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

Blountville Campus Recreation Park - Phase I Question Deadline 12/18/2024 All questions regarding this project need to be submitted in writing via email to Jennifer Salyer at Jennifer.Salyer@bargedesign.com. Questions will be answered in an addendum that will be issued no later than January 13, 2025. A bid bond or certified check in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the total of the bid is required. Certified checks should be made payable to Sullivan County Trustee. Certified checks will be deposited and refunded within five (5) days after bid opening except for the two (2) lowest bidders. The remaining bid bonds or refund checks will be returned promptly after the Owner and accepted bidder have executed the contract. The successful bidder will be required to execute acceptable Performance and Payment Bonds in an amount equal to one hundred (100%) percent of the contract price. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive any informality or irregularity in the bid received and to accept or reject any and all items of any bid. No Bidder may modify, withdraw, or cancel a bid within Sixty (60) calendar days after the actual date of the opening thereof. Required scope of work by the SFC on this project shall include grading of subgrade to one-half inch of specified elevations, installation of underground drainage system, installation of underground irrigation systems, sifting topsoil on site and blending it with 50% sand for the 4" sand cap on the sports fields, soil amendments, finish grading of the sports fields using laser grading technology to one-quarter inch of specified elevations, and sodding and grow-in of the fields. A pre-qualified SFC must perform this work with their own forces. Irrigation installation and grow-in can be subcontracted but must be performed under the supervision of the SFC. Only SFC's meeting all of the following minimum qualifications will be considered: 1. The SFC shall demonstrate that they have experience with multiple projects similar in scope to this project that have been completed within the last three consecutive years. This project includes four natural turf multi-purpose sports fields. Said project(s) shall be of similar scope and character with the work to be performed and have been performed by and only by the actual SFC that is submitting their qualifications. Further, prior work performed as a subcontractor involving only part of direct field construction on such previous projects shall not be considered. For example, contractors whose primary experience only involves the installation of sod on athletic fields shall not be considered as SFC's. 2. The SFC must have experience with the installation of natural turf multipurpose sports fields. The SFC must have demonstrated experience with the installation of a minimum of 15 full size (at least 70,000 square feet) natural turf fields and that included the SFC's scope of work over the past three years. 3. SFC shall have on its staff a Certified Field Builder (CFB) certified by ASBA. 4. The SFC shall provide an on-site construction superintendent having at least three years' experience constructing athletic fields using laser grading systems and with the installation of natural turf fields. 5. The SFC must perform all required work with their own staff supervision and employees, using company equipment either owned or leased without the subcontracting of any of the said required work, except the SFC may be allowed to subcontract 1) irrigation, 2) grow-in maintenance (if required), as long as the SFC directly controls and supervises the subcontractor(s). 6. SFC shall have experience with automatically controlled laser guided grading equipment, specifically a dual slope hydraulically actuated soil plane adjustable to 1/100 of a foot. Equipment shall be pulled with a high flotation tractor with a gross weight of less than 15,000 lbs. Equipment must be made available for inspection by the Owner if requested. The contractor shall also use other specialized sports field equipment such as tractors, disc harrows, power rakes, tillers, infield groomers and drags in construction of athletic fields. 7. The SFC must demonstrate the ability to accomplish the work in accordance with the Owner's schedule as evidenced by their current and projected workload and the availability of equipment and resources to accomplish the work.