Playground Renovations 2026 - Lazelle Woods & Warner Woods

Location:	Ohio
Posted:	Aug 4, 2026
Due:	Aug 25, 2026
Agency:	City of Columbus
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	R - Professional, Administrative and Management Support Services
Solicitation No:	RFQ033414
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Basic Information
Solicitation #	RFQ033414
Solicitation Type	IFB
Document Title	Playground Renovations 2026 - Lazelle Woods & Warner Woods
Requesting Department	Recreation & Parks
Expiry Date Time (ET)	8/25/2026, 2:00:00 PM
Delivery Date	8/25/2026
Delivery Name	City of Columbus, Recreation and Parks Department
Delivery Address	1111 E Broad StColumbus, OH 43205 USA
Attachment	Yes

The City of Columbus (hereinafter “City”) is accepting bids for Playground Renovations 2026 – Lazelle Woods and Warner Woods, the work for which consists of the demolition, removal, excavation, site grading, equipment installation for the construction of one (1) playground located on properties owned and operated by the City of Columbus including site work, and the demolition and installation of one (1) swingset and safety surfacing, and other such work as may be necessary to complete the contract, in accordance with the drawings, technical specifications, plans and City of Columbus Construction and Material specifications set forth in this Invitation For Bid (IFB). WHERE & WHEN TO SUBMIT BID Bids will be received by the City of Columbus, Department of Recreation & Parks, Design & Construction, at www.bidexpress.com until August 25th, 2026 (08/25/26) at 2:00 P.M. Eastern Time. DRAWINGS AND TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Drawings and technical specifications are available as separate documents at www.bidexpress.com. Drawings and technical specifications are contract documents. NOTICE TO PROCEED/CONTRACT COMPLETION The City anticipates issuing a notice to proceed on or about October 2026. All work is to be complete by July 2027. QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE BID DOCUMENTS OR PROJECT Questions pertaining to the drawings, plans, specifications, IFB, and/or other contract documents must be submitted in writing to the Department of Recreation & Parks, by email to Gabriella Monsignori at glmonsignori@columbus.gov on or before August 18th, 2026 (08/18/2026). No phone calls will be accepted.

RFQ Lines
Line Number	Line Type	Procurement Category	Item Number	Product Name	Quantity	Purch Unit	Currency
1	Category	Building and Facility Construction and Maintenance Services		Playground Installation	1	USD	USD

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I. ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

A. INTRODUCTION

The City of Columbus (hereinafter “City”) is accepting bids for Playground Renovations 2026 –

Lazelle Woods and Warner Woods, the work for which consists of the demolition, removal,

excavation, site grading, equipment installation for the construction of one (1) playground

located on properties owned and operated by the City of Columbus including site work, and the

demolition and installation of one (1) swingset and safety surfacing, and other such work as may

be necessary to complete the contract, in accordance with the drawings, technical specifications,

plans and City of Columbus Construction and Material specifications set forth in this Invitation

For Bid (IFB).

This IFB contains the following sections:

• Section 1: Advertisement for Bids – This section provides a brief overview of the project and

bidding process.

• Section 2: Bid Forms – This section contains bid forms B1 through B9 and B14.

• Section 3: Special Provisions – This IFB may contain special provisions. They are listed in this

section.

• Section 4: Contract – The contract section contains forms and instruments that will be used

in the event of contract award. Do not complete and submit the contract with your bid. The

contract will be completed by the selected bidder after an award determination has been

made by the City and the contract is delivered to the selected bidder for execution. The City

will not negotiate the terms contained in this contract.

In order for a bid to be considered responsive, the bidder must submit all required information

for the project as outlined in the IFB.

WHERE & WHEN TO SUBMIT BID

Bids will be received by the City of Columbus, Department of Recreation & Parks, Design &

Construction, at www.bidexpress.com until August 25th, 2026 (08/25/26) at 2:00 P.M. Eastern

Time.

There will not be a public bid opening for this project. The opening of bids for the Playground

Renovations 2026 – Lazelle Woods and Warner Woods project will proceed according to City

Code Chapter 329 and will be opened online and the results made available to the public via Bid

Express.

DRAWINGS AND TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Drawings and technical specifications are available as separate documents at

www.bidexpress.com. Drawings and technical specifications are contract documents.

PRE-BID CONFERENCE

A pre-bid conference will not be held for this project.

PREVAILING WAGE

Bidders are required to submit bids using current prevailing wage rates on Public Improvements

in Franklin County and the City of Columbus, Ohio, as determined by the Ohio Bureau of

Employment Services, Wage and Hour Division. See Section IV (Contract) for the Prevailing Wage

Determination Cover Letter and Prevailing Wage Rate information. For further information, call

(614) 644-2239 or visit http://www.com.ohio.gov/dico/.

