Title: Playground Renovations-PIP Rubber Safety Surfacing-East Park/DPWP
| Agency: | City of Worcester |
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| State: | Massachusetts |
| Type of Government: | State & Local |
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| Posted: | Sep 28, 2023 |
| Due: | Oct 18, 2023 |
| Solicitation No: | 8085-W4 |
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Bid Number
8085-W4
Title
Playground Renovations-PIP Rubber Safety Surfacing-East Park/DPWP
Industry
Construction Services - Horizontal
Open Date
09/28/2023
Close Date
10/18/2023 10:00 AM
Comments
Scope: Furnish all labor materials, equipment and supervision relative to the installation of Poured-in-Place Rubber Safety Surfacing per specifications.
Estimated Cost: $275,000.00
Standard Form(s)
Bid Form(s)
Plan Holder(s)*
Bid Results
Awardee(s)
× Maureen McKeon, Assistant Purchasing Agent
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DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS & PARKS
Parks, Recreation & Cemetery Division - Capital Projects
REQUEST FOR BIDS
Playground Renovations:
PIP Rubber Safety Surfacing
at East Park
(Cristoforo Columbo) Playground
October 04, 2023
PROJECT SPECIAL
CONDITIONS & SPECIFICATIONS
Jay J. Fink, P.E., Commissioner
Robert C. Antonelli, Jr., Assistant Commissioner
9/27/2023 8:51:47 AM
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Department of Public Works & Parks
Parks, Recreation & Cemetery Division
50 Officer Manny Familia Way, Worcester, MA 01605
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ARTICLE 1 PROJECT SITE................................................................................................ 4
ARTICLE 2 SUMMARY OF WORK .................................................................................... 4
ARTICLE 3 WORK WITHIN A PUBLIC PROPERTY......................................................... 5
ARTICLE 4 SITE INSPECTION .......................................................................................... 5
ARTICLE 5 PRE-CONSTRUCTION MEETINGS ............................................................... 5
ARTICLE 6 SITE ACCESS .................................................................................................. 5
ARTICLE 7 OWNER’S TAX EXEMPTION ......................................................................... 5
ARTICLE 8 TIME FOR COMPLETION & SEQUENCE OF WORK ................................. 6
ARTICLE 9 LIQUIDATED DAMAGES............................................................................... 6
ARTICLE 10 CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULES & PAYMENT ESTIMATES........................ 7
ARTICLE 11 CONSTRUCTION REPORTS & WEEKLY PROGRESS MEETINGS ............ 7
ARTICLE 12 HOURS OF OPERATION............................................................................... 7
ARTICLE 13 CONTRACT DOCUMENTS............................................................................ 7
ARTICLE 14 STORAGE, USE OF MATERIALS & EQUIPMENT/MACHINERY ............... 7
ARTICLE 15 DELIVERY, INSPECTION & ACCEPTANCE OF NEW AMENITIES ........... 8
ARTICLE 16 CARE AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF CONTRACTOR................................... 8
ARTICLE 17 EMERGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION ................................................... 9
ARTICLE 18 ON SITE SUPERINTENDENT & PROJECT MANAGER .............................. 9
ARTICLE 19 PROVISIONS FOR TRAFFIC/POLICE DETAIL (As Applicable) ................. 9
ARTICLE 20 COMMUNICATIONS.................................................................................... 10
ARTICLE 21 PARTIAL USE OF SITE IMPROVEMENTS................................................. 10
ARTICLE 22 SAMPLING, TESTING, INSPECTION OF WORK & MATERIALS............. 11
ARTICLE 23 TEMPORARY FACILITIES........................................................................... 11
ARTICLE 24 SANITARY FACILITIES................................................................................ 11
ARTICLE 25 TEMPORARY LIGHT AND POWER ............................................................ 11
ARTICLE 26 TEMPORARY WATER .................................................................................. 11
ARTICLE 27 UTILITIES ..................................................................................................... 11
ARTICLE 28 PHOTOGRAPHS & TIME-LAPSE CAMERAS Not in Contract (NIC) ........ 11
ARTICLE 29 CONTRACTOR’S SHOP & WORKING DRAWINGS................................... 12
ARTICLE 30 HISTORICAL, ARCHAEOLOGICAL OR ANTIQUE ITEMS ....................... 13
ARTICLE 31 PROVISIONS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY & CONVENIENCE.......................... 13
ARTICLE 32 PROTECTION OF EXISTING FACILITIES................................................. 14
ARTICLE 33 AS BUILT SURVEY / PROJECT CLOSEOUT DELIVERABLES - (NIC)..... 14
ARTICLE 34 RUBBISH REMOVAL ................................................................................... 14
ARTICLE 35 PROJECT CONSTRUCTION SIGN.............................................................. 14
ARTICLE 36 DEMOLITION, SITE EXCAVATION & PREPARATION............................. 16
ARTICLE 37 CAST IN PLACE CEMENT CONCRETE (NIC) ........................................... 17
ARTICLE 38 GRAVEL BORROW (NIC) ............................................................................ 17
ARTICLE 39 BITUMINOUS CONCRETE PAVING (NIC) ................................................ 17
ARTICLE 40 GENERAL LAWN AREAS, LOAM & SEEDING .......................................... 17
ARTICLE 41 SECURITY CAMERA APPURTENANCES (NIC)......................................... 24
ARTICLE 42 PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT (NIC) ........................................................... 24
ARTICLE 43 POURDED-IN-PLACE (PIP) PLAYGROUND SAFETY SURFACING ....... 24
ARTICLE 44 SPORTS COURTS BIT. CONCRETE PAVING & PAINTING (NIC) ........... 28
ARTICLE 45 WPRC DIVISION CHAIN LINK FENCE FRAMEWORK & FABRIC (NIC)28
ARTICLE 46 ATTACHMENTS ........................................................................................... 28
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Special Conditions & Specifications; Bid 8085-W4 East Park PIP Safety Surfacing – October 2023
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Department of Public Works & Parks
Parks, Recreation & Cemetery Division
50 Officer Manny Familia Way, Worcester, MA 01605
ARTICLE 1
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ARTICLE 2
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b.
