Clarke Park Playground Improvements

The City reserves its right under law to reject any and all Proposals for just cause. The City shall incur no obligation to any Contractor relating to this RFP until a Contract between the City and the Contractor is fully executed. To review or obtain a hardcopy of the RFP or to submit questions, a Proposer should contact Jana Thurman Soileau, Purchasing Manager, at purchasing@hammond.org or 985-277-5633 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.Businesses/MBEs/WBEs/SBEs/DBEs are encouraged to submit Proposals. This Project consists of improvements to Clarke Park Playground, 500 E Illinois St, Hammond LA 70403 ("Project Site"), as described in these Preliminary Pages, the Specifications, any included Drawings, and any future Addenda. The estimated cost of this Project is $145,000, inclusive of bonded rubber safety surfacing, playground components, freight, and professional installation. Playground improvements shall consist of - 1. a shaded playstructure for 2-5-year-olds--including a chimes panel at ground level; a store counter at ground level; a petal/bean step/seat at ground level; deck heights of 32" and 40"; varied climbers to the 32" and 40"-high decks; a transfer station to the 32"-high deck; an activity panel at the 32"-high deck; an activity panel at the 40"-high deck; 1 curved slide from the 40"-high deck; 1 embedded wear mat at the base of the slide; and a shade canopy covering the play structure. Note: this play structure's design is largely based on the play structure for 2-5-yearolds installed in Cate Square Park, 200 W Charles St, Hammond LA 70401. 2. a freestanding seesaw with capacity for up to 8 2-12-year-olds. 3. a single-post swing set with 4 bays, each at a 7' height, including 3 belt swing seats; 2 flat (e.g. polyethylene) swing seats; 2 toddler swing seats; 1 accessible swing seat; and 8 embedded wear mats beneath swings. 4. bonded rubber safety surfacing installed over existing poured-in-place surfacing, recontoured to the use zones of an existing main playstructure for 5-12-year-olds and to the use zones of the new playground components listed above. 5. 6 embedded wear mats at the bases of the main playstructure's slides (including 2 at the base of the triple slide).

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.