NOTICE TO PROCEED/CONTRACT COMPLETION

The City anticipates issuing a notice to proceed on or about October 2026. All work is to be

complete by July 2027.

BID CANCELLATION AND REJECTION

The City may cancel the IFB, reject any or all bids in whole or in part, waive technicalities, and/or

advertise for new bids, without liability to the City and when in the best interest of the City. The

City shall have 180 calendar days from the date of the bid opening to provide the bidder a Notice

of Award. During this 180 period, the bidder agrees to hold their bid prices.

QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE BID DOCUMENTS OR PROJECT

Questions pertaining to the drawings, plans, specifications, IFB, and/or other contract documents

must be submitted in writing to the Department of Recreation & Parks, by email to Gabriella

Monsignori at glmonsignori@columbus.gov on or before August 18th, 2026 (08/18/2026). No

phone calls will be accepted.

The City or its representative will not be bound by any oral interpretations which are not reduced

to writing and included in addenda. Any interpretations of questions so raised, which in the

opinion of the city or its representative require interpretations, will be issued by addenda and

posted on www.bidexpress.com.

QUESTIONS CONCERNING BID EXPRESS

The City cannot assist with Bid Express issues or questions. For questions or help with Bid

Express, contact Bid Express at 888-352-2439 or support@bidexpress.com.

JOINT VENTURE INSTRUCTIONS

Complete the “Joint Venture Statement of Intent” (above) and upload both the Joint Venture

Statement of Intent and a fully executed, certified copy of the joint venture agreement between

the business entities creating the joint venture.

All business entities creating the joint venture must be individually pre-qualified if pre-

qualification is required.

The joint venture will need to be registered with the City of Columbus and receive a contract

compliance number. Register at https://columbusvendorservices.powerappsportals.com/.

If any business entity of the joint venture is a foreign corporation, or an individual or partnership

non-resident of the State of Ohio, the business entity shall register with the Ohio Secretary of

State’s Office for the purpose of accepting service of summons, in any action in law or equity, or

both, brought in the State of Ohio.

Complete the bid in the following manner:

1. The business name of the bidder shall be the name of the joint venture.

2. The joint venture shall have a digital ID, and submit their bid through Bid Express in the

name of someone authorized to enter into contract on behalf of the joint venture. A one-

time digital ID is available.

3. Form B1 shall include all persons and parties interested in the joint venture.

4. The bid bond shall be in the name of the joint venture and signed by an authorized

representative of the joint venture.

5. The experience / resources listed shall be that of the business entities making up the joint

venture.

6. For Form B9, be sure to consider all business entities that created the joint venture when

responding to the Pre-Qualification Statement portion of this form.

If the contract is awarded to a joint venture, the contract shall be completed in the following

manner:

1. The contract shall be signed by an authorized representative of the joint venture.

2. The performance and payment bond shall be in the name of the joint venture and signed

by an authorized representative of the joint venture.

3. Insurance and Workers’ Compensation Certificates shall be in the name of the joint

venture.

The purchase order created by the City shall be in the name of the joint venture.

B. TERMS AND CONDITIONS

GENERAL CONTRACT PROVISIONS AND CONSTRUCTION AND MATERIALS SPECIFICATIONS

The 2018 edition of the City of Columbus Ohio Construction and Material Specifications

(hereafter referred to as CMS), including any Supplemental Specifications published on the

Department of Public Service’s website, is hereby made a part of these bid documents. The

bidder agrees to abide by any terms and conditions regarding the submission and award of

construction bids contained within the CMS unless there is a conflict between the CMS and other

bid documents. If there should be a conflict between the CMS and other bid documents, or a

conflict between any of the bid documents, the order of precedence listed in the CMS will prevail

unless the IFB or a special provision states a different order of precedence. The bidder also agrees

the CMS will become one of the contract documents if bidder is awarded the contract.

Hard copies of the CMS are available for examination or purchase at the Department of Public

Service, 111 N. Front St., 1st Floor, Columbus, Ohio 43215 (614) 645-8376, and at the Department

of Public Utilities, 910 Dublin Rd., 4th Floor, Columbus, Ohio 43215, (614) 645-6141. Note that

the hard copy edition will not include any revisions (i.e., Supplemental Specifications) added

after its publishing. It is the bidder’s responsibility to stay current. An electronic version of the

document, with Supplemental Specifications, can be viewed at the Department of Public

Service’s website at https://www.columbus.gov/Templates/Detail.aspx?id=64840.

APPLICABLE LAWS

The Revised Code of the State of Ohio, the Charter of the City of Columbus, and all City ordinances

insofar as they apply to the laws of competitive bidding, contracts, and purchases, and wage theft

prevention, are made a part hereof.

