Site work for a fitness / recreation center in Georgetown, South Carolina. Completed plans call for site work for a fitness / recreation center.

Deadline for Questions: Wednesday, March 13, 2024 3:00PM ET INTRODUCTION Georgetown County, South Carolina, herein after referred to as "County", is seeking a firm to provide a turnkey project for the design and construction of a New Splash Pad Facility to be located at Choppee Regional Recreation Center, 8189 Choppee Road, Georgetown, South Carolina. The intent of the County is to execute a contract with a successful firm with experience in projects of this nature from municipal and or other governmental entities to provide design services and construction of the Splash Pad BID SECURITY 1) Each bid must be accompanied by a Bid Bond for an amount equal to five per-cent (5%) of the highest proposed project design bid as a guarantee that if the bid is accepted, the required Contract will be executed within fifteen (15) days after receipt of written notice of formal award of Contract. Bids not including such a bid bond will not be considered. Due to the current electronic nature of bidding, the County will no longer accept cashier's checks as a bid bond. 2) The successful offeror must provide a Performance Bond from a surety company qualified to do business under the laws of the State of South Carolina in the amount of 100 percent (100%) of the contract amount, within fifteen (15) days the after receipt of written notice of formal award of the Contract. 3) The successful offeror must provide a Payment and Material Bond from a surety company qualified to do business under the laws of the State of South Carolina in the amount of 100 percent (100%) of the contract amount, within fifteen (15) days after receipt of written notice of formal award of Contract. SCOPE OF SERVICES The Georgetown County Department of Parks & Recreation is looking for a firm to construct a splash pad for children between the ages of 6 years old to 15 years old. The Splash Pad will be constructed beside the County's Choppee Regional Recreational Center. The County's water supply and electrical service will be available onsite. The construction site currently serves as a multiple use athletic field and is relatively level. The splash pad will be an unmanned facility and shall be a zero-water depth facility with a centrally located touch activation device. The pad will be a recirculation system with an in-ground reservoir. The successful Contractor shall be required to provide all labor, equipment, materials, permits, insurance, licenses, and supplies to accomplish the design/build of a splash pad to include the following: 1. New, medium-sized broom finished concrete spray pad with maximum flow of 50 GPM (Gallons Per Minute) or less. 2. At a minimum, six, (6) age-appropriate steel spray/play features. The spray features shall be removable and include winterization covers/plugs. 3. A cut sheet or other component specification shall be supplied for all components proposed. 5. An appropriately sized, fenced perimeter overspray area. 6. All necessary piping and electrical components. 7. A water storage system is to consist of an FPR (fiber reinforced plastic) underground reservoir appropriately sized for the proposed features. The storage tank must have a piped overflow and manhole or hatch. 8. A skid mounted recirculation system that includes all necessary pumps, filters, valves, piping and backflow prevention device. 9. Include a programmable sequencing controller for the system. 10. Include a distribution manifold specifically designed for a splash pad system. The respondent will submit a design/build proposal (you may submit up to three designs) for up to $215,000, including everything referenced above. Submission of Questions Questions must be submitted in writing via electronic mail, facsimile or postal mail to the Issuing Officer no later than the "Deadline for Questions" cutoff identified in the Bid Timeline on page three (3) in order to generate an official answer. All written questions will receive an official written response from the Georgetown County Purchasing Office (GCPO) and will become addenda to the solicitation. GCPO reserves the right to reject or deny any requests made by the provider. Impromptu, unwritten questions are permitted and verbal answers may be provided, but are only intended as general direction and will not represent the official GCPO position. The only official position of GCPO is that which is stated in writing and issued in the solicitation as addenda thereto. No other means of communication, whether oral or written, shall be construed as a formal or official response/statement and may not be relied upon. Question Deadline 03/13/2024 at 3:00 PM ET SEND QUESTIONS TO: Jennifer Hunt, Senior Buyer Post Office Box 421270, Georgetown, SC 29442-4200 Fax: (843) 545-3500 Email: purch@gtcounty.org Email: purch@gtcounty.org Davis-Bacon Requirements. These contracts need to include a provision for compliance with the Davis-Bacon Act (40 USC 276a to a--7) and the Department of Labor implementing regulations (29 CFR Part 5). Under this Act, Contractors are required to include the contract provisions in Section 5.5 (a) of 29 CFR Part 5, and to pay wages to laborers and mechanics at a rate not less than the minimum wages specified in the wage determination made by the Secretary of Labor. In addition, Contractors shall be required to pay wages not less than the minimum wages specified in the wage determination made by the Secretary of Labor. In addition, Contractors shall be required to pay wages not less often than once a week. Current Wage Determination for Georgetown County in South Carolina is available on-line