Site work and outdoor lighting for a playground / park / athletic field in Bonifay, Florida. Completed plans call for site work for a playground / park / athletic field; and for outdoor lighting for a playground / park / athletic field.

The City of Bonifay (City) is seeking sealed bids from professional lighting firms (Contractor) to complete a Recreational Lighting Upgrade Project (Project) to provide adequate sports lighting for Veterans Memorial Park located at 210 Veterans Ave, Bonifay, Fl 32425. All questions regarding this BID should be directed in writing via email to sierra.smith@cityofbonifay.com. Questions shall be submitted no later than 12:00 noon CST on May 15, 2024. Any questions submitted after that date and time will not be answered. All questions submitted prior to that date and time will be reviewed and answered. If applicable, answers citing the question asked, but not identifying the questioner, will be distributed to all known prospective CONTRACTORSs This turnkey Project includes the replacement of outdated light fixtures along 12 existing light poles including associated light bulbs, electrical wiring, switches, and other required electrical/lighting components. Small business and minority businesses, womens business enterprises, and labor surplus area firms are encouraged to submit proposals, and firms using such subcontractors are strongly encouraged to solicit such firms in the subcontracting process. Any Contracts/subcontracts issued under this procurement must comply with the necessary affirmative steps to assure that minority businesses, womens business enterprises, and labor surplus area firms are used when possible, The selected Contractor shall provide professional lighting improvement services to deliver a "turnkey" project, to include all labor, material, equipment and incidentals for the design and installation of the lighting upgrades needed to achieve sufficient illumination for enhanced visibility of the recreation facility identified as Veteran's Memorial Park (see attached Project Map). Project shall be designed to meet the Illumination Engineering Society's (IESNA) recommended lighting levels for sports and recreational area lighting, to include uniformity and smoothness. All lights should be controlled through an operating system that integrates with the City's existing lighting control system. The City reserves the right to add/delete items from this proposal as needed and in order to meet budget availability. Contractor shall provide all personnel, services, plans, & documents necessary during the project and as required to bring the agreed upon project to a permitted status. The Contractor shall attend monthly pre-construction meetings with the City to inform the City of the project's status. Upon the Contractor's receipt of all permits, the contractor shall complete the Installation/Replacement of the project. The Installation/Replacement Phase shall be manned by a pre-selected team which prior to construction has attended some, if not all, of the later pre-construction meetings to familiarize themselves not only the project but the owner' s representatives they will be closely working with to bring the project to a successful conclusion. The Installation/Replacement Phase shall be properly manned to ensure that the construction schedule is maintained at all times and any potential delays shall be conveyed to the owner's representatives as soon as they are discovered. During installation, weekly (or as needed), on-site project meetings will be conducted by the Contractor. These meetings shall have representatives from all entities involved in the Installation Phase and may including the owner's representatives, when required. The meetings shall be mandatory. The Contractor shall at the end of the Installation/Replacement Phase bring to the project all the required resources to quickly & efficiently complete all punch list items, provide to the owner instruction as required for all supplied equipment & devices & submit all typical close out documents &/or those the owner may request. All work shall be substantially completed by August 31, 2024.