on numerous projects around the country, primarily in the Northwest. His experience includes 25 years of incorporating universal access into parks and play environments. Dave has been successful incorporating budget constraints with creative designs that meet both the client and public’s vision and goals. He has extensive knowledge of construction having overseen diverse, large and small scale projects over the years. He has also been successful in developing accurate estimates and phasing options to maximize client’s budgets while still maintaining project schedules.

Kelly Stoecklein

LANDSCAPE DESIGNER | PROJECT SUPPORT

Kelly Stoecklein is a landscape designer who works with the GreenWorks team to assist public and private clients achieve their community, environmental, and economic goals in order to enhance people’s experience in both natural and urban settings. Kelly believes that using a design approach to problem solving can generate creative, beautiful, sustainable, and beneficial solutions. Teaming up with other GreenWorkers, Kelly assists cities, counties, public agencies and private entities to generate park plans, trail designs, design guidelines, master plans and site designs. Example projects include: Gateway Green, St. Helens Riverfront Connector Plan, Crown Park, Fanno Creek Trail, Mt. Scott Creek, Wade Creek and the Willamette Water Supply Water Treatment Plant.

UNDERSTANDING |

53rd Avenue Inclusive Playground and Park represents a new era of parks that provide recreational opportunities for everyone. This project will be a special place for Hillsboro residents of all ages, abilities, and diverse backgrounds to come together in an inclusive, barrier free environment. We are excited to propose an approach that will include the underserved populations in the design process, to help us create a vision for a cornerstone, destination playground in the Hillsboro park system. The critical keys to success the GreenWorks Team brings to this project lie in the following componants:

1. CITY OF HILLSBORO EXPERIENCE

2. UNDERSTANDING THE PROJECT GOALS

3. EXECUTING THE COMMUNITY VISION

CITY OF HILLSBORO EXPERIENCE

The GreenWorks Team has extensive experience working in Hillsboro on several public park projects including Reeds Crossing and the Fiber Huts at Shute and Century Oaks Parks and older projects such as Rock Creek Greenway and Noble Woods Nature Park. Our team members also have added experience working in your community, including 3J Consulting and KPFF Civil Engineers from the Community Center project. We have interacted on many occasions with Hillsboro Parks and Recreation and understand their values in providing diverse, innovative, and exceptional recreational and cultural opportunities that enrich the lives of the local community.

GreenWorks and our teaming partners work extremely well with Cities and Parks Departments on projects like the 53rd Avenue Inclusive Playground and Parks project. Our best projects are the ones where our team has a high degree of interaction and collaboration with the park’s planning and maintenance departments as well as key stakeholders and the general public. We excel on high profile projects that require the innovation and design excellence that Hillsboro is seeking for this project. Our staff are compassionate and excited about working in Hillsboro because we share your desire for creating a signature, inclusive playground that will serve everyone in the community.

UNDERSTANDING THE PROJECT GOALS

Inclusive Playground Design

The City of Hillsboro has been planning an inclusive playground at the south end of the new 53rd Avenue Community Center. The closest inclusive playgrounds in the region includes Mountain View Champions Park in Beaverton ( 6.5 miles from Hillsboro), Couch Park Playground in NW Portland (18 miles from Hillsboro) and Harpers Playground in N Portland (22 miles from Hillsboro). This shows the City understands the need to build an inclusive play space to serve this demographic of children with special needs that live in Hillsboro.

The term “inclusive” when referring to playgrounds and parks is an emerging trend in park planning and has great value, yet can be subjective on what it means. Even though

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a playground may be ADA compliant, it may not be usable for all kids and caregivers. We have a solid understanding of what we believe inclusion means having gone through several certified trainings and having worked with Mara Kaplan in the past. The Keys to Inclusion are to remove barriers preventing children experiencing disabilities, be able to participate in play and interact safely with typically developing children, and experience the joy of play and connectedness with the community.

Our team includes Mara Kaplan from Let Kids Play, a specialized inclusive play expert. Having worked with Mara on Couch Park, GreenWorks has an understanding of how to integrate her expertise meaningfully into the project to create value while being efficient with her time. Mara will work with GreenWorks and the City to ensure that the following design aspects are included in the 53rd Avenue Inclusive Playground:

KEYS TO INCLUSION

1. Include Sensory, Physical & Social Activities on the playground to create a rich environment for everyone. Mara will work with GreenWorks to evaluate the design options including custom and prefabricated equipment to ensure there is more than just physical play on the playground.