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d.
e.
PROJECT SPECIAL CONDITIONS
PROJECT SITE
All work of this contract is located within the confines and adjacent Right- of-Way of Cristoforo Columbo Park,
180 Shrewsbury Street, owned and maintained by the City of Worcester DPW and Parks.
SUMMARY OF WORK
The work to be completed under this contract involves the furnishing of all labor, materials, and equipment for
the following items of work and all incidentals thereto. All work shall be performed in full accordance with the
specifications, other contract documents, obviously implied and necessary or under the direction of the Owner.
The plans and specifications are intended to be cooperative, and any item called for in one and not the other
shall be as binding as if called for in both. During the bidding period discrepancies should be immediately
brought to the attention of the Owner for clarification. If a discrepancy is discovered within the plans and the
specifications after the Bid period, the Owner will determine which shall apply.
When Applicable, The City of Worcester DPW and Parks, will specify Project Standard
appurtenances/amenities such as, but not limited to, park benches, trash receptacles, irrigation controllers,
pedestrian, parking and sports field lighting, etc. in the facilities within their jurisdiction that are currently
installed at this or other facilities. By standardizing, it provides the Division with a consistent product which
through familiarity reduces operator training and maintenance time. Standardization also provides
opportunities for maintenance cost saving through interchangeable parts such as but not inclusive to
luminaries, ballast, poles, compatibility with current Division maintenance equipment etc.
i. No substitution or equal will be accepted for the following item(s);
1. Poured-in-Place Rubber Safety Surfacing
Quality Control: In order to ensure the highest level of quality with respect to the playing surface of this greatly
utilized public athletic facility, the General Contractor / Awardee shall have a minimum of five (5) years of
successful experience.
1. as the Prime Contractor constructing (provide verifiable references upon request)
2. ability to demonstrate constructing (provide verifiable references upon request)
3. coordinating and supervising (provide verifiable references upon request)
Park and Playground Improvements of similar scope, quality and size of this Project as per the standards of
the Project specifications and construction drawings.
Project Scope of Work: Provide a lump sum price to furnish and install poured in place rubber safety surfacing
to for the playground location(s) indicated.
1. Cristoforo Colombo Park Playground
a. Furnish, install, and maintain six-foot height panelized/mobile temporary constructions
metal fence and hardware as required to protect and secure the limits of work and
staging area. Restore any areas disturbed or damaged by the work.
b. Limits of work, staging and entrance shall be determined in the field after award of project.
c. Remove and dispose of existing Poured-in-Place safety surfacing within limits of playground.
Protect existing sub grade playground equipment and appurtenances.
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Special Conditions & Specifications; Bid 8085-W4 East Park PIP Safety Surfacing – October 2023
d. Existing PIP was installed to meet the minimum standard for Shock Attenuation of ASTM F1292,
estimated existing total thickness of PIP is 3.5 to 4.0 inches. Remove and dispose offsite any
excess dynamic or existing gravel subbase as required for new finished work and profile of new
PIP safety Surfacing.
e. Furnish and install poured in place (PIP) rubber safety surfacing to limits of existing PIP,
perimeter curbing and sidewalk at entrances, taper/slope profile to pass under existing
perimeter fence fabric. Coordinate grades by use height of adjacent designated play
equipment/surface and flush and accessible at existing access/entrances.
f. The Work shall be completed by:
i. June 30, 2024.
ARTICLE 3
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ARTICLE 4
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ARTICLE 5
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ARTICLE 6
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c.
ARTICLE 7
a.
WORK WITHIN A PUBLIC PROPERTY
As a point of information, all the work to be undertaken is located within the confines of an unsecured public
property, and as such is subject to acts of vandalism. The City of Worcester is not liable for any damage to
the Contractor’s equipment or materials. The Contractor shall take all means and measures necessary to
protect the public, work in progress, work completed, and all furnishings, materials and equipment stored at
the site through the completion of the Project. The repair or replacement of work in place or in progress shall
be the sole responsibility of the Contractor and shall be accomplished at no cost to the Owner.
SITE INSPECTION
It shall be contingent upon the Contractor to inspect the site as an aid to determining the extent and
quantity of the work under the various contract items before submission of the Bid.
i. For informational purposes only, Bidder responsible to verify prior to submission
of bid.
1. Owner’s calculations for the square footage of the playground existing PIP
Safety Surfacing are:
a. Cristoforo Columbo Playground - Shrewsbury St (2-12 age group) –
Approximately 7,200 SF.
PRE-CONSTRUCTION MEETINGS
A mandatory pre-construction meeting will be arranged by the Owner's representative after the award of the
Contract. Sub-consultants may be asked to attend the pre-construction meeting if determined by the Owner's
Representative to be warranted.
SITE ACCESS
Prospective bidders are advised that access to the Project sites shall be in accordance with the governing
traffic patterns with specific locations into the site, to be verified in the field after award of the contract.
Regardless of the eventual location of the construction access and limits of work, the Contractor shall make
every provision to ensure the access and safety of the public using the balance of any of the existing amenities
on the property.
OWNER’S TAX EXEMPTION
The Awarding Authority, as a department of a corporate municipality in the Commonwealth is exempt from the
taxes listed below. Contractor shall notify all suppliers of the following current certificates.
1. Federal Excise Taxes as applied to articles taxable under Chapter 32 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1954, as amended, City Excise Tax Exemption Certificate is not
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