Steeplechase Park Renovation, Project No. PKR-P-00063, will provide landscape architect professional services for park improvements in accordance with the Steeplechase Park Master Plan created through resident outreach and completed April 2025. Landscape architect professional services for this location have been identified in the 24-25, 25-26, and 26-27 CIP and are the next step in the project delivery process after the completion of the master plan. These landscape architect professional services include site survey, geotechnical investigation, construction and site plans, and construction administration.
The existing playground and park improvements were installed in 1996. Planned improvements, based on public input and staff observations, include addressing erosion issues, renovating the existing picnic shelter, replacing the playground pit, drainage and grading improvements, resurfacing the existing sports court, new trail and sidewalks, planting trees and sod, and replacing the existing irrigation system.
The Parks and Recreation Department recommends approval of an expenditure in the amount of $282,660 for landscape architect professional services from Brandstetter Carroll, Inc. for Steeplechase Park Renovation, Project No. PKR-P-00063. Brandstetter Carroll, Inc. was deemed most qualified based on their Statement of Qualifications submission for RFQ No. 2021-0380-XR and their past efforts in master planning and community engagement for the Steeplechase Park Master Plan in 2024-25.
The benefits of this project include updated and code-compliant playground equipment and trails as well as increased service delivery to the community by meeting needs identified as unmet in the master plan. If this project is not approved, landscape architect professional services will not proceed, and the project will not move forward, leaving in place aging infrastructure identified for replacement.
Future action for this location will include the award of a construction contract upon completion of park improvement plans.