2. Ensure multiple levels of challenges are included. Often when designing a playground, some children are not challenged. Either we make the playground too simple to ensure a young child or a child with a disability can play or we create a playground geared towards the oldest child and the ones with the best motor planning skills. In order to create a truly inclusive playground, each and every child coming to play must be challenged Mara will review and evaluate the equipment and play features as easy, medium, and hard. We want there to be a range of challenge for each type of play in the playground.

3. Ensure that the “Coolest Thing” is accessible to all. Nothing excludes, separates, and creates differences between children more than having the special piece of equipment or feature that everyone wants to play on be inaccessible to some of them. It is important to include these “Cool Things” and ensure that they are accessible to children of all abilities. While the “coolest thing” is always subjective, we will work with the city and playground manufacturer to identify the pieces that will draw the most children and if it isn’t accessible to all, make recommendations for a change of equipment.

4. Create a layout that supports everyone. We will evaluate how the equipment and play features are placed, where accessible routes are, safe places where a child with autism can get oriented, perimeter fencing to safely contain children that may otherwise unexpectedly leave the play area, and places for support caregivers. All are essential components to a successful inclusive playground.

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Community Engagement

The City of Hillsboro intends to have the Consultant Team lead a robust community engagement process. In order to have a successful engagement, it is important to understand the demographics of the community. According to censuc.gov, Hillsboro is the fifth largest city in Oregon with a population of 108,389, which is expected to grow to 150,000 by 2030. Within that population, Hillsboro has a very high percentage of Hispanic or Latinx residents which is also continuing to grow. In 2019, it was identified that The Hillsboro School District served 1,200 students under the age of 18 with disabilities. With those figures, we have identified the need to have a broad approach for engaging the community. We have included JLA Public Involvement Inc. to lead the engagement process that will include the following elements:

• Our engagement will consider and build on community involvement and input to date for the site.

• We see focused engagement of historically marginalized communities – particularly people experiencing disability and Latinx community members – as the cornerstone of our community engagement process. Bilingual engagement staff will be involved in all activities.

• Communications materials will be highly visual and use plain language to reach and engage a broad audience. We propose a project video to engage a variety of audiences and increase effectiveness of online engagement.

EXECUTING THE COMMUNITY VISION

Park Infrastructure Needs

The team GreenWorks has built consists of highly skilled, specialized individuals assembled specifically for this project to deliver a successful park that not only includes a large inclusive playground, but also infrastructure such as a custom restroom, parking lot, picnic shelters, pathways, ROW Improvements. The team has the skills to complete these tasks, along the working knowledge of the City and staff that will ensure smooth production and high quality results. Our team’s breadth of built, community park experience will result in excellent craftsmanship, high quality work, and a successful park project for your community.

Architecture

The restroom structure will be a focal point . We have included JTRA on our team to design and document a contemporary restroom that fits the context of the park and be universally accessible. Tim Richards has a long history of designing custom park restrooms and park structures and comes to this project as an Emerging Small Business who will give the project the experience and attention a larger firm may not be able to provide at an affordable rate. If desired, Tim could also provide design for the picnic shelters to match the restroom. Tim has been providing unique high quality, park architecture in several community parks around the region and has a great working relationship with GreenWorks.

Stormwater Improvements

Through discussions with KPFF Civil Engineering, we learned that they assumed the park site soils are poorly suited for infiltration so stormwater would need to be piped off-site after treatment. Having worked on the original 53rd Avenue Master Plan and Design, Dave Walters indicated the site across 53rd Avenue also had infiltration issues, which led to installing a holding pipe underneath the parking lot. The previous design effort for this project found a need for new public stormwater lines south of the park due to pipe capacity issues. Our geotechnical investigation will conduct infiltration testing and work with KPFF to test their initial assumptions and need for off-site storm lines. If new stormwater lines are needed in the neighborhood south of the site, KPFF Civil is on the team to prepare a package for these improvements.

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Transportation

We understand the City had contracted with DKS to provide a Traffic Impact Analysis. We will work closely with DKS to incorporate their recommendations for traffic and safety related to the parking lot size and interface with the right of way.

Permitting

Clean Water Services Permitting:

The project will require a Service Provider Letter (SPL) from CWS. The SPL is an Environmental Review which is required for land use and development permits. KPFF Civil Engineering will assist with the SPL application during the Design Development phase. Time is incorporated in the schedule to accommodate the CWS review process.

Land Use and Conditional Use Permitting:

We understand that the improvements to the site will require both a Conditional Use Permit as well as an application for Design Review. These applications can be processed separately or concurrently. The Conditional Use Application authorizes the use of the land and allows the City to consider any special conditions which may be unique to the proposal. The Design Review Application provides certainty that the proposed development will be in compliance with the City’s applicable codes and standards. We have included 3J Consulting on the team who prepared the successful Land Use and Design Review Applications for the Community Center. We have built in time into the schedule to accommodate the Land Use permitting.

