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COLUMBIA COUNTY FACILITY IMPROVEMENT

PLAN

PLAYGROUND RENOVATION

FACILITY IMPROVEMENT PLAN

IDENTIFY INTENDED OUTCOME

ORGANIZE AN ADVISORY TEAM

DETERMINE PROGRAM NEEDS

ESTABLISH PROJECT TIMELINES

COMPLETE THE PLANNING PHASE

PRESENT THE PLANS TO THE AUTHORITIES

IMPLEMENT THE PLAN

FOLLOW-UP AND REVIEW

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IDENTIFY THE OUTCOME

“START WITH THE END IN MIND”, STEPHEN R COVEY, THE 7 HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE

IMPROVED QUALITY OF RECREATIONAL AMENITIES SPECIFICALLY, PLAYGROUNDS

DESIRED TOTAL NUMBER AND LOCATION OF UNITS TO BE UPGRADED OR ADDED

4ESTABLISH AN ADVISORY TEAM

COMMUNITY AND LEISURE SERVICES DIVISION

FINANCE, BUDGETING

PUBLIC AND ALL OTHER APPROPRIATE DEPARTMENTS OR CONCERNS

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DETERMINE PROGRAM NEED

NEEDS ASSESSMENT: IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT EXISTING PLAYGROUND STRUCTURES/SAFETY SURFACING IS TO BE UPGRADED/REPLACED OR NEW EQUIPMENT INSTALLED

CREATE PRIORITY STATUS FOR UPGRADES BASED ON CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION (CPSC) GUIDELINES AND AND AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING MATERIALS (ASTM) STANDARDS

REFINE LIST FURTHER BASED ON COMMUNITY NEED/ EXISTING UNIT AGE, ETC.

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ESTABLISH TIMELINES

PROJECT COMPLETION OVER THE NEXT 4 YEARS BASED ON CURRENT SPLOST RENEWAL 2011-2016

DETERMINE “BEST TIMES” BASED ON ANY PROGRAMING AT FACILITY, KNOWN HIGH LEVEL USAGE SEASONS

AVOID IF POSSIBLE TRADITIONALLY UNPRODUCTIVE SEASONS, i.e. RAINY TIMES USUALLY WINTER TIME

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COMPLETE PLANNING PHASE

FINALIZE CURRENT EQUIPMENT INVENTORY

FINALIZE PROPOSED NEW EQUIPMENT LIST

IDENTIFY /FINALIZE PLANS, PROPOSALS AND TOTAL BUDGET NEED

8PRESENT PLANS TO AUTHORITIES

DEVELOP/ PREPARE/ EQUIPMENT/ MATERIALS/ INSTALLATION SPECIFICATIONS

SUBMIT EQUIPMENT/ MATERIALS/ INSTALLATION SPECIFICATIONS FOR REVIEW

EVALUATE BID SUBMISSIONS, RECOMMEND APPROPRIATE VENDOR OR VENDORS

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IMPLEMENT THE PLAN

AWARD BID TO APPROPRIATE VENDOR OR VENDORS

MONITOR AND EVALUATE PLANS/PROGRESS ADJUST AS NEEDED

TRACK AND EVALUATE WORK COMPLETION STATUS

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FOLLOW-UP AND REVIEW

REVIEW THE IMPROVEMENTS WITH ALL CONCERNED PARTIES

COMPARE FINAL RESULTS TO ORIGINAL PLAN

FORMALIZE SAFETY AND MAINTENANCE PLANS BASED ON ASTM AND CPSC GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS

RECAPWE WANT NEW/ SAFE PLAYGROUNDS

THE MANAGEMENT TEAM IS ALREADY IN PLACE

WE DID THE ASSESSMENT, PRIORITIZED OUR LIST

OUR TIMELINE IS IN PLACE

WE FINALIZED OUR LIST AND BUDGET

DEVELOPED OUR SPECIFICATIONS, SUBMITTED THEM

WE EVALUATED THE BIDS AND AWARDED THE CONTRACT

WE MONITORED THE PROCESS AND DEVELOPED SAFETY AND MAINTENANCE PLANS

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QUESTIONS ?