Durham Seeks Bids for Three City Park Projects

Restroom expansions and sidewalk additions are among the details of $860,500 worth of projects planned for three Durham parks.

The city has issued a request for qualifications for design services that closes at 3 p.m. on March 4.

The planned work includes:

• C.R. Woods Park: Demolishing a structure to be replaced with a prefabricated bathroom and a concrete slab/picnic area. Also, new sidewalks to increase connectivity throughout the park.
• Cook Road Park: Installing a new prefabricated bathroom, with connections to existing park walkways.
• Piney Wood Park: Expanding existing restroom to increase size of storage room, adding two ADA-compliant restrooms with year-round accessibility, and ADA-compliant exterior-mounted drinking fountain and bottle filler. Roof should be replaced with a metal roof.

The city expects to identify a short list of firms and complete interviews in March, with a contract award by the City Council in May. The project could be finished in Fall 2025.

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