At its meeting of August 5, 2008, City Council passed a motion to award a contract for the Manhattan Beach Park Improvement Project to C.S. Legacy Construction, Inc. in the net amount of $1,020,534. Council’s direction included maintaining the original footprint of the Polliwog site, no removal of trees, and a survey of local parks with similar proposal play equipment.
The scope of work for the project is as follows:
Marine Avenue Park
Marine Avenue Park is located on the north side of the Marine Avenue at Redondo Avenue. The park includes two play areas, one for children ages 3-6, and the other for children 6-12. The play equipment is out of date and most pieces have been removed. The improvements will make the play areas handicap accessible and bring the play equipment to current playground safety standards.
Manhattan Village Tot Lot
The existing play equipment in the Manhattan Village Tot Lot is very old and does not the meet the new playground safety or accessibility standards. The improvements will make the tot lot and exercise areas handicap accessible and bring the play equipment to current playground safety standards.
Manhattan Heights Park
Manhattan Heights Park was constructed in the early 1970’s and is bordered by Manhattan Beach Boulevard to the north, Redondo Avenue to the east, and 11th Street to the south. The existing play equipment includes a 10-foot slide, 4 swings and a small climber. The improvements will make the area handicap accessible and bring the play equipment to current playground safety standards.
Polliwog Park
Directly to the north of Manhattan Heights is Polliwog Park. There has been recent reconstruction of the lower playground equipment and restroom facilities. This project at Polliwog Park will address the tot lot and the exercise area closest to the southeastern area of the park nearest the intersection of Manhattan Beach Boulevard and Redondo Avenue. The improvements will make the tot lot and exercise areas handicap accessible and bring the play equipment to current playground safety standards.
Construction will start September 8, 2008, with an estimated completion date of December 19, 2008. We do not anticipate any disruption to park events or services, but if you have any questions, please feel free to contact the following individuals in the City's Engineering Department: Mr. Ish Medrano at (310) 802-5357, imedrano@citymb.info - or Michael Guerrero at (310) 802-5355, mguerrero@citymb.info.
