The County of San Diego Parks and Recreation Department planned to convert a portion of the 25-acre 4S Ranch Sports Park to synthetic surfacing. They chose the portion of the park that had the most overall use from organized play to day-to-day practices and general open space use. The project deliverable was design-build through a Job Order Contract (JOC). BFS worked with Earth Forms Inc, the JOC contractor, to prepare design documents for the conversion of the nearly 205,000 SF of natural grass playfield areas to synthetic surfacing. The design process included public meetings with residents, leagues, and County Parks and Recreation staff. A site plan was developed to ensure that use by the minor little league and girl’s softball league worked together with the soccer leagues. The positioning of the ball field diamonds and scheduling allowed soccer and ball field play to occur simultaneously. Creative design and teamwork kept the overall cost down and within the JOC contract limits.
