Construction - Harry Noble Reserve Playground

The City of Sydney invites Requests for Tender for the carrying out of construction work for the Harry Noble Reserve Playground in accordance with this request.

Background:

The City has an ongoing small parks and playgrounds improvement program. The staged program is for parks which need upgrade or enhancement works, the replacement of end of life equipment, and to provide appropriate facilities for local residents. Harry Noble Reserve Playground is a neighbourhood park located at 1a Elliott Avenue, Erskineville. The park is bound by Swanson to the north and Fox and Elliott Avenues to the east and west.

Project Scope:

The scope of the project is to refurbish the play area including replace end of life equipment and soft fall as required, provide a range of play experiences, improve the entries and access into the park; increase the active recreation facilities, improve the open grass areas, provide additional barbeques, tables and seating's and associated landscape improvements.

The works includes, but not limited to:

• a new active recreation court with two new basketball half courts, a netball half court and goal circle practice area;
•  a fenced toddler and play equipment structure with decks and bridge, platforms, climbing, firepole, slide and servery;
•  a covered sandpit, boulders, stepping-stones and a spinning carousal;
•  nature play area with sandstone boulders and block, balance beams, pole course, imaginative cubby house, undulating dune mounds, tunnel and sensory precision play elements;
•  climbing challenge and large tower with slides for older children or more advanced abilities
•  double swing with toddler cradle and seats, and a large basket swing and inground trampolines
•  a large shade structure over the play space to provide sun protection in summer;
•  additional tables, seats, water bubblers with dog bowls, barbecue, and sheltered picnic facilities; and
•  improve turf grass for passive area and more landscape shrub plantings.

Refer to Part B - Specification and Performance for further information.

Tenderers must submit their response in the manner required by this document.

The City is committed to creating opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander owned businesses. The City encourages First Nations People owned and operated businesses, Local SME, Start-ups as well as social enterprises (including Cooperatives) to work with us and respond to this opportunity.

NOTES:

• any contract departures need to be submitted to the Procurement Representative as soon as possible but at least 10 business days before the RFT closing date and time.