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

CSDNB is seeking qualified suppliers from the CT DAS State Contract 17PSX0081 to furnish & install a playground for Lincoln School located at 145 Steele Street, New Britain, CT 06051. The playground should include both ground level and accessible play components, have a minimum of slides & multiple climbers off Mega Tower (two-tiered deck). Other items required in the design consist of IPEMA Certified Poured-In-Place Rubber surface, IPEMA Certified Engineered Wood Fiber safety surfacing, factory authorized installation, demolition and legal disposal of existing playground equipment. Every request for an interpretation shall be made in writing via e-mail to Robert Smedley Smedley@csdnb.org by April 1, 2024. Every request for an interpretaon shall be made in wring via e-mail to Robert Smedley Smedley@csdnb.org by September 15, 2023. The Consolidated School District of New Britain, will be accepting sealed bid proposals for the following: Qualified firm to provide and install Miracle playground equipment and safety play surfacing at Lincoln School in New Britain, CT. Services to be provided will include, but may not necessarily be limited to the following: The successful vendor will be responsible for furnishing and installing IPEMA certified playground equipment & safety surfacing. All equipment & surface materials must comply with all current safety requirements not limited to CPSC, ASTM & ADA Guidelines for public playground use. The vendor is responsible for all site preparations to ensure that the playground & surfacing complies to all guidelines and meets the manufacturer's minimum installation instructions and specifications. The vendor will be responsible for "Call Before You Dig" services. The site will need to be excavated 9" deep and all excavated materials removed from the site at the bidder's expense. The substrate for the safety surfacing must be dense grade 3/4 process compacted to 95% installed in two 3" lifts. The surfacing shall be 3.5" thick and meet critical fall height requirements up to 8'. The color shall be 50%black 50%green. 1/2 " TPV Wearing Course. Any grass or lawn area disturbed or altered adjacent to and abutting the playground area shall be replanted with appropriate contractor grade grass seed. The successful bidder shall obtain all building permits required. All equipment, tools & machinery must be secured at the end of each day. The district is not responsible for securing the jobsite during the construction period These objectives are an example of the items that shall be addressed, but are in no way limited in scope to these alone. Question Deadline 03/22/2024. All questions received as above provided, and the decision regarding each, will be arranged as addenda. Any related addenda will be published electronically. and shall become part of the contract. Prospective respondents may obtain a copy of the addenda, if any, via e-mail and/or online. No alleged "verbal interpretation" shall be held valid. No oral interpretations shall be made to any respondent as to the meaning of any of these documents or to be effective to modify and of the provisions of this request. Every request for an interpretation shall be made in writing via e-mail to Robert Smedley Smedley@csdnb.org by April 1, 2024. There will not be a walk through for this project. Non-receipt of said addenda shall not excuse compliance with said addenda. It is the responsibility of each respondent to determine whether any addenda have been issued and if so, whether the respondent has received a copy of each. Addenda issued during the bidding period shall supersede any previous information. Payment Bond/Performance Bond State Law Requirements - Conn. Gen. Stat. Sec. 49-41, known as the Little Miller Act, requires that the District ensure that payment bonds a/k/a labor and materials bond in the amount of the contract are provided for public works projects over $100,000. When a contract for construction, alteration, remodeling, repair or demolition of any public building is estimated to cost more than $500,000 additional laws/requirements apply. The contractor should familiarize themselves with all aspects of state law and any applicable regulations pertaining to these requirements in order to ensure full compliance. The District reserves the right to reject any or all proposals for any reason it determines to be in its best interest or, in the alternative, to abandon the selection process in whole or in part. The district is not obligated to select the lowest priced vendor or lowest price submission. The District reserves the rights to accept all or any part of a proposal, reject all proposals, and waive any informalities or non-material deficiencies in a proposal. The District also reserves the right, if applicable, to award the purchase of individual items under this RFQ to any combination of separate proposals or proposers.