REMEDIES

All claims, counterclaims, disputes and other matters in question between the City, its agents and

employees, and the Bidder, or in the event of a contract the Contractor, arising out of or relating

to this agreement or its breach will be decided in a court of competent jurisdiction within the

County of Franklin, State of Ohio.

SUBMISSION OF BIDS AND COSTS

All bids and other material submitted in response to this Invitation for Bid (IFB) become the

property of the City of Columbus. The City may choose to retain or return these materials to the

offeror, at the offeror’s expense. The City is not liable for any cost associated with the preparation

of the bid or any other costs incurred by any bidder prior to the execution of the contract. The

rejection of any proposal in whole or in part, at its discretion, will not render the City liable for

incurring any cost or damage. The City is not liable for any costs incurred by any offeror prior to

the execution of the contract.

PUBLIC RECORDS REQUESTS

The City of Columbus, as a political subdivision of the State of Ohio, is subject to Ohio Revised Code

Chapter 149, known as the Ohio Public Records Law. Consequently, the Bidder understands that

ALL documents submitted in response to this IFB are considered public records and WILL be

released when a public records request is made by news media, competitors, or other interested

parties, in accordance with the law. If Bidder contends that certain CLEARLY MARKED portions of

the bid constitute an exception to Ohio’s public records law, Bidder MUST submit the legal basis in

support of that assertion with the bid.

If a public records request is made for any portion of the documents submitted and Bidder has NOT

clearly marked such documents as information constituting an exception to Ohio’s public records

law, the information will be released immediately. DO NOT mark your entire bid as information

constituting an exception to Ohio’s public records law.

If a public records request is made for such information and Bidder HAS clearly marked portions of

the bid as information constituting an exception to Ohio’s public records law, AND Bidder HAS

submitted the legal basis supporting such claim, the City will release a redacted version of the bid

to the requestor and notify Bidder a request was made and that a redacted version of the bid was

released. Should the requestor indicate that the redacted version is not sufficient for their

purposes, Bidder then will be IMMEDIATELY responsible for obtaining an order from a Court of

competent jurisdiction in Franklin County, Ohio, enjoining release of the clearly marked

information constituting an exception to Ohio’s public records law.

If a public records request is made for such information and Bidder HAS clearly marked portions of

the bid as information constituting an exception to Ohio’s public records law, but Bidder HAS NOT

submitted the legal basis supporting such claim, the City will notify Bidder of the request. Bidder

shall respond within 5 days of the notification to tell City how it intends to respond to the

request. If a response is not received from the bidder within that timeframe, City WILL RELEASE

the information to the requestor.

C. SPECIAL PROVISIONS

The above noted terms and conditions in the CMS may be modified by Special Provisions,

contained herein. See Section III, entitled “SPECIAL PROVISIONS” for more detail.

D. BID REQUIREMENTS - RESPONSIVENESS PROVISIONS

The city reserves the right to reject a bid it deems non-responsive. Factors used to determine

responsiveness are included in Columbus City Code Section 329, throughout the IFB, Special

Provisions, and in the edition of the City of Columbus Ohio Construction and Material

Specifications cited in this IFB as applicable to this bid, and, if necessary, in its supplemental

specifications.

SUBCONTRACTOR REQUIREMENTS

Bidders are to provide information about subcontractors found on Form B5 and comply with the

following requirements:

• Provide a list with its bid submission of all subcontractors the bidder intends to utilize for the

project and the list shall be divided into two parts:

o Subcontractors to be used for the base bid (including contingency and allowances)

o Subcontractors to be used for alternates (if alternates are included in the City’s bid

document)

• Bidders shall list only subcontractors who are not currently suspended or debarred by the

City and who have not been listed as having had an adverse determination by the Wage Theft

Commission.

• List only one subcontractor for each division of work to be performed as listed in the technical

specifications, or section of work in the current edition of the City of Columbus Construction

and Material Specifications, whichever is applicable, of the City’s bid document. In

circumstances where the bidder determines more than one subcontractor is needed to

complete a division or section of work, a bidder shall explain in writing the reason(s) why

multiple subcontractors are necessary, describe the work to be performed within any

subdivision of a division or subsection of a section of work, and the dollar amount allocated

to any subdivision of a division or subsection of work.

• For contracts the City estimates will exceed $500,000.00, indicate which subcontractors are

performing work in the licensed construction trades, as defined in City Code 329.01(s)

(heating, ventilating, and air conditioning; refrigeration; electrical; plumbing; hydronics; or

fire protection or firefighting equipment). State, via affidavit, that the bidder's licensed

construction trade subcontractors are prequalified responsible or prequalified provisionally

responsible at the time of bid submission.

• Failure to fulfill the above-stated requirements shall render the bid non-responsive

For contracts the City estimates will exceed $2,000,000.00, the bidder must submit the

Subcontractor Benefits and Training Affidavit stating the bidder’s subcontractors performing any

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