All-Inclusive Playground at Jollyman Park

2025-05-19 Jollyman Park All-Inclusive Playground Construction Complete

The City of Cupertino is proud to announce the completion of the All-Inclusive Playground at Jollyman Park, funded through the Santa Clara County All-Inclusive Playground Grant (AIPG) program.

In 2018, City Council authorized staff to apply for the County’s AIPG grant program, receiving an award of $1,448,201 with a City match contribution. Additional project costs were covered through fundraising and donations. The City of Cupertino conducted a Feasibility Study on potential park sites and thoroughly evaluated each one. Results were presented to the Parks and Recreation Commission and concluded that Jollyman Park was the 1st choice. The Commission endorsed this finding.

More information on the project can be found at the storymap at: https://gis.cupertino.org/webmap/jollyman_storymap/

Jollyman Storymap

Project Description

The City proposes building a quality all-inclusive playground at Jollyman Park, one of the City’s largest parks. It is an inviting space with a green lawn, a looped pathway system, and beautiful large trees imparting a serene quality. The playground will provide about 0.85 acre in core play area plus a landscaped buffer area at its edges. The new playground will be conveniently located along the Stelling Road frontage, immediately adjacent to the existing parking lot area.

The project aims to incorporate the best supportive play theories and practices to appeal to people of all ages and abilities. The design will support recreation and social interaction for people with autism, sensory challenges, cognitive, developmental, and physical disabilities, and those without special needs. The project leverages public grant funding with private donations to maximize the playground design to be reimagined and renovated to meet AIPG guidelines.

AIPG Program Concept

All-Inclusive Playground Grant Program Concept - November 25, 2020(PDF, 11MB)

Design Procurement

On August 1, 2021, the City released a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for a design team to provide landscape architectural, engineering, and associated services to design an all-inclusive playground. The City evaluated all written qualifications submitted on August 30, 2021. For further information, see firm submittals below. The most qualified and responsive consultants were invited for interviews to clarify the technical approach, qualifications, and capabilities provided in response to the RFQ. The City ranked the qualified firms to perform the solicited services based on the published criteria from the proposal evaluation and subsequent interview discussions. The City invited MIG, the top-ranking consultant, to negotiate fees in order to enter into a Design Professional Contract. On December 7, 2021, City Council considered and collectively approved the MIG contract. Approved Meeting Minutes 12/07/2021(PDF, 3MB)

Community Outreach

Check out the All-Inclusive Playground at Jollyman Park project page at Engage Cupertino to stay informed.

Design Phase

Final Design Concept

Concept Plan

Construction Phase

In May 2024, the project was publicly posted for bids on the construction. QLM, Inc. was the successful bidder, and will begin construction in July 2024. The work will be completed in Spring 2025.

Jollyman AIPG Bid Documents_Notice Inviting Bids(PDF, 388KB)

Jollyman AIPG Bid Documents Specifications(PDF, 2MB)

Jollyman AIPG Bid Documents Drawings(PDF, 31MB)