Development Permits:

This project will require several development permits from the City of Hillsboro including the Public Infrastructure Permit (PIP), Private Utility Permit (PUP), Grading Permit, Erosion Control Permit, and Building Permit. GreenWorks and KPFF Civil will work together to prepare the Site Development Permit applications and submittals, JTRA will prepare the application for the building permit for the custom park structures.

Quality Control

We strive to create excellent designs and documentation. Our firm’s quality control process helps us develop construction documents with the highest degree of accuracy, technical precision, quality, and constructability. The QA/ QC Checklist that is a living document to be filled out at each of the major submittal stages – 60%, 90% and 100% construction drawings. With this tool we will review sub consultants’ drawings to ensure all the disciplines are fully coordinated.

Cost Estimating

With market fluctuations over the past couple of years, it has been challenging to predict the bidding and construction industry. For a large project like this, it’s important to have an informed, 3rd party review the plans and provide detailed pricing based on the current trends in the market.

DCW is on the team to do just that. They will go into the market and confirm material availabilities and lead times, labor skill sets, and contractor availability based solely on the attributes of the project. Based on this information DCW will provide risk observations and recommend contingencies specific to each risk item.

Design Excellence

The GreenWorks Team’s portfolio of experience demonstrates our commitment to high quality and thoughtful design. The development of the design for 53rd Avenue Inclusive Playground and Park will continue to reflect design excellence that Hillsboro expects of the project team. GreenWorks has achieved regional and national recognition for design excellence on many similar signature park projects; and for this project, our approach includes being sensitive to input from underserved communities, while creating an environment that is a durable, modern, sustainable open space that enhances the community members’ lives. We will design the park to be both universally accessible and usable for all ages and abilities, functional to the needs of the community, and durable for ease of long term maintenance. Our team’s breadth of built park experience will ensure excellent craftsmanship and quality which will be eminent in our documentation and detailing.

TASK 1: PROJECT MANAGEMENT

GreenWorks’ Project Manager, Ben Johnson will address the daily needs of the project including communication between the City of Hillsboro and subconsultant team. A detailed project schedule will be prepared in MS Project that will have dates for tasks, milestones, and meetings. We have built flexibility into the schedule knowing the complexity of forecasting a complicated project, and acknowledge that the schedule will be updated as needed. Regular client meetings will occur with GreenWorks and City’s Project Manager. We will include subconsultants as needed based on the phase of the project and topic of the meeting. The following project management subtasks will occur throughout the duration of the project:

SUBTASKS

1.1 Prepare and Refine Project Schedule

1.2 City Review Meetings - (10)

1.3 Project Management and Coordination

UNDERSTANDING

TASK 2: COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PLAN

JLA will start our public involvement plan based on a review of past community involvement and input already completed for the 53rd Avenue Community Park and community center. We will meet with the City early in the process to better understand the status of the community center and park design. Our team brings working relationships with Opsis Architecture and DKS, so we can liaise with them, as appropriate to create cohesive design and seamless workflow on the project.

ONLINE OUTREACH

Through two (2) digital surveys and a project website, we will work collaboratively with project team members and consultants (including Mara Kaplan) to make sure communication materials are visually compelling, easy to understand, and resonate with their intended audiences. We will create approachable materials written in plain language, not assuming prior knowledge, and use highly visual approaches that communicate concepts with fewer words. Video is a highly useful tool for reaching people with diverse language needs and literacy levels. It is also very effective for engagement online. We propose developing a project video with subtitles in English, Spanish, and other languages as determined by project staff.

PUBLIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE (PAC)

We will work with the project team to design a decisionmaking structure for the PAC that provides valuable feedback, validates community outreach approaches, and works through the nuance and detail of design alternatives to recommend selection of a final plan that best meets the needs of the community. We recognize that community advisory groups are foundational to building wider consensus on plans and decisions, so meetings will be strategically designed to maximize opportunities for discussion and feedback.

TARGETED OUTREACH

Given Hillsboro’s growing diverse population and project goal of an inclusive playground, there are two diverse groups in particular that we feel should be engaged through a meaningful, targeted outreach approach; including the latinx community, and community of people experiencing or caring for someone with a disability. We propose a series of listening meetings or small group meetings to engage these two communities to build trust, and provide background to better respond to their concerns. The format of small group meetings will be

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tailored to the needs of each group. All meetings will be scheduled at a time and place that makes them easy for people to attend, and we will provide food, childcare, and interpretation as needed.

