Site work for a playground / park / athletic field in Vinton, Iowa. Completed plans call for site work for a playground / park / athletic field.

Construct a splash pad for the City of Vinton Kiwanis Park including all materials, labor and equipment necessary for approximately 4,160 square feet surface area splash pad including excavation, backfill and sitework; reinforced concrete; piping and appurtenances; piping specialties; sanitary sewer and water service lines, meter and backflow equipment enclosure, splash pad mechanical equipment enclosure and pit; installation of owner purchased splash pad equipment, and miscellaneous associated work, including cleanup. Electrical work will be contracted separately and is not part of this project. Work on the improvements shall commence within ten days of the issuance of a written Notice to Proceed. The Notice to Proceed will be issued upon approval of the contract by the Council, and be completed as stated below. Each proposal shall be made out on a blank form furnished by the municipality and must be accompanied by bid security, as follows: a certified or cashier's check, drawn on a solvent Iowa bank or a bank chartered under the laws of the United States or a certified share draft drawn on a credit union in Iowa or chartered under the laws of the United States, in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the bid, or a bid bond executed by a corporation authorized to contract as a surety in the State of Iowa in a penal sum of five percent (5%) of the bid. The bid security should be made payable to the CITY OF VINTON, IOWA. The bid security must not contain any conditions either in the body or as an endorsement thereon. The bid security shall be forfeited to the City as liquidated damages in the event the successful bidder fails or refuses to enter into a contract within 10 days after the award of contract and post bond satisfactory to the City insuring the faithful fulfillment of the contract and the maintenance of said work, if required, pursuant to the provisions of this notice and other contract documents. Bidders shall use the bid bond form bound in the specifications. No bidder may withdraw a proposal within thirty (30) days after the date set for opening bids. The successful bidder will be required to furnish a bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the contract price, said bond to be issued by a responsible surety approved by the City Council and shall guarantee the faithful performance of the contract and the terms and conditions therein contained and shall guarantee the prompt payment for all materials and labor and protect and save harmless the City from claims and damages of any kind caused by the operations of the Contractor, and shall guarantee the work against faulty workmanship and materials for a period of four (4) years after its completion and acceptance by the City Council. All Contractor(s) and subcontractor(s) are required to obtain tax exemption certificates from the City of Vinton, Iowa for this project. These tax exemption certificates are only for use on this specific project as covered under the Contract. The work under the contract shall commence within ten (10) days after date set forth in written Notice to Proceed. All work shall be completed by November 30, 2020, subject to any extensions of time which may be granted by the City Council.