DISCOVERY GREEN
Houston Downtown Park
Houston, Texas

ETM provided a complete O+M plan for Discovery Green as a companion piece to the final park design. The final product was a maintenance manual that listed all maintenance tasks with the estimated amount of time that would be needed for each task as well as the total time needed annually for park maintenance.  
Included in the manual:

• Tasks were divided between in-house and contracted services, providing giving a strategy for using both in-house and contracted services. 

• A complete annual O+M budget was provided along with estimated income projections.

• A calendar of public programs was developed along with special event guidelines and  security recommendations. 

• A park management strategy was developed along with a park organizational chart identifying tasks and reporting relationships. 

• Job descriptions were developed.  

• Specifications for contracted work specifications, cut sheets and specific maintenance recommendations for park features such as lighting, paving, turf, fountain maintenance and park plantings.   

• Equipment recommendations along with maintenance facility needs were also included.