• We propose working with FACTOregon to ensure equitable and robust outreach to people experiencing disabilities and caretakers of those with disabilities. We recommend having one of the FACTOregon meetings the same day as an open house when Mara Kaplan is in town to make the most of her visit.

• We propose working with Centro Cultural de Washington County to conduct outreach to latinx community members in Hillsboro.

PUBLIC OPEN HOUSES

JLA will work closely with the project team and City staff to ensure that open houses are well-advertised, provide clear and easy to understand information in both English and Spanish, and are accessible to all community members (including people experiencing disabilities, and Spanish-speaking participants). JLA facilitators will provide bilingual facilitation in English and Spanish and are highly-skilled to facilitate productive activities and conversations at public events—helping all participants feel heard and respected. GreenWorks will provide clear graphic presentations throughout the process that are accessible and visually compelling.

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PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT SUMMARIES

JLA will summarize all the public involvement activities and the outcomes from those activities in a public involvement summary. As with previous rounds of outreach, an easy-to-read, visually compelling format will allow results to be broadly accessible and understood.

SUBTASKS

PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT PLAN

2.1 Public Involvement Kickoff Meeting (GW-1, JLA1)

2.2 Prepare Public Engagement Plan

PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT PREPARATION AND ASSESSMENT

2.3 Public Advisory Meeting Preparation

2.4 Public Engagement Preparation Meetings (GW-4, JLA-4)

2.5 Public Engagement Recap Meetings: (GW-4, JLA-4)

2.6 Prepare and Manage project website

2.7 Targeted Outreach Preparation

2.8 Open House Preparation

2.9 Prepare Online Surveys (JLA -2)

2.10 Public Engagement Summaries (PAC, Targeted Outreach, Open Houses, On-line Surveys)

OUTREACH EVENTS

2.11 Facilitate Public Advisory Meetings (JLA-5, GW-5, MK-1)

2.12 Facilitate Targeted Outreach Meetings (JLA-3, GW-3, MK-1)

2.13 Facilitate Open Houses (JLA – 3, GW-3, MK-1)

TASK 3: SCHEMATIC DESIGN

Schematic Design will run concurrently with the Public Outreach to meaningfully involve the public in the phased of design outlined below. The project schedule demonstrates how the Schematic Design process is integrated with public outreach.

UNDERSTANDING |

Phase 1:

Inventory: and Analysis The GW Team will begin this phase of work with a kickoff meeting and site visit to review project goals with the City and familiarize ourselves with the site. Each design team member will conduct an inventory and programming analysis for their respective roles on the project. We will begin the coordinate Opsis and DKS to learn about the architecture and transportation issues relevant to this scope of work. We will prepare a base, opportunities and constrains diagram, and technical memo outlining our findings. Materials will be shared with the PAC at PAC Meeting #1 where this group is introduced to the project.

Phase 2:

Design Alternatives: The GW Team will prepare three schematic design alternatives exploring different themes and forms that will excite and engage the community and targeted stakeholders. Our inclusive playground advisor, Mara Kaplan, will review the design alternatives and provide feedback ranking layout and features based on their inclusivity. We will work with Mara Kaplan to prepare an Inclusive Playground presentation along with park programming precedence that will be presented at PAC meeting #2. We will work with JLA and FACT Oregon to ensure targeted outreach meetings are appropriately scheduled to coincide with Mara’s trip to Oregon. Final materials will be shared with the targeted outreach groups, the community at Open House #1, and within Online Survey #1. We will reconvene with the PAC to review the outcome of the targeted outreach, open house, and online survey.

Phase 3:

Preferred Design: Based on feedback from the community, the GW Team will prepare a preferred alternative (Schematic Design) for review by the City and Mara Kaplan. Mara will provide additional feedback related to inclusive design. GreenWorks will refine the design to be presented to the PAC, targeted community groups, and overall Community at Open House and Online Survey #2

. SUBTASKS FOR PHASE 1: INVENTORY AND PROGRAMMING

3.1 Kickoff Meeting and Site Visit (Hillsboro, Design Team)

3.2 Compile and Review Background Information

3.3 Technical Inventory and Analysis: analysis to support the Master Plan for the following topics:

Geotechnical Investigation, Tree Assessment (Review tree stand and inventory), Permitting, Utilities, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Inclusive Play

