Florence Fields Playground Improvement Phase II

Northampton Parks & Recreation, 100A Bridge Rd., Florence, MA invites sealed bids for Florence Fields Playground Improvement Phase II. Bidders shall promptly notify the contact specified in the Advertisement via written request for information (RFI) of any ambiguity, inconsistency, or error which they may discover upon examination of the Contract Documents, the site, and local conditions. This project generally consists of installing playground equipment, including adding onto existing play equipment at Florence Fields Recreational Area, 157 Spring Street, Northampton, MA. Work pursuant to this Request for Proposals shall be completed and be ready and substantially complete on or before August 11, 2023. The Contractor shall be responsible for obtaining all required permits and approvals, including but not limited to a Northampton Trench Permit. The costs for such permits shall be waived for all City of Northampton issued permits. The Contractor shall furnish all materials, labor, tools, equipment, machinery, and other equipment required to properly execute and complete the work according to plans and specifications submitted. The Contractor shall properly store all materials which are required to be stored on site and protect the same from weather damage. The City of Northampton will designate construction storage areas. No areas shall be used without such designation. The Contractor shall provide site safety measures that comply with federal, state and local codes and standards so that the site is safe for workers and so that the general public is protected. Such measures will include, but not be limited to, fencing and barricades, lighting and signage. Barricades and fencing shall be erected so as to allow safe, public passage along trails outside the work area at all times. Construction must not interfere with any City of Northampton operations. The Contractor shall indemnify and hold harmless the City of Northampton from all losses, costs, claims, demands and damages, and from all fees of attorneys and other experts incurred by the City of Northampton in connection therewith as a result of or arising from any violation of applicable environmental rules, regulations or laws caused or precipitated by the Contractor. The Contractor shall keep the premises and surrounding area free of waste materials, debris or rubbish caused by or arising from the performance of work under the contract on a daily basis. At the end of the contract the Contractor shall remove from and about the premises all waste materials, rubbish, the Contractor's tools and equipment, machinery and construction debris. The Contractor shall be responsible for the remediation of any damage to fencing, parking lots, roadways, landscaping or facilities caused by their work on this contract

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.