Memorial Park Improvements - Phase 1

Memorial Park can be found at the intersection of Somerset Avenue and Orchard Street or Somerset Avenue and First Street with a pond in the center of the park.  The work for this project is generally from the pond north to Orchard Street and the pond east to the recently completed memorial parking and driveway.  The goal of the project is to reduce the surface area of the pond by 40+/- percent to 40,000+/- square feet while deepening the pond improving water quality and establishing a ground water supplied permanent pool of water.  To provide a ground water pool, the pond will be excavated 11’ with reuse of the material for borrow on-site.  The pond includes proposed aerators and plantings.  An additional project goal is to prevent pond water from flowing to the adjacent wooded wetland, flooding the recently renovated Flannery Playground, by connecting the wetland to the pond with a culvert and flapper valve for single flow control to the pond.  A parking lot is proposed to front Orchard Street of approximately 80 spaces with an asphalt millings surface.  A premanufactured cedar bandshell requiring contractor assembly and installation is proposed.  A premanufactured 3 stall restroom facility with a storage room requiring contractor assembly, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing work is proposed.  The bandshell is fronted with a gentle sloping lawn pitched away from the bandshell towards the pond utilizing on-site excavated material to fill and elevate the space.  Timber guardrail, concrete sidewalks, stone dust walks, precast concrete curb, drainage, underground detention, water and sewer service to restroom, electrical service to the site lighting and restrooms, topsoil, lawn establishment, miscellaneous boulder placement and minor walls, landscaping, and associated site work are proposed.  The existing shed is to be removed while retaining the fireplace and chimney.  These improvements and all other proposed improvements area illustrated within the Contract Documents and Drawings.