Optimist Park Renovations

The work includes the following partial listing of items with approximate quantities: Demolition Of Existing Playground And Installation Of New Playground, Basketball Court And Other Hardscape Improvements. Any questions concerning contract documents or specifications will be addressed at this meeting. This will give companies contemplating submitting a bid a chance to examine the locations of the proposed service/goods and receive interpretations of the contract documents. The City of Jackson does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion or national origin, color, age, sex, height, weight, marital status, and physical or mental handicap as to: access, availability, employment, or participation in any of its programs and activities. All Proposals must be accompanied by a certified check made payable to the order of the City of Jackson in the amount of 5% of the aggregate bid total. Bid bonds with authorized surety companies as sureties and of like amount may be substituted for certified checks at the option of the bidder. Such bid bonds must be run to the City of Jackson, Michigan. If the awarded contract is $50,000 or greater, the following bond requirements will apply: Contractor shall, within ten (10) days of notice of award, provide City at Contractor's expense with three bonds using the forms attached hereto (B-1 through B-7): (1) A performance bond executed to the City, to be in an amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the full contract price to be conditioned on the faithful performance of the contract and to include the protection of the City from all liens and damages arising out of the work; (2) A Labor and Material Payment Bond to be executed to the People of the State of Michigan and the City of Jackson, to be in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the full contract price, and to be conditioned on the payment of all labor and materials used in the work and for the protection of the City from all liens and damages arising therefrom, as required by Act 213 of the Public Acts of Michigan of 1963, as amended; and (3) A Maintenance and Guarantee Bond in a minimum amount of twenty five percent (25%) of the contract price. All bonds shall be signed by the contractor and a surety company licensed to do business in the State of Michigan with sureties acceptable to the City. Said bonds shall be payable to the City of Jackson and filed in the office of the City Clerk. Contract Documents require that all work on this project be completed by NOVEMBER 15, 2022. All proposals submitted without bid security will be returned to the bidder unread. The bid deposit of all except the three (3) lowest bidders will be returned within (3) days after the opening of bids. The bid deposit of the three lowest bidders will be returned within forty-eight (48) hours after Contract and required bonds have been finally approved by the City. If the contract is over $50,000, then the City Council will be advised of the bids received and receive staff recommendations on award. Award of contract, if any, will be made to the single lowest responsible bidder for the entire scope of the project. Provided however, the City Council has the authority to reject any and all bids, and to accept or recommend the acceptance of other than the lowest responsive bid when the public interest is served thereby and such action is in the best interest of the City. The City Council reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive minor irregularities and/or technicalities in the bids.

Division 11 -	Equipment, Play Field Equipment and Structures, Playground Equipment, Play Structures.
Division 31 -	Earthwork, Selective Clearing, Grading.
Division 32 -	Exterior Improvements, Athletic and Recreational Surfacing, Site Improvements, Fences and Gates, Planting.
Division 33 -	Utilities.