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

The City of Torrington Public Works Department is seeking competitive bids from qualified companies to supply one (1) new baseball scoreboard, hardware and installation and disposal of old scoreboard for a turnkey project at Fuessenich Park located at 33 Coe Place in Torrington, CT 06790. Vendors will be required to supply manufacturer specifications of scoreboard mentioned with bid. Scoreboard supplied for this bid shall be new. Used or open boxes will not be accepted. Dumpster if necessary, shall be provided by the contractor at contractor's expense. All technical inquiries regarding this request shall be received until Thursday, February 29, 2024 by 4:00 pm, after which time no additional questions will be accepted. To ensure consistent interpretation of certain items, answers to questions the City deems to be in the interest of all bidders will be made available by EMAIL as appropriate to all bidders. Inquiries of a technical nature may be directed to Steve MacDonald, steve_macdonald@torringtonct.org; all others may be directed to Pennie Zucco, Purchasing Agent, pennie_zucco@torringtonct.org. Bid Bond or Certified Check required with bid: 5% The Contractor, when awarded the Bid, must submit within 10 days of the bid award, and before beginning the work or signing a contract, a Performance Bond amounting to one hundred percent (100%) of the total amount of the bid. Said performance bond must be in favor of the City of Torrington and executed by a surety company authorized to do business in the State of Connecticut. The City of Torrington reserves the right to retain the Bid Bond or Certified Check on bids below $25,000.00 as a Performance Bond. On bids of $25,000.00 or more the Performance Bond may be furnished in the following manner: Performance Bond, Surety Bond, Certified Check or Bank Check. The contractor, upon signing a contract and before beginning the work must submit to the Purchasing Agent a Maintenance Bond to guarantee that if defects in either labor or materials becomes evident within one year after completion and acceptance of work will be fixed at no cost to the City of Torrington. The maintenance bond may be included as a portion of the Performance bond or as a separate bond. If it is issued as a separate bond said maintenance bond must be in favor of the City of Torrington and issued by a surety company licensed and authorized to do business in the State of Connecticut. Per Section 49-41 of the Conn. General Statutes, on Public Works project where the estimate is in excess of $25,000.00, a labor (payment) and material bond must be furnished to the City. Said bonds must be filed with the Purchasing Agent prior to the commencement of work. The City of Torrington reserves the right to award or reject any or all bids or any portion thereof; to waive technicalities; to award the contract to a bidder other than the lowest bid, and to award the bid and/or contracts to one or more bidders submitting essentially identical proposals, and that in the city's judgment, will best serve the public interest.