Description
The project involves the replacement of playground equipment at the New Buffalo Welcome Center. The work includes mobilization, management, and maintaining traffic, insurance, permits, and bonds, site preparation and grading, removal of existing play equipment and safety surfacing, and installation of new play equipment and safety surfacing. The project requires prevailing wages, and the contractor must provide their own signs stating "Playground is Closed, Authorized Personal Only". The project also includes tree removals, but only from October 1, 2026 to March 31, 2027, due to restrictions for the northern long-eared bat and Indiana long-eared bat. Some of the key tasks and quantities include:
• Mobilization, management, and maintaining traffic: Lump Sum
• Insurance, Permits and Bonds: Lump Sum
• Site Preparation and Grading: Lump Sum
• Contingency Allowance: $20,000
• Remove existing play equipment and safety surfacing: Lump Sum
• Remove existing trees and roots: 4 Each
• Furnish and install concrete paving: 4,543 Square Feet
• Furnish and install poured in place safety surfacing: 64 Square Feet
• Furnish and install play equipment: Lump Sum
• Furnish and install expansion joint caulking: Lump Sum
• Furnish and install fencing: 46 Linear Feet
• Furnish and install ornamental gate: 2 Each
• Remove and replace concrete playground curb: 16 Linear Feet
• Repair concrete wall: Lump Sum
• Furnish and install 4” perforated pipe: 286 Linear Feet
• Furnish and install 6” perforated pipe: 342 Linear Feet
• Furnish and install restoration seeding: 370 Square Yards
The contractor must also provide unit prices for various items, including benches, shrubs, perennials, and other materials.
Some of the key requirements and restrictions include:
• Prevailing wages must be paid to all workers
• The contractor must provide their own signs stating "Playground is Closed, Authorized Personal Only"
• Tree removals shall only occur from October 1, 2026 to March 31, 2027
• The contractor must comply with all applicable laws and regulations, including those related to environmental protection and worker safety