City Approves Contract to Build Alga Norte Community Park

The Carlsbad City Council voted Tuesday night to award a $26 million contract to San Diego-based T.B. Penick & Sons Inc. to build , which will include:

• A 56-meter “Olympic sized” competition pool with viewing bleachers
• A 25-meter, 12-lane swim instruction pool
• A 10 by 25 foot therapeutic pool with jets
• A 22-foot diameter 6 inch deep kids pool
• A “spray-ground” play area for young children
• Three lighted softball/baseball fields
• One lighted full basketball court and one half court
• Batting cages and a concession stand at the ball fields
• Picnic areas with barbecues
• Playground with 100 percent universally accessible play equipment
• An off-leash dog park divided into areas for larger and smaller dogs, including obstacle course-type play equipment 
• A 18,500-square-foot lighted skate park that will include a "street course" section, an area with challenging elements for more skilled skateboarders and a beginners’ area

Construction is scheduled to begin in June and be completed in late 2013, said Chris Hazeltine, the city's parks and recreation director. The park will be located on a 32-acre site at the corner of Poinsettia Lane and Alicante Road, just east of El Camino Real, Hazeltine said.

The City Council also awarded a $743,600 contract for construction management to Kitchell and a $265,000 contract to Wimmer, Yamada and Caughey for design compliance. The budget for this phase of the park's design and construction is $40 million, Hazeltine said.

To see images of what the skate park will look like, go to: flickr.com/photos/cityofcarlsbad/7111274059/

–CNS contributed to this report