The Parks & Recreation agency of Henry County, Georgia, is dedicated to enhancing public recreational infrastructure and maintaining community spaces through targeted capital improvements and design services. Its core mission centers on upgrading parks, sports facilities, and senior centers to suppo...
The Parks & Recreation agency of Henry County, Georgia, is dedicated to enhancing public recreational infrastructure and maintaining community spaces through targeted capital improvements and design services. Its core mission centers on upgrading parks, sports facilities, and senior centers to support active lifestyles, public safety, and intergenerational engagement. Strategic priorities include modernizing athletic fields, installing durable structural elements like concrete foundations and fencing systems, and commissioning professional architectural design for new community buildings. The agency prioritizes long-term asset resilience, ensuring facilities meet safety standards and accommodate growing public demand for outdoor recreation and senior programming.
Procurement activity is heavily focused on construction and design services necessary to build and rehabilitate public recreational infrastructure. The agency routinely issues solicitations for specialty trade contracting, concrete construction, and commercial building renovation, often through competitive bidding and request for proposal (RFP) processes. Contract vehicles are standard public works instruments, emphasizing transparency and open competition without set-asides, reflecting a preference for qualified general and specialty contractors capable of delivering complex, code-compliant projects.
The agency’s primary procurement targets include Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction (237310) for park access and drainage, Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors (238110) for durable infrastructure, All Other Specialty Trade Contractors (238990) for fencing and netting systems, Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (236220) for facility upgrades, and Architectural Services (541310) for design planning. There are no set-aside preferences indicated, and vendor relationships appear to be performance-driven, with emphasis on technical competency and adherence to municipal construction codes.
Organized under Henry County’s Department of Parks & Recreation and based in McDonough, Georgia, the agency manages public recreational assets across the county. It utilizes standard municipal procurement vehicles including competitive sealed bids and formal RFPs to secure design and construction services, ensuring compliance with state and local public contracting regulations.
