Post on 03-Aug-2015
FACILITY IMPROVEMENT PLAN
IDENTIFY INTENDED OUTCOME
ORGANIZE AN ADVISORY TEAM
DETERMINE PROGRAM NEEDS
ESTABLISH PROJECT TIMELINES
COMPLETE THE PLANNING PHASE
PRESENT THE PLANS TO THE AUTHORITIES
IMPLEMENT THE PLAN
FOLLOW-UP AND REVIEW
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IDENTIFY THE OUTCOME
“START WITH THE END IN MIND”, STEPHEN R COVEY, THE 7 HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE
IMPROVED QUALITY OF RECREATIONAL AMENITIES SPECIFICALLY, PLAYGROUNDS
DESIRED TOTAL NUMBER AND LOCATION OF UNITS TO BE UPGRADED OR ADDED
4ESTABLISH AN ADVISORY TEAM
COMMUNITY AND LEISURE SERVICES DIVISION
FINANCE, BUDGETING
PUBLIC AND ALL OTHER APPROPRIATE DEPARTMENTS OR CONCERNS
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DETERMINE PROGRAM NEED
NEEDS ASSESSMENT: IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT EXISTING PLAYGROUND STRUCTURES/SAFETY SURFACING IS TO BE UPGRADED/REPLACED OR NEW EQUIPMENT INSTALLED
CREATE PRIORITY STATUS FOR UPGRADES BASED ON CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION (CPSC) GUIDELINES AND AND AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING MATERIALS (ASTM) STANDARDS
REFINE LIST FURTHER BASED ON COMMUNITY NEED/ EXISTING UNIT AGE, ETC.
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ESTABLISH TIMELINES
PROJECT COMPLETION OVER THE NEXT 4 YEARS BASED ON CURRENT SPLOST RENEWAL 2011-2016
DETERMINE “BEST TIMES” BASED ON ANY PROGRAMING AT FACILITY, KNOWN HIGH LEVEL USAGE SEASONS
AVOID IF POSSIBLE TRADITIONALLY UNPRODUCTIVE SEASONS, i.e. RAINY TIMES USUALLY WINTER TIME
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COMPLETE PLANNING PHASE
FINALIZE CURRENT EQUIPMENT INVENTORY
FINALIZE PROPOSED NEW EQUIPMENT LIST
IDENTIFY /FINALIZE PLANS, PROPOSALS AND TOTAL BUDGET NEED
8PRESENT PLANS TO AUTHORITIES
DEVELOP/ PREPARE/ EQUIPMENT/ MATERIALS/ INSTALLATION SPECIFICATIONS
SUBMIT EQUIPMENT/ MATERIALS/ INSTALLATION SPECIFICATIONS FOR REVIEW
EVALUATE BID SUBMISSIONS, RECOMMEND APPROPRIATE VENDOR OR VENDORS
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IMPLEMENT THE PLAN
AWARD BID TO APPROPRIATE VENDOR OR VENDORS
MONITOR AND EVALUATE PLANS/PROGRESS ADJUST AS NEEDED
TRACK AND EVALUATE WORK COMPLETION STATUS
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FOLLOW-UP AND REVIEW
REVIEW THE IMPROVEMENTS WITH ALL CONCERNED PARTIES
COMPARE FINAL RESULTS TO ORIGINAL PLAN
FORMALIZE SAFETY AND MAINTENANCE PLANS BASED ON ASTM AND CPSC GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS
RECAPWE WANT NEW/ SAFE PLAYGROUNDS
THE MANAGEMENT TEAM IS ALREADY IN PLACE
WE DID THE ASSESSMENT, PRIORITIZED OUR LIST
OUR TIMELINE IS IN PLACE
WE FINALIZED OUR LIST AND BUDGET
DEVELOPED OUR SPECIFICATIONS, SUBMITTED THEM
WE EVALUATED THE BIDS AND AWARDED THE CONTRACT
WE MONITORED THE PROCESS AND DEVELOPED SAFETY AND MAINTENANCE PLANS
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