Site work for a playground / park / athletic field in Cumberland, Rhode Island. Completed plans call for site work for a playground / park / athletic field.

The Town of Cumberland is seeking sealed bids to provide the above-referenced services. Work to be performed under this contract includes, but is not limited to: o Remove all weeds. o Amend existing planting beds, per the Specifications. o Prune trees, per the Drawings and Specifications. o Furnish and install new plant material, per the Drawings. o Edge all beds, per the Details. o Install pine bark mulch, per the Specifications. o Maintain the Garden per the Specifications through June 1, 2025 (if Add Alternate No. 1 is accepted) Requests for Information shall be submitted to Sara Brelsford at sbrelsford@cumberlandri.org no later than 5 PM on August 22nd, 2023. The Garden Restoration Work shall be completed prior to October 15th, 2023. If Add Alternate No. 1 is accepted, Maintenance of the facility shall commence once the Garden Restoration Work is accepted and extend to June 1, 2025. Attention of the bidders is particularly called to the requirements as to conditions of employment to be observed and minimum wage rates to be paid under the Contract. In Conformity with the provisions of Chapter 13 of Title 37, General Laws, Rhode Island, 1956, as amended, the minimum wages for a day's work paid to craftsmen, teamsters and laborers shall be not less than the customary and prevailing rate of wages for a day's work in the locality where the work undertaken. Such a schedule of wages has been established on a minimum hourly basis and is on file in the office of the State Department of Labor. The contract will be awarded to the lowest, qualified, responsible bidder. The Town of Cumberland reserves the right to accept or reject, without prejudice, all bids to waive any irregularities therein, or to accept the proposal deemed to be in the best interest of the Town of Cumberland. The Town of Cumberland does not discriminate based on age, race, religion, national origin, color, or disability in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. Bids must be submitted in sealed envelopes with the above noted proper title endorsed thereon, and addressed and delivered to the Town Finance Director, Town of Cumberland at the above-referenced address. The bid submittal shall consist of the original bid proposal and three (3) copies of the bid. The bid shall be accompanied by a bid deposit in the amount of five percent (5%) of the bid amount, in the form of cash; certified check; treasurer's check; cashier's check; or a bid bond in a form satisfactory to the Town of Cumberland.