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BACKGROUND The Bernal Community Park Phase 2 plans includes a large playground area. Prior to the project going out to bid the playground equipment and surfacing was removed from the bid documents. The play equipment and surfacing was removed to allow the City greater control over the design of the playground, to allow for more time to determine the final design, and to achieve cost savings by contracting directly with the playground manufacturer. Through a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) selection process, Playcraft was selected as the most qualified firm to assist City staff in moving forward with this priority. Over the course of the last few months, staff has worked with Playcraft to design the playground equipment and lay -out, as well as negotiated the cost to manufacture, deliver, and install the equipment during the park construction. DISCUSSION In September 2015 an RFQ was advertised seeking a playground design firm qualified to design and install the playground equipment for Bernal Community Park Phase 2. The RFQ indicated the total budget for play equipment and installation was $350,000, and encouraged creativity of equipment design and lay -out within the area of the new park designated for the equipment. In response to the RFQ, eleven playground design firms submitted their Statement of Qualifications (SOQs). A selection committee consisting of Stephen Kirkpatrick (Director of Engineering /City Engineer), Stan Gibson (Parks Superintendent), Susan Andrade -Wax (Director of Community Services), Sarah Hosterman (Landscape Coordinator), and Matt Gruber (City Landscape Architect) reviewed the SOQs. The selection committee invited the following four firms to participate in an interview: NPS3 Playcraft Miracle Playsystems Ross Recreation Redding, California Grants Pass, Oregon Oakland, California Santa Rosa, California On December 2, 2015, the consultant selection committee interviewed the four firms and chose Playcraft as the most qualified to assist the City with the project. Playcraft had recently completed more than twenty playgrounds for the San Mateo School District and has also completed a number of other projects around the Bay Area. Playcraft manufactures all their play equipment in -house and also has an established relationship with a local installer. The business model of manufacture and install differed from all other interested firms who work as distributors of equipment manufactured by others. The selection committee worked with Playcraft to choose a theme, design, and refine the playgrounds. Several draft playground designs were presented to the City until the final design was determined. That design is attached to this staff report. As Playcraft does all their own design work, the design includes a number of custom elements specific to this playground, including the 'oak tree like" shapes on top of structural posts. Once the final playground design was chosen minor modifications were made to the design of the play area itself to accommodate the use zone of the play equipment and to provide stronger connections between the play areas. Page 2 of 3