TWO BETHESDA PARK POOLS TO BE RENOVATED [Update]

By Gwinnett Park Life on September 3, 2014@gwinnettparks

Pool renovations funded through SPLOST

Renovations are in store for the Bethesda Park Aquatic Center at 225 Bethesda Church Road near Lawrenceville. Funds from the 2009 SPLOST program will pay for the $408,107 contract commissioners approved Tuesday with low bidder Poolside Inc.

The year-round indoor instructional pool and outdoor leisure pool will both get new tile along with new mechanical skimmers, grates, float assemblies and equalizers. Drains and HVAC ducts will be cleaned and a new system installed to remove chloramines from the air at pool level to improve air quality. The contract also includes replacing the outdoor play structure. (see correction below)

Project Administration Division Director Grant Guess said, “We’re using SPLOST funds to renovate existing facilities like this one in order to extend their life and improve operational efficiency.”

Gwinnett County Parks and Recreation, a finalist for the national Gold Medal Award presented by the National Recreation and Park Association after winning it in 2008, operates 17 aquatic facilities. Pool types include indoor competition, instructional, lap and indoor and outdoor leisure/water parks. General attendance at county pools numbered around 418,000 visits last year. Information on hours, fees, swim lessons or facility rentals can be found at www.gwinnettparks.com or by calling (678) 277-0880.

UPDATE:

“I read you article about the Bethesda park pools and found some factual shortcomings. First, (from the county website) the $408k is for the pool tile, re-plaster in both pools, setting of the play gym in the kiddie pool,etc. It does not include the HVAC improvements. Those are to be bid at the end if the month as the.bidders conference was held.on the 15TH of Aug. I am looking forward to the sucessful and timely completion on both projects. The Gwinnett county pools have been an intergal part if my life since the days of the bubble on the five forks pool of a decade ago.”

http://www.gwinnettcounty.com/static/upload/bid/734672/BL072-14add1.pdf
Update: HVAC bids due Sept 8th

Source: via Chuck Argy