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Commission approves Life Park fitness court and two playground turf projects funded by 1¢ sales tax
Summary
The commission approved a turnkey fitness court installation at Life Park and synthetic turf installations at Life Park and Lehi Park, funded from specified portions of the city’s 1¢ sales tax and with waivers of purchasing policy where required.
The Liberal City Commission approved several parks improvement projects at its June 2 meeting, including a fitness court at Life Park and playground turf installations at Life Park and Lehi Park, to be funded from the city’s 1¢ sales tax capital pools.
Parks Department staff described the Life Park project as a turnkey installation that will place seven pieces of fitness equipment (including an Apollo multi-gym and Spartan station), two benches (incline sit-up and push-up), a 32-foot-by-32-foot removable shade structure, and roughly 2,300 square feet of ADA-compliant playground turf with one-inch safety foam. Staff said the equipment is UV resistant, tamper-resistant, waterproof and meets ADA access standards; the equipment vendor for the fitness court was identified as All Inclusive Rec with equipment subcontracted by VersaSport (Wichita). Lead time for the equipment was estimated at 10–12 weeks.
The commission approved a staff motion to award the Life Park fitness court and shade-structure work to All Inclusive Rec and the playground turf to a commercial turf installer at a combined not-to-exceed amount of $180,000 to be charged to the streets/drainage capital improvements portion of the 1¢ sales tax. Commissioners also approved waiving the city’s purchasing policy for that award.
Separately, staff recommended and the commission approved playground turf installation at Lehi Park in an amount not to exceed $53,000, to be funded by the beautification portion of the 1¢ sales tax. Parks staff said the Lehi Park installation would address recurring erosion and mulch washout in heavy downpours and provide an 8-foot fall-height safety surface. The motion on Lehi Park was approved unanimously.
Commissioners asked questions about alternative bids and procurement; staff said the fitness equipment is specialized and that pricing was obtained from the manufacturer and local dealer networks, with the nearest dealers outside the area. Staff said the shade fabric will be removed in winter to preserve the material and that turf maintenance is limited (manufacturer recommends grooming twice a year).
