Appendix 2 (PDF - 2.3 MB) - City of Greater Geelong

3.0 Staged Work Plan and Indicative Costing
Each piece of equipment installed at play spaces within the City of
Greater Geelong will eventually reach the end of its serviceable life.
Nominal replacement dates for specific types of equipment may indicate
approximately when replacement should occur, however an annual audit
will define more accurately when the trigger point occurs. As the
majority of equipment reaches its replacement date at each given play
space, the opportunity to redesign and redevelop the entire space will be
presented. The cost of redevelopment varies considerably depending on
the classification of the play space. The estimates below have been used
in the work plan.
Table 3 Indicative Play Space Redevelopment Costs
approximately $500,000 per stage ($250,000 for infrastructure and
$250,000 for play space redevelopments).
3.2 Play space rationalisation
Some existing play spaces were identified as having low viability in terms
of effective catchment, apparent low usage, safety issues or poor siting.
In these cases it is recommended that the play space be decommissioned.
Where practicable, equipment in other nearby play spaces should be
enhanced or the original equipment reinstated in a more suitable location
(provided equipment is in serviceable condition). Table 4 lists
recommendations for specific play space rationalisation.
Hierarchical classification
Indicative cost
Local / Neighbourhood $28,000
District $75,000
Sub-regional $250,000
Regional $750,000
State / National $1,000,000
The actual cost however, will vary depending on the specific nature of
each development and will be defined more precisely as each stage is
tackled. Hence the cost estimates provided with the work plan are
indicative only.
Works that have been defined as having medium-low priority or higher
(i.e. does not include low priorities) have been costed and divided into
ten stages. The estimated cost for these stages is around $5M or
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