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Skate Park Design and Facts

Building a skate park was a huge and costly proposition. In order to assist other cities and provide some history to skaters, following are facts about the park, the process, timeline and construction costs to produce our facility. The department solicited comments and ideas from local skaters - making it a unique recreation facility.
Facts About the Park
The skate park is 12,400 square feet of concrete. The recommended area per skater is 200 square feet. Stockton's park can accommodate 60 skaters according to this standard. The concept of a Stockton skate park was brought up at the Stockton City Council in 1995. Funding for the design and planning for the park were allocated in 1999. After local skaters worked with the Parks and Recreation Department to raise additional funding for the park through benefit concerts at the Weber Point Events Center, the City Council agreed to allocate funding for the park's construction in 2000. The skateboard park was designed by INDIGO/Hammond & Playle Architects, L.L.P. The contractor was Diede Construction of Woodbridge. The park opened December 20, 2000.
The Process
With funding in place, department staff interviewed firms specializing in skate park design. After selecting an architect, staff conducted several public design workshops to gain local skaters' input and to create a final master plan. Construction documents were prepared and plans reviewed by several City department including the Police. The project was placed out for bid and the low bidder was selected. Construction began in 2000.
The Timeline
	The interview and consultant selection process, and public design meetings took two months. Construction document preparation took three months. Bid phase from plans being ready until the contractor could start construction took four months.
Construction Costs
The actual construction contract with Diede Construction - $380,000. The cost to build the skate park, including inspection and overhead - $500,000. Fundraising efforts by local skaters contributed an additional $25,000 with the remainder taken from the City's General Fund.