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

The City of Concord, New Hampshire wishes to engage the services of a qualified private firm to provide design/build services for White Park Playground Final Design & Construction The final design and construction budget have been established and the Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) is $800,000.00. An overview and detailed specifications are provided later in the Request for Proposal (RFP). Requests may be issued only by the Purchasing Manager, or her designee, to authorized firms, and are not transferable unless authorized by the Purchasing Manager or her designee. The successful contractor will be required to furnish a Performance Bond in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the contract price. Progress Payments: On not later than the last day of every month, the Contractor shall prepare and submit an invoice covering the total quantities of work that have been completed from the start of the job up to and including the last day of the preceding month together with such supporting evidence as required by the City. Retainage: The City shall retain a portion of the progress payments, each month, in accordance with the following procedures: 1. Until work is 50% complete, as determined by the City, retainage shall be 10% of the monthly payments claimed. The computed amount of retainage shall be deposited in a noninterest-bearing account established by the City. 2. After the work is 50% complete, and provided the Contractor has satisfied the City in quality and timeliness of the work, and provided further that there is no specific cause for withholding additional retainage no further amount shall be withheld. 3. Upon substantial completion, the amount of retainage shall be reduced to 2% of the total contract price plus an additional retainage based on the City's estimate of the fair value of the punch list items and the cost of completing and/or correcting such items of work, with specified amounts for each incomplete or defective item of work. As these items are completed or corrected, they shall be paid out of the retainage until the entire project is declared completed. The final 2% retainage shall be held, in the non-interest-bearing account, during the 12-month warranty period and released only after the City has accepted the project. All proposals received will be considered confidential and not available for public review until after a vendor has been selected. The City reserves the right to reject any or all proposals or any part thereof, to waive any formality, informality, information or errors in the proposal, to accept the proposal considered to be in the best interest of the City, or to purchase on the open market if it is considered in the best interest of the City to do so. Failure to submit all information called for and/or submission of an unbalanced proposal are sufficient reasons to declare a proposal as non-responsive and subject to disqualification. All questions regarding this RFP shall be submitted in writing no later than July 24, 2024 @ 5:00 PM. Any questions or inquiries must be submitted in writing, and must be received by the Purchasing Manager Tina M. Waterman, Purchasing Manager 311 North State Street, Concord, NH 03301 603-230-3664; 603-230-3656 (Fax) twaterman@concordnh.gov City provides written answers to all vendors of record via Addendum Wednesday, July 24, 2024 Contract Award On or about August 19, 2024 White Park Playground Kick-Off Meeting On or about September 11, 2024 Final Design Complete On or about October 9, 2024 Construction Begins TBA - depending on cost, delivery time Substantial Completion No later than Wednesday, May 21, 2025 Final Completion No later than Thursday, June 11, 2025