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

Construction of the project including design, final grading, selection of playground equipment and structures, installation of playground equipment and structures, emplacement of playground safety surfaces and maintenance/replacement aspects of the Project designated as the "Phase II Ballard Park: Playground at Ballard Park", with a copy of this RFP being on file at the office of the City Clerk at City Hall in Tupelo, Mississippi. Questions: Any questions should be directed in writing/email to the Owner's project manager below prior to the deadline between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00p.m. Monday through Thursday. Question Deadline 07/11/2024 Owner's Project Manager: City of Tupelo Attn: Alex Farned, Director Parks and Recreation 71 East Troy Street, Tupelo, MS 38804, 662-841-6513 alex.farned@tupeloms.gov Interested firms are required to submit one original and five (5) copies of their response marked "Request for Proposals - Ballard Park Playground and should be received, in the office of the City Clerk, City Hall 1st Floor Tax Collection Office, 71 East Troy Street, Tupelo MS, 38804. Submittals without this information may be rejected. The City of Tupelo is not responsible for any submission delivery being delayed for any reason. Firms interested in providing these services must submit, as a minimum, the following information to meet evaluation factors: 1. Price factors - Price (35%) 2. Technical factors (30%) - Proposal demonstrates a clear understanding of the scope of work and related objectives; proposal is complete and responsive to the specific RFP; past performance of the proposer's methodology has been documented showing experience in all-accessible playground concept, design, construction, equipment, installation, usage through-put, particularly projects involving governmental agencies; and proposer's sub- mission uses innovative technology and techniques. 3. Management factors (15%) - Proposal provides project management plan which demonstrates proposed scheduling timeline meet the needs of the city; project management plan, history and experience in per- forming the work on-time, on- budget and contract-compliant; proposal demonstrates availability of personnel, contracted personnel and subcontractors that will be available and dedicated to this project. 4. Cost factors (20%) - Proposal can be evaluated based on relative cost compared to other similarly scored proposals; comparative costs are adequately explained and documented; proposal demonstrates proposer's ability to obtain and provide required bonds, warranties or guarantees; and proposer demonstrates sufficient financial resources to meet its obligations. The selection committee will deem the proposals as (a) acceptable; (b) potentially acceptable, which means reasonably susceptible of being made acceptable; or (c) unacceptable. Proposers whose submissions are unacceptable shall be notified promptly. Discussions may be held with acceptable proposers to: (a) pro- mote understanding of the city's requirements and the proposer's submission and (b) facilitate arriving at a contract that will be the most practicable and advantageous to the city, taking into consideration price and the other evaluation factors set forth in the RFP. As determined by the selection committee from accept- able proposers, award will be made by the City Council to the best and final proposal. The City Council reserves the right to reject any and all proposals and to waive any irregularities or informalities not violative of statute or not affecting competitive selection. The OWNER is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The OWNER encourages Minority-owned Business Enterprises (MBE's) and Women owned Business Enterprises (WBE's) to submit bids. The bid solicitation will be submitted to the Agency Bid Bank at agencybidbank@mississippi.org. For questions concerning this Request for Proposal, contact: Contact Name: Alex Farned Mailing Address: P. O. Box 3608, Tupelo, MS 38803 Number: 662-841-6440 Email Address: Alex.Farned@TupeloMS.gov