Site work, outdoor lighting and renovation of a mixed-use development in Carroll, Iowa. Completed plans call for site work for a playground / park / athletic field; for outdoor lighting for a playground / park / athletic field; and for the renovation of a playground / park / athletic field.

https://carrollspaper.com/news/merchants-park-receives-an-over-200-000-grant-for-improvements/article_c73baece-f364-11ee-b8da-37aa2c0f4935.html Merchants Park receives an over $200,000 grant for improvements Updated Apr 5, 2024 The Enhance Iowa Board awarded over $3,000,000 in Community Attraction and Tourism (CAT) grants to projects in Iowa communities yesterday ___________________________________ The project includes all labor, equipment, and materials for the construction of improvements at the existing Merchants Park facility located on Vine Street in Carroll, Iowa. Improvements include: Construction of a new press box and announcers booth, replacement of field lighting, installation of new backstop and safety netting, new aluminum bleachers, and modifications to the existing dugouts. The work must commence on July 29, 2024 and must be substantially completed on December 20, 2024. The project must reach final completion on or by January 20, 2024. Each Bidder shall accompany the Bid with a Bid security, in a separate envelope, as security that the successful bidder will enter into a contract for the work bid upon and will furnish after the award of the contract corporate surety bond or bonds, acceptable to the Owner, for the faithful performance of the contract, in an amount equivalent to one hundred percent of the amount of the contract. The bidder's security shall be in an amount equivalent to 5% of the bid amount, and shall be in the form of a cashier's or certified check drawn on a bank in Iowa or a bank chartered under the laws of the United States of America, or a certified bank share draft drawn on a credit union in Iowa or chartered under the laws of the United States of America or a bid bond with corporate surety satisfactory to the Owner. The bid security will be held by the Owner until a contract is fully executed and bonds are approved by the Owner.