3.4 Prepare Base Map

3.5 Opportunities and Constraints Diagram

3.6 Prepare Tech memo summarizing findings

SUBTASKS FOR PHASE 2: DESIGN ALTERNATIVES

3.7 Programming and Inclusive Play Presentation: Work with Mara Kaplan to prepare Inclusive Play Presentation and other park programming features

3.8 Prepare three (3) Preliminary Design Alternatives: Illustrative Site Plans

3.9 Refine Design Alternatives (3): Prepare illustrative plan graphics of entire park, and enlargements of play area including perspectives for public engagement

SUBTASKS FOR PHASE 3:

PREFERRED DESIGN

3.10 Prepare Preferred Alternative: Illustrative Site Plan graphics of the entire park, and an enlargement and Perspective of the playground

TASK 4: DESIGN DEVELOPMENT

Upon approval from the City, the design team will begin advancing the preferred design to a 50% DD level for Clean Water Services and Land Use Permitting. DCW will prepare preliminary cost estimate. DCW shall prepare a draft cost estimate of the draft 50% DD plan set. DCW will go into the market and confirm material availabilities and lead times, labor skill sets, and contractor availability based solely on the attributes of the project. Based on this information we provide risk observations and recommend contingencies specific to each risk item.

The 50% set will be reviewed by the City and updated to submit to CWS for review. Once a Service Provider Letter (SPL) is received, 3J will prepare the Conditional Use Application, and the Design Team will update the 100% DD plans as necessary for submitting to the City for the Conditional Use review. A preliminary staff report will be issued prior to the Land Use hearing. Once the staff report is received and the Land Use Hearing is conducted, the City and Design Team and will have a good idea of the outcome of the application and can proceed into Construction Documents.

In order to keep the community informed, we propose conducting the final phase of community engagement after the 50% DD plans have been prepared – as shown in the detailed project schedule. The plan will be rendered to show the updates as the playground and park have been refined since the schematic design phase. This will allow the design team to progress towards the permitting phase of work while still engaging the community.

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SUBTASKS

4.1 Pre-application Conference meeting with CWS

4.2 Pre-application Conference with City of Hillsboro

4.3 50% Design Development

4.4 Preliminary Cost Estimate

4.5 100% Design Development Package

4.6 Prepare and Submit Clean Water Services SPL Application

TASK FIVE: CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTATION

Once the staff report is received and the Land Use Hearing is conducted during the DD phase, the Team should have a good idea of the outcome of the application and can proceed into Construction Documents. Based on the findings of the Conditional Use Staff Report, the GW Team will refine the design and prepare CD submittals to 90% and 100% while updating the cost estimate after each submittal. KPFF Civil will prepare appropriate development permit applications including PIP, PUP, and Grading and Erosion Control to be submitted with the 100% CDs for development review. We will conduct an in-house QA/ QC and playground review the 90% level to ensure the packages of high quality and accuracy and the park is designed to be safe, durable, and inclusive.

As discussing in the Understanding, KPFF will prepare public ROW and utility improvement packages. These Public Improvement packages will be prepared, costed, and submitted concurrently with the park improvement packages.

SUBTASKS

5.1 Refine Design for Construction Documents

5.2 Prepare 90% CDs for Park Improvements

5.3 Prepare 90% CDs ROW and Off-site Utility Improvements

5.4 Cost Estimate for 90% CDs

5.5 Prepare 100% CDs for Park Improvements

5.6 Prepare 100% CDs Package for ROW and Offsite Utility Improvements

5.7 Cost Estimate for 100% CDs

5.8 Prepare 100% CDs for Park Improvements

5.9 Prepare Development Applications for Park and ROW Improvements

SCHEDULE

SCHEDULE

The following schedule outlines the steps based on our understanding of the goals of the project. We have proposed a meaningful time for community engagement and design during the Schematic Design phase while focusing on the jurisdictional permitting timelines in DD and CD phases. Permitting is always a challenge to predict, but we have an experienced team and have included times based on our understanding of CWS, Land Use, and Development Permit Review periods. There are ways we could accelerate the schedule if desired, but there are risks. An alternative schedule would be to begin 100% CDs before the Final LU Conditions are completed at the end of April 2021. This could shorten the schedule my a month. If there is a desire to construct the project in the 2021 construction season, the City could choose to bring on a contractor during Design Development phase (CMGC), so they can begin construction as soon as the developments are attained. However, given the nature of the public process and permitting, it may be better to consider more time in the schedule, and target putting the project out to bid in the winter of 2021 to construct in in 2022.

Project

MILESTONES

NOTICE TO PROCEED

CITY/CLIENT MEETING

PAC MEETING

OPEN HOUSE

PRESENTATION

LAND USE HEARING

APPENDIX Resumes

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