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

The City of Henderson will be accepting bids for the purchase of equipment, mounting equipment/ materials, surfacing, freight, and installation for the Keestone Academy playground. The playground will be a turnkey operation. It will include playground apparatus, installation, and protective surfacing and borders as required. The playground will be bordered with plastic under laid with geo-textile fabric and covered with adequate amount of rubber mulch to meet or exceed National Playground Institute standards. This playground must comply with all current ADA, IPEMA, CPSC and ASTM standards. Total area of safety surfacing is flexible depending on the equipment selected for the site. The bidder will be responsible for any required sitework including removing current surfacing, grading, etc prior to equipment installation. The bid submitted must include the cost and installation of playground structures, plastic border, and rubber mulch. Each bid must be accompanied by cash, certified check of the bidder, or a bid bond prepared on the form of bid bond attached thereto, duly executed by the bidder as principal and having as surety thereon a surety company approved by the Owner, in the amount of 5% of the bid. Such cash, checks or bid bonds will be returned to all except the three lowest bidders within three days after the opening of bids, and the remaining cash, checks or bid bonds will be returned promptly after the Owner and the accepted bidder have executed the contract, or, if no award has been made within 60 days after the date of the opening of bids, upon demand of the bidder at any time thereafter, so long as he/she has not been notified of the acceptance of his/her bid. Liquidated Damages for Failure to Enter into Contract: The successful bidder, upon his/her failure to refusal to execute and deliver the contract and bonds required within 10 days after she/he has received notice of the acceptance of his/her bid, shall forfeit to the Owner, as liquidated damages for such failure or refusal, the security deposited with his/her bid. Time of Completion and Liquidated Damages: Bidder must agree to commence work on or before a date to be specified in a written "Notice to Proceed" of the Owner and to fully complete the project within 120 consecutive calendar days thereafter. Bidder must agree also to pay as liquidated damages, the sum of $ 100.00 for each consecutive calendar day thereafter as hereinafter provided in the Supplemental General Conditions. MBE (26.5%), WBE (6.9%) Question Deadline 03/28/2024 Every request for such interpretation should be in writing addressed to Casey Smith, Grants Administrator at csmith@swtdd.org