Facility Improvement Plan

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COLUMBIA COUNTY
FACILITY IMPROVEMENT
PLAN
PLAYGROUND RENOVATION

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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

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ESTABLISH 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

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PRESENT 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

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RECAP
 WE 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 ?