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

https://www.djournal.com/news/local/tupelo-moves-ahead-with-ballard-park-upgrades/article_286be740-bada-11ee-a4bb-7bbf7acf6a33.html TUPELO -- The Tupelo City Council voted unanimously on Tuesday to approve a $944,482 contract with James A. Hodges Construction for the first of multiple upgrades to Ballard Park, including the installation of Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant playground equipment, a new parking lot and entrance upgrades. The Saltillo-based company was the lowest of the three bidders by about $200,000 at $886,020, with an alternative addition of $58,462. Project Manager Neal McCoy said that because the base bid was lower than the estimated cost of the project, it allowed for the city to accept the alternate. Phase I of the multiphase project comprises the construction of a new parking lot, which will have close to 100 open spots and 10 disability parking spots. The lot will follow a crescent shape where the new ADA-compliant park will eventually be constructed. It also includes rebuilding the entrance to the park to include a "boulevard" style, meaning a median will separate the two lines of traffic in and out of the park. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ballard Park Site Improvements, Phase 1 The Project consists of the construction of a new entry, parking lot and walkways at Ballard Park. 1. The Work includes construction of an asphalt parking lot along with curb and gutter and additional site work to improve drainage and overall function of the park. ENGINEER'S ESTIMATE: $1,200,000.00 Proposals shall be submitted in duplicate only upon the blank proposal forms provided with the specifications and must be accompanied by Proposal Security in the form of Certified Check or acceptable Bid Bond in the amount equal to at least five percent (5%) of the Base Bid; such security to be forfeited as liquidated damages, not penalty, by any bidder who fails to carry out the terms of the proposal, execute contract and post-Performance Bond in the form and amount within the time specified. The Bid Bond, if used, shall be payable to the Owner. Bids on the Project must be received on or before the period scheduled for the Project and no bid withdrawn after the scheduled closing time for the Project for a period of sixty (60) days. All bids submitted more than $50,000.00 by a Prime or Subcontractor to do any erection, building, construction, repair, maintenance, or related work must comply with the Mississippi Contractors Act of 1985, by securing a Certificate of Responsibility from the State Board of Contractors. Each bid, exceeding $5,000.00, must be accompanied by the Bidder's certified check or a bid bond, duly executed by the Bidder as principal and having surety thereon, a surety company approved by the Owner and signed by an agent, regularly commissioned, and licensed to transact business in Mississippi, in the amount of five percent of the bid. All bid bonds must be accompanied by the appropriate Power of Attorney designating the Mississippi Resident Agent. The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids on any or all projects and to waive informalities.