Mission
The mission of the Park Planning and Design Services Division is to provide responsive, professional planning, design, construction, conservation and renovation services. These efforts create active and passive recreational and educational opportunities in an aesthetically pleasing environment.
Work
Park Planning and Design Services Division personnel work as a team to provide master plans or construction development plans and specifications for property under the control of the Board of Parks and Recreation commissioners. Typical work includes planning for parks, playgrounds, plazas, boulevards, lakes, trails and consultation services to other City departments.
The division also generates conceptual plans for the extension of the boulevard and parkway system and is responsible for the preservation, restoration and additions to the City's outdoor monuments and fountains.
Boulevard and Parkway Standards of Kansas City, Missouri
"The system presented in 1893 may be considered properly in two divisions, boulevards and parks. These divisions, however, were inseparable. It was not contemplated that Kansas City should have boulevards without parks or parks without boulevards."
George Kessler, "Report of the Board of Park Commissioners", Get a copy
Now! Kansas City, Missouri, 1909
Project Update: Final Design Approved
The design concept for the Independence Blvd and Benton Blvd Intersection Project was approved by the Board of Parks and Recreation Commissioners on Oct. 12, 2010. Click here to view a PDF of the approved concept. The project will now move into the design phase. Please check back for future updates.
The following "Design Professional Information" link has information on specific projects that may now be open to bids or to express a professional interest in a particular project:
Design Professional Information
Current Bids, Requests for Qualifications (RFQs) and Proposals (RFPs)
Download a copy of the MBE/WBE Opportunities Brochure
Contractor Services
PERMITS
Utility Excavation $35 per 100 ft. (An additional $35 will be added, if you exceed 100 ft.)
Construction, 7% of construction.
