Archive of FOLKpark Materials

We want to build on the past works that support lower Kinnear Park.  Please let us know if you have links to important and interesting documents.

SHORT LIST Announced for Civil and GeoTech RFQ

The following companies have been short-listed for interviews in response to our RFQ. Times have been allocated for Tuesday, March 22:

12:15pm - 1:00pm GeoEngineers

1:30pm - 2:15pm LPD Engineering

3:15pm - 4:00pm Terracon Consultants

4:30pm - 5:15pm KPFF Consulting Engineers

Request for Qualifications
Civil Engineering Services and
Geotechnical Engineering Services
Lower Kinnear Park Renovations
SUBMITTAL DUE DATE: 16 March 2011 - 1 pm

Updates to RFQ and Other Material Information

03.09.11 - Questions and Answers

1)What is the time commitment for civil or geotech at the FOLKpark committee meetings? Approximately 1 hour.

2)What are the interview questions? They have not yet been determined; The interview will focus on previous projects/experience that can be applied to lower Kinnear Park, "soft" approaches to landslide hazard and erosion control, any state-of-the-art techniques that you bring to the team.

3)Please describe what is the rain garden/wetland area? It is currently a large gravel surface that represents a low point and depression just north of the Tennis Courts. There is a natural depression in this area and initial analysis shows infiltrating soils. The master plan shows this area being transformed into a wetland/rain garden for possible stormwater management and educational opportunities.

4)How is the impervious area of the park changing? There are some concrete steps and "enlarged sidewalk" areas at Prospect Street entrance and Mercer Place entrance. That is the only anticipated increase (less than 1,000 sf max.) The majority of the park surfaces will remain the same. However under consideration is the surface treatment of the "north link trail," the North to South link from Prospect Street entrance to Roy Street entrance. This section may have a compacted surface treatment to allow bicycle traffic through-flow. This may be a simple compacted earth or a compacted gravel/mulch treatment yet to be determined.

Bands of Green - Seattle Parks Foundation

http://www.seattleparksfoundation.org/project_BandsOfGreen.html

The Blue Ring - City Design (City of Seattle)

http://www.seattle.gov/dpd/Planning/CityDesign/What_We_Do/UrbanDesignProjects/default.asp

The following four (4) DRAFT documents were developed from input at community meetings and/or visioning sessions with the FOLKpark steering committeebetween 2007-2009.

Consultant Services RFQ

Public Park Conceptual Design

Submittal Date: Dec. 4, 2009 - 1:30pm

UPDATES to RFQ and other Material Information

11.13.09 - Vision documents #1-4 added below

11.16.09 - City disclaimer language added to RFQ; page 2.

11.16.09 - Question:  Who is your Program Manager and DON liaison from Dept of Parks?  Answer:  Emily Fuller emily.fuller@seattle.gov with Pam Kliment from Parks and our DON Project Manager is Laurie Ames laurie.ames@seattle.gov. All questions regarding the RFQ should be directed to FOLKpark Chair, Deborah Frausto debi4kinnear@comcast.net .

11.17.09 - Question:  Is anyone available to give a brief tour of the park? 

Answer:  Unfortunately, we are not able to give individual tours of the park during the RFQ process.  We suggest visiting the Outreach tab on our website where major stakeholders are identified.  Also, see the reports in the Archive section including the vision and mission work that the community has done to date. Everyone is welcomed and encouraged to visit the park on their own.

11.18.09 - Question: What is the programming for the park?

Answer: The three main objectives for the park are Get More People in the Park, Sustain the Urban Forest and Tell the Park's story - how each of those elements get balanced through programming will be much of the public discussion in the three community meetings.  The scope and funding of this RFQ is for a conceptual design plan that has community support.  Implementing that plan through construction documents and then realizing its development through construction are additional phases that require additional funding not part of this RFQ.

Question: What area makes up Lower Kinnear Park?  Answer: We are including all of the lower area that you access from either W. Roy or Mercer Pl including the tennis courts and the steps/trail that leads to the upper park area.

Question:  What maps do you have of the park?  Answer:  The maps that we have received from the Parks dept are included in the reports below on our website.  However, a great resource is www.seattleurbannature.org.  Find the Queen Anne Hill & Vicinity Habitat map.

11.19.09 - October 1998 survey added below.

11.23.09 - Corrected Public Meeting dates:

Thursday, January 14, 2010

Thursday, February 25, 2010

Thursday, April 8, 2010