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

The work to be done under this contract includes the furnishing of all labor, materials and construction equipment necessary for the proposed pickleball court and other related work complete and in accordance with the plans and specifications. It is required that each bidder will examine the plans and specifications for the work and make a personal examination of the site of the proposed work and its surroundings. It is also expected that he will obtain firsthand information concerning the available facilities for receiving, transporting, handling and storing construction equipment and materials and concerning other environmental conditions that may affect his work. Time of Completion The contractor shall commence work under this contract as soon as possible and shall fully complete all work under this contract by Monday, August 1 st , 2022. Liquidated Damages The Contractor shall complete the entire project on or before the date specified or by authorized extension without liquidated damages. The Contractor will be charged $100.00 per day for each calendar day that the work shall remain uncompleted past the completion date. Each proposal must be accompanied by a certified check for a sum of not less than five percent (5%) of the amount of the proposal drawn upon some local bank, or upon some other well-known bank in good standing, or upon New York or Chicago Exchange, or a U.S. Government standard form of bidder bond by a recognized surety company in an amount of five percent (5%) of the amount of the proposal, as a guarantee on the part of the bidder that he will, if called upon to do so, enter into a contract, in the attached form to do the work covered by such proposal and at the prices stated therein and to furnish acceptable surety for its faithful and entire fulfillment. Such certified check or bidder bond shall be made out to the Treasurer of the City of Niles, Michigan, and shall be subject to the conditions specified in the proposal. The successful bidder will be required to execute two (2) bonds, with surety acceptable to the City; one bond to be executed to the City of Niles to be in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the full contract price and to be conditioned for the faithful fulfillment of the contract and to include the protection of the City from all liens and damage arising out of the work; and the other bond to be executed to the people of the State of Michigan; to be in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the full contract price to be conditioned for the payment of all labor and materials used in the work and for the protection of the City from all liens and damages arising there from. Right to Accept, to Reject and to Waive Defects The City reserves the right to accept any proposal, or reject any or all proposals, and to waive defects or irregularities in any proposal. In particular, any alteration, erasure, or interlineations in the contract documents which are attached hereto and specifically made a part of these instructions and of the form of proposal, shall render the accompanying proposal irregular and subject to rejection by the City. The City will also consider as irregular and subject to rejection proposals that are clearly unbalanced.