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Inyo County board awards Diaz Lake beautification bid using Clean California funds
Summary
The Inyo County Board of Supervisors approved a $714,000 bid package for Diaz Lake’s Welcoming and Beautification Project, funded in part by Caltrans’ Clean California Local Grant Program. The scope includes an ADA-accessible playground, dog park, picnic areas and site improvements; board approved the award to Great Western Recreation.
The Inyo County Board of Supervisors on Jan. 7 approved a bid package to begin phase one of the Diaz Lake Welcoming and Beautification Project, using roughly $714,000 of a $1,475,000 Clean California Local Grant award.
Parks and Recreation staff member Daniel told the board the grant is administered through Caltrans and that the bid package — chosen by county staff from multiple submissions — will pay for an ADA-accessible playground (with pour-in-place rubber surfacing), a volleyball court, a dog park with dirt surfacing, shaded picnic areas and related site work. “A total of $1,475,000 was awarded in Inyo County in February 2024,” Daniel said, adding that “this bid package for this playground … will be using about half of these funds at $714,000.”
The department solicited three playground contractors, each submitting two design options. Staff recommended Great Western Recreation on the basis of cost, local experience in the Eastern Sierra and stronger warranties, Daniel said. He told the board the playground surfacing was selected for long-term maintenance savings and improved accessibility: “This pour in place rubber … will decrease the amount of maintenance that my staff will have to do,” he said.
Board members and members of the public asked technical and operational questions about warranties, rope-climber replacement parts and the dog-park surface. Daniel confirmed shade fabrics carry a 10‑year warranty and steel posts a lifetime warranty, and said manufacturers supply replacement parts. He also acknowledged the posted renderings are illustrative and that final color and background elements will change.
The board moved and voted to award the Diaz Lake bid to Great Western Recreation (motion carried). The county and parks staff said further park-phasing ideas — such as irrigation upgrades, additional plantings and campground improvements — are under consideration for later phases.
What happens next: County staff will finalize contract details with the selected contractor and proceed with procurement and permitting steps to begin construction as scheduled. Additional Clean California grant-funded work for other parks was described as forthcoming during future budget and project updates.
