Lowndes Park Play Area, Chesham. Detailed designs for the playground

Descriptions

Lowndes Park is Chesham's flagship park, it is situated on the main road through Chesham and includes various different elements including a fenced playpark. The playpark was installed in 2009 and is now old and tired. The current playpark includes elements for the younger age group and so for the time being will remain in situ. The new playground is to be built below the existing park The work will consist of: • Detailed designs for the playground, including drawings and specifications; • Obtaining all necessary permissions, licences and approvals to undertake the work; • Installing the new play equipment and surfacing; • Installing benches and bins; • Associated landscaping Design requirements Play equipment must include: • Multiple swings • Monkey bars and climbing balancing zones • Wow element with height like slide or tower • Equipment encouraging multi use and imagination rather than a single play offering, e.g. climber stack or web. • Hide-aways to encourage imaginative play • Accessible piece of equipment • Stone rubbings or other history/culture/investigation elements • Mounds with tunnels and natural play using the topography of the park Play equipment must: • Be reflective of a destination park with a sense of design and story, capturing local heritage and community. • Be predominantly timber and as natural in appearance as possible; • Be durable (including at least a 25 year warranty on steel and 15 year warranty on all timber and other materials) with parts easily maintained and replaced. Particular attention should be given to the structure and mechanism of any swings; • Be challenging for the target age range; • Be as accessible and inclusive as possible enabling children of all abilities to play alongside each other, incorporating sensory elements and considering recommendations of the Make Space for Girls campaign; • Give consideration to the Council's immediate neighbours to ensure that noise from users is not excessive; • Take into account trees and tree roots around the site, so as to not endanger the health of existing trees, as well as take into account the needs of any new tree planting; • Include somewhere to tie up dogs. • Maximise use of the site. Construction requirements • A site survey should be undertaken prior to work commencing to ensure the suitability of the ground and identify any services; • The current planting on the site, including trees, must not be disturbed by any work, without the prior permission of the Council; • A maximum equipment height of 4m must be observed. • All surplus materials must be removed from site; • Materials should be locally-sourced where practicable; • Exact details, materials, quantities and measurements will be agreed with the appointed contractor following production of detailed designs. An email or electronic transfer should be sent by the tenderer, submission deadline Friday 11th October 2024 at 23:59 to louise.hayday@chesham.gov.uk