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

The Town intends to award a contract to the lowest qualified responsible bidder, if any. The Town of Cheshire reserves its rights to amend or terminate this Invitation to Bid accept all or any part of a bid, reject all bids, waive any informalities or non-material deficiencies in a bid, and award the bid to the bidder that, in the Town's sole discretion and judgment, will be in the Town's best interests. The Town of Cheshire is seeking bids from qualified and responsible contractors for performing work associated with the installation of a wooden boardwalk within the limits of Mixville park to complete connectivity of a walking loop throughout the park to existing sections of concrete sidewalk. Work includes, but not limited to, all labor, materials, equipment, tools and other items required to fully perform the erosion control, site grading, boardwalk installation, and restoration of disturbed areas. Work includes, but not limited to erosion control, earth excavation, filling, site grading, anchor installation, boardwalk framing, filter fabric, drainage stone, and loaming & seeding of disturbed areas Questions and requests for information concerning the ITB's Documents are to be submitted in writing (including by e-mail or fax) and directed only to: Name: Marek L. Kement, P.E.,L.S. Department: Department of Engineering E-mail: mkement@cheshirect.org Fax: 203-271-6659 Deadline for Bidder's Questions: Seven (7) business days before bid opening Each bid must be accompanied by a certified check of the bidder or a proposal (bid) bond with a surety acceptable to the Town in an amount of equal to at least FIVE PERCENT (5%) of the bid amount for all contracts exceeding $50,000. The successful bidder shall furnish security covering the faithful performance of the Contract (the "Performance Security"). The Performance Security shall be in the form of a surety bond for the full amount of the contract, and in a form reasonably acceptable to the Town. The Performance Security shall be issued by a company licensed by the State of Connecticut that is a T List surety and has at least an "A-" VIII policyholders rating according to Best Publication's latest edition Key Rating Guide. The cost of the Performance Security shall be included in the bid price. The Payment Bond shall be (a) in the full amount of the Contract price; (b) in a form reasonably acceptable to the Town; and (c) issued by a company licensed by the State of Connecticut that has at least an "A-" VIII policyholders rating according to Best Publication's latest edition Key Rating Guide and is on the T List. The cost of the Payment Bond shall be included in the bid price. (25% of the work with DAS certified Small and Minority owned businesses and 25% of that work with DAS certified Minority, Women and/or Disabled owned businesses.)