Site work for a mixed-use development in Clinton, Connecticut. Completed plans call for site work for a educational facility.

I. Install a Mini Colonial seating wall. Prepare the area by digging a trench that is 83' x 1'9" x 9" along the side of the courtyard walkway. Prepare the area by removing the benches (benches will be relocated) along the walkway. Install a 6" base of 3/4" chip stone. The base will be compacted every 2". The wall was made using Nicolock 6" Colonial Wall Stone. Each layer of wall stone will be connected using a masonry adhesive. Backfill along the backside of the wall with topsoil. Clean up and remove all debris from the job site. II. Install up to (8) yards of matching decorative/river stone behind the proposed wall. The existing area will be prepared by removing all of the existing turf and debris. Typar weed fabric will be installed and top dressed with the decorative/river stone. Clean up and remove all debris from the property. III. Relocate two park benches. New concrete slabs will be poured. Concrete bench slabs will be 3ft x 6ft. Benches will be bolted down to new slabs. IV. Existing topsoil hills will be regraded to allow for better maintenance access and drainage approx. (1,765) sq. ft. and apply seed, lime, fertilizer and shredded hay. Clean up and excess material will be removed and hauled offsite. V. Remove existing turf and debris to the right to the steps and small section in the corner of the turf section in the courtyard. Install (82) 24/flat Vinca minor with high quality fertilizer. Apply pre-emergent weed control and spread up to (3) yards of premium quality hardwood bark mulch. Clean up and remove all job debris from the site. VI. Remove the bench from the existing concrete slab. Reset bench into new concrete slab per customer approved location. Clean up and remove all debris from the job site. VII. Sun/ Shade seed will be installed for the finished courtyard. Any questions concerning this solicitation shall be submitted only by email to Charles Carey, Business Manager, at ccarey@clintonpublic.net no later than August 15, 2025 and responses will be provided by addendum posted on the State Portal and Clinton BOE website no later than August 22, 2025. Under no circumstances will the Clinton BOE respond to verbal requests. No Proposer or prospective Proposers shall have any contact or communication with any member of the Clinton Board of Education Building and Grounds Sub-Committee ("Clinton BGC") or other Clinton BOE officials or representatives regarding this procurement during the procurement phase except as expressly provided in this Invitation to Proposers. Failure to comply with these conditions will result in the disqualification of the noncomplying Proposer. The Clinton BOE reserves the right to amend or withdraw this Invitation to Bid and the RFP for any reason, to accept or reject any or all Bids, to waive any informalities or non-material deficiencies in any Proposal, and to make such award (or make no award) of a contract in connection with this RFP all as determined by the Clinton BOE, in its discretion, to be in the best interest of the Clinton BOE. A Bid may be rejected for irregularities of any kind, including without limitation, alteration of form, additions not called for, conditional proposals, and incomplete responses. A Bid may also be rejected if, in the opinion of the Clinton BOE, the Bid does not meet the standard of quality established by the RFP. Any or all Bids may be rejected if there is any reason to believe that collusion exists among two or more Proposers. The foregoing provisions are for illustrative purposes and shall in no way limit the right of the Clinton BOE to reject any and all Bids, in whole or in part. Once submittal packages have been opened no submission may be modified or withdrawn for ninety (90) days after the date such packages were opened. Proposers responses must be submitted in sealed envelopes clearly marked with the name of the Proposer, the words "Response to RFP for Landscape design and Construction", as applicable, and the bid number. Each sealed envelope shall include 9 copies of the enclosure along with one electronic copy of only the qualification response submitted on a thumb drive. No fee or hourly rate information shall be included except in the sealed envelope containing the Response to the RFP.