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

Leroy Hoequist Park is a 15-acre site located west of Chickasaw Elementary School, in the Engelwood Park Neighborhood. The project involves improvements to existing playground facilities. The estimate for this project is: $356,750.61. The CITY is under no obligation to respond to questions received after the cut-off day for questions specified in this section. Refer to "Instruction to Bidders" for more information on the bidding process. Bids must be accompanied by a bid bond, certified check or cashier's check made out to the City of Orlando, or other security as provided by law, in an amount not less than 10% of the total base bid. Bidders must be appropriately licensed Florida Contractors pursuant to Chapter 489 Florida Statutes to be considered responsible bidders and eligible to be awarded a contract. All questions about the meaning/intent of the Plans & Contract Documents must be submitted in writing before 5:00 p.m. Local Time, September 11, 2025, to Silvia Coste, CPP, Senior Purchasing Agent, Silvia.Coste@orlando.gov Procurement and Contracts Division. Questions will be answered in accordance with Article 5 of the "Instruction to Bidders," replies will be given at a later date. Upon award of contract, the Low Bidder shall be required to provide Performance and Payment Bonds in the amount of the Contract Price. The Surety must be licensed to do business in the State of Florida, must be included on the United States Department of the Treasurys Listing of Approved Sureties, and must have at least an Arating in accordance with the most current A.M. Best Company financial strength ratings. Use of Trimble Project Management Software The selected Proposer will be required to utilize the CITYs Trimble Project Management software in the performance of services hereunder. CITY of Orlando Veteran Business Enterprise (VBE) Program. The CONTRACTOR shall be required to comply, if applicable with the CITY Veteran Business Enterprise (VBE) program (Chapter 7). The VBE Participation form is provided in the Supplementary Conditions. Living Wage. CONTRACTOR is required to pay its workers, as well as its subcontractors providing services pursuant to a contract with the CITY, a living wage for the time spent providing services to the CITY. (This provision does not include general administrative personnel unless they are assigned to a CITY project.) Living wage means compensation for employment of not less than $15.00 per hour for straight time, exclusive of FICA, unemployment taxes, and workers INVITATION FOR BID 6/6/2025 00030-1 compensation insurance and employee benefits. This provision shall apply to all bid and proposal awards for services which involve CITY expenditures that exceed $100,000.00 per year. Responsible Contractors Policy For contracts with an estimated value of at least $100,000, the CONTRACTOR will be required to comply with the CITY of Orlandos Responsible Contractors Policy, which requires that CONTRACTOR pay its workers and require its Subcontractors to pay their workers on this Project an hourly wage, based on classification for the Orlando region established by the Davis-Bacon Act (hereinafter hourly wage). The Wage Determination for this Project can be found online. The applicable county is Orange County, and the construction type is Building (FL20250218, 07/04/2025). Additionally, CONTRACTOR shall provide its workers and require its Subcontractors to provide their workers with health benefits, such requirement being satisfied by providing to the workers on this project either 1) health benefits through a bona fide program or 2) by increasing their hourly wage by 20%. If satisfying the health benefits requirement by providing health benefits through a bona fide program, the Supplementary Conditions establish minimum health insurance benefits acceptable to the CITY Moreover, certification as to the existence of a CONTRACTORS bona fide health benefits program for its workers must be provided to the CITY with its bid at the time of the opening of the bid. The CITY reserves the right to waive any informalities, to reject any or all Bids, or to re-advertise for Bids. Awards, if made, will be to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder whose bid is most advantageous to the CITY, price and other factors considered. Leroy Hoequist Park is a 15 Acre Site located west of Chickasaw Elementary School, in the Engelwood Park Neighborhood. The project involves improvements to existing playground facilities. The improvements must comply with all City of Orlando Standards outlined in the City of Orlando's Engineering Standards Manual. The contractor shall be responsible for all aspects of the project to include but not all inclusive of excavations, construction and removal of elements, hauling of materials, all site work, including dewatering, backfilling, reestablishing site to original or better, geotechnical work, traffic M.O.T.'s and emergency pumping (if needed). The work area must be maintained in a manner that protects the public.