Gwinnett Commissioners approved an $8.4 million contract Tuesday with Multiplex LLC to begin redevelopment of the 23-acre South Gwinnett Park at 2015 McGee Road in Snellville. Construction will take more than a year to complete.
Originally purchased by Gwinnett in 2006, the redeveloped park will feature six reconstructed baseball/softball fields, a new artificial-turf field for football, soccer and lacrosse, concession/restroom buildings, a playground, picnic tables, benches, new parking lots, and a redesigned entrance on McGee Road. Existing facilities will be demolished except for the indoor hockey building, which will remain in operation throughout construction.
The project also includes new lighting, reforestation, sewer connection and a prefabricated maintenance building. The multi-purpose field will have bleachers and a press box and the baseball complex includes batting cages, dugouts, fencing, irrigation and shade structures.
Hayes James and Associates Inc. designed the new facilities under an earlier $239,840 contract. Funding comes from the 2009 and 2014 SPLOST programs.
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