R.H. Tyson Construction of Blackshear has been selected as the construction manager for the renovation and expansion of the Pierce County Parks and Recreation Department’s Ware Street Complex.
R.H. Tyson and Harper and Company Builders, Inc. of Douglas met during a pre-bid conference prior to the deadline for submitting a bid, but Tyson was the only company to bid on the project.
Tyson will now work with the county to seek bids for the construction and renovations at the Ware Street Complex.
The Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) currently has generated about $1 million for use for construction and renovation of recreation facilities.
Renovation and construction plans at the Ware Street complex include construction of a wagon wheel design of one 300 foot field and three 250 foot fields across the street from the Ware Street Park on the Yeomans Street property. The county bought the property for recreation use long ago, but it has never been developed.
Renovations would also be done to the existing fields at the Ware Street Complex, which would include installing turf on all four fields and repairing fencing and giving the grounds an overall facelift.
Yeomans Street would be closed to provide for additional parking.
Long range plans include a two-mile walking track, splash pad, pickleball and tennis courts, exercise stations and storage facilities.
