Site work and paving for a mixed-use development in Newark, Delaware. Completed plans call for site work for a sidewalk / parking lot; for paving for a sidewalk / parking lot; and playground / park / athletic field.

The Edna C. Dickey Park Site Improvements consists of the installation of a walking path, pavilion, and general site upgrades to the Edna C. Dickey Park located at 60 Madison Drive, in the City of Newark The project is located at 60 Madison Drive, Newark DE 19711 within the extents of the City of Newark's municipal limits. All questions/requests for information regarding this Invitation to Bid must be submitted via email to contracts@newark.de.us by 5:00 p.m. on Friday August 23, 2024 to allow staff sufficient time to develop answers to questions deemed appropriate. Please submit all questions/requests for information in bulk (e.g., in a Word document attachment to an email) to limit the total number of emails received. Each bid must be accompanied by a certified check, cashier's check, or bid bond in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the proposed bid price, payable to the City of Newark. Failure to provide the required bid security may be grounds for rejection of the bid. If a bid bond is submitted, the attached "Bond to Accompany Proposal" form must be completed and issued by a surety licensed to operate in the State of Delaware. The successful bidder shall provide the City with a Performance Bond and Payment Bond in the full amount of the contract guaranteeing faithful performance of the contract. Such bonds shall be provided to the City with the executed contract within twenty (20) calendar days after receiving notice of award of the contract. Upon receipt of the contract surety bond, the City will return any certified check or cashier's check submitted as bid security by the successful bidder. Liquidated damages of $200.00 per day may be assessed to the Contractor by the City for each day the contract is extended beyond the completion date. Such damages shall be payable to the City immediately upon notice of a breach of contract completion timelines. The City Council reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids or parts of bids as they may determine and to waive any irregularities or defects where the best interest of the City would be served.