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Nassau County approves contract amendment to build splash pad at Nassau Crossing Park
Summary
The Board of County Commissioners approved a contract amendment with the park contractor to build a splash pad at Nassau Crossing Park, saying the work remains within the park's overall budget. The board voted 4-0 to amend the Acon contract and authorize construction that county staff said includes a recirculating water system.
Nassau County commissioners voted 4-0 on Feb. 19 to amend the contract with the park contractor to build a splash pad at Nassau Crossing Park, county staff said.
County staff told the board the splash pad is part of the Nassau Crossing Park project, which combines developer and county funding. "The total funding for the park between the developer funding and county funding is somewhere just over just north of $3,500,000," a county project presenter said during the meeting.
The board was presented a cost breakdown for the splash pad and lighting line item, which staff said totaled $750,000 within the larger park budget. Staff described the components before the board as: roughly $63,000 for engineering, design and permitting; about $33,000 for water and electrical connections; approximately $520,000 for construction; and about $350,000 for the recirculation system alone, "which is responsible for distributing water to the heads, filtering, disinfecting, and treating the water." The presenter said those figures keep the project within the park's previously allotted budget.
Deputy county staff emphasized the choice of a recirculating system to control long-term operating and maintenance costs. "Long term operation and maintenance cost was one of the primary objectives to make sure that was as low as possible," a county official involved in the design said, adding that the system and selected materials should reduce future maintenance expenses.
County commissioners and the county manager described the splash pad as a new amenity for the park and noted the park receives heavy weekend and after-school use. "There were hundreds of people out there Saturday," a commissioner said, noting organized sports groups already use the site for practices and games.
After discussion, Commissioner Farmer moved to approve the contract amendment; Commissioner Martin seconded. The clerk recorded a 4-0 vote in favor.
The presenter told the board the splash pad will sit in an open green space in the park and will not replace any existing amenity. Staff said the splash pad should be operational by the coming summer.
Construction is scheduled to include the recirculating filtration and disinfection system staff described as the project's largest cost element. County staff said the splash pad is the county's first such water amenity and that designers incorporated durability and low operating cost into the plans.
The board did not set a separate public hearing or additional conditions at the Feb. 19 meeting; commissioners approved the contract amendment on the presented terms.
