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

Lump-sum bids will be received for: All two playground improvement projects will be as one Construction may begin on or after the 25th day of April, 2023. and following Owner receipt and approval of required Contracts, Bonds and Insurance. The Owner requires that Project be Substantially Complete on or before the 15th day of August, 2023. The bid security should be made payable to the Ottumwa Community School District. 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 District as 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 District insuring the faithful fulfillment of the contract and the maintenance of said work, if required, pursuant to the provisions of this notice and the other contract documents. The successful Bidder will be required to furnish a Certificate of Insurance and Performance and Labor and Material Payment Bonds both in an amount equal to 100% of the Contract Price and in accordance with other requirements outlined in the Bid Documents. The Bidder will need to meet all requirements per Davis Bacon for federal requirements due to use of ESSERs funds. The Davis-Bacon Act of 1931 requires contractors and subcontractors working on federally funded jobs to pay their laborers wages and benefits no less than what others locally pay their workers for similar projects. This is called the "prevailing" wage. The Board of Education reserves the right to accept or reject any or all Bids, or any part thereof, and to waive informalities or irregularities allowed by law and to enter into such Contract or Contracts as may be deemed in the best interests of the Ottumwa Community School District.