Scranton Gerrity Park Engineering and Design Services
City of Scranton, Office of Business Administration
Executive Summary
This is a live design-led municipal park-improvement opportunity for Gerrity Park in North Scranton, Pennsylvania. The scope includes topographic survey, base mapping, engineering and design for park improvements, preparation of construction-ready documents, and construction supervision for playground surfacing and a concrete walking trail. For YH LAB, this opportunity is worth pursuing only as a subcontractor on a technically stronger team. The project type is highly aligned with YH LAB's park and public-realm strengths, but the scope also includes survey, engineering, and inspection capacity that the current profile does not support on a sole-prime basis.
Requirements & Fit Assessment
No survey capability is stated in the current YH LAB profile
Partner can close gap
YH LAB can support design interpretation but not necessarily the full technical mapping workflow alone
Partner can close gap
YH LAB fits the design side well but not the full engineering side alone
Partner can close gap
The park, trail, accessibility, and public-realm components fit YH LAB's strongest subject area
YH LAB can participate, but should not lead this alone without a stronger technical prime
Partner can close gap
Final technical sign-off appears outside the current YH LAB-only profile
Partner can close gap
YH LAB profile shows 3 years in operation, which is a direct prime-risk issue
Partner can close gap
Administrative compliance is likely manageable, but it does not solve the technical and experience gaps
Partner can close gap
YH LAB adds meaningful park-design and public-realm value, especially on the design of accessible recreation improvements, but it does not close the survey, engineering, inspection, or firm-experience gap alone.
Recommended Partner Profile
Pennsylvania civil/site engineering firm with municipal park or recreation-project experience. In-house or tightly partnered survey capability. Construction administration and inspection depth. Comfortable taking technical responsibility and final sign-off.
Why this partner type matters
- Closes the survey and engineering gap
- Handles technical construction oversight and sign-off
- Allows YH LAB to contribute where it is strongest: park design, public-realm quality, accessibility-sensitive site thinking
Top Partner Recommendations
Greenman-Pedersen (GPI)
86%****Direct public evidence that Scranton already proposed GPI for Connell Park design work in 2025; very strong locality and municipal-park signal
Risk: No named contact surfaced in this pass; fallback is office route
HRG
81%****Official parks-and-recreation practice with survey, site design, trail design, construction phase services, and landscape architecture
Risk: Less geographically local than GPI; has in-house landscape architecture
Colwell-Naegele Associates
71%***Directly named on Scranton's 2022 Parks Study consultant team and local municipal engineering presence in the region
Risk: Less public project detail was surfaced in this pass than for GPI or HRG
Main Risks & Limitations
The deadline is April 21, 2026 — time-sensitive relative to the current date
YH LAB shows 3 years in operation, which is a meaningful prime-risk issue and could be disqualifying
The local PDF is only a one-page scope summary, so some bidder requirements come from the workbook row rather than a full RFP packet
Partner recommendations based on public web evidence, not prior teaming history
Bottom Line
Pursue as subcontractor
Role: Park design and public-realm subconsultant
Next move: Reach out to GPI first, then HRG, while keeping Colwell-Naegele as a local fallback
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