Badger_Prairie_County_Park_Playground_Improvements_(Addendum_#2_Revision).pdf

DANE COUNTY

1919 ALLIANT ENERGY CENTER WAY

MADISON, WISCONSIN 53713

Department of Public Works

Request For Bids No. 325015

BADGER PRAIRIE COUNTY PARK PLAYGROUND

IMPROVEMENTS

RFB Let Date: April 11, 2025

Deadline for Questions: May 2, 2025

Bid Due Date: May 13, 2025, 10:00 am

Bids must be submitted electronically to:

https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/countyofdane

County of Dane

REQUEST FOR BID – OpenGov Documents

Badger Prairie County Park Playground Improvements

Sections:

I. Project Description II. Instructions for Electronic Bid Submission

III. Schedule of Bid Pricing Items IV. Bid Submission - Checklist V. Bid Submission - Pricing

Attachments:

A - 325015 RFB Badger Prairie Playground Improvements Project Manual

B - 325015 RFB Badger Prairie Playground Improvements Bid Drawings

C - 325015 RFB Appendix Kompan Install Instructions

D - 325015 RFB Appendix PlayLSI Install Instructions

Request For Bid: 325015 Badger Prairie County Park Playground Improvements

1. Project Description

1.1. Summary

Dane County Dept. of Administration-Public Works Engr. Division will receive Bids electronically until:

10:00 A.M., TUESDAY, MAY 13, 2025 - RFB NO. 325015, BADGER PRAIRIE COUNTY PARK PLAYGROUND

IMPROVEMENTS, 4654 MAPLE GROVE DRIVE, TOWN OF VERONA, WI. Dane County is inviting Bids for construction services to redevelop the existing playground. Only firms with capabilities, experience & expertise with similar projects should obtain this Request for Bids (RFB) document & submit Bids. RFB document may be obtained after 2:00 p.m., April 11, 2025 from procurement.opengov.com/portal/countyofdane. Call Brandon Braithwaite, Project Mgr., 608/279-8934 with any questions. Bidders must be qualified as Best Value Contractor before Bid Due Date/Time.

Complete Application at publicworks.countyofdane.com/bvc. Pre-bid site tour will be Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 2pm. Bidders are strongly encouraged to attend.

1.2. Contact Information

Brandon Braithwaite

Engineering Project Manager

1919 Alliant Energy Center Way

Madison, WI 53713

Email: braithwaite.brandon@countyofdane.com

Phone: (608) 279-8934

Department:

Public Works

1.3. Timeline

Bid Letting Date April 11, 2025

Pre-Bid Meeting (Non-Mandatory) April 22, 2025, 2:00pm

Project site.

Question Submission Deadline May 2, 2025, 4:00pm

Last Addendum May 8, 2025

Bid Due Date May 13, 2025, 10:00am mailto:braithwaite.brandon@countyofdane.com tel:(608)279-8934

2. Instructions for Electronic Bid Submission

2.1. General Electronic Bid Submission Process

The Project Manual and Construction Documents for this project are available for download in the

Attachments Section.

To Submit a Bid:

All interested bidders must register for free at Dane County’s eProcurement Portal:

• Go to https://procurement.opengov.com/login

• Click “Sign Up” to create a username and password, then activate your account.

• Select relevant project categories to receive notifications (e.g., 91200 – Public Works Projects).

• Use the RFB Number, Organization Name, or Proposal Title to locate the solicitation.

• Subscribe to “New Project Updates” to stay informed.

• Note that Unacknowledged addenda will not preclude a Bidder from submitting a Bid. Please ensure that Bidder is aware of all addenda prior to the unsealing of Bids.

For help setting up or navigating your account, contact: procurementsupport@opengov.com

Questions & Inquiries:

• All inquiries related to this Request for Bids (RFB) must now be submitted electronically through

Dane County’s eProcurement Portal.

• Questions must be submitted before 4:00 pm on Friday, May 2, 2025. Bidders are responsible for raising any questions, exceptions, or suggested changes during this period.

• If a bidder identifies any ambiguity, error, conflict, omission, or inconsistency in the RFB, they must immediately notify the designated County contact to request clarification or a revision.

• Direct communication with Dane County employees is strictly prohibited, except as outlined in this

RFB. Only the designated County contacts listed in the RFB are authorized to provide information or respond to inquiries.

• Bidders are responsible to check back regularly for Addenda or Updates.

For questions about this RFB, contact:

Brandon Braithwaite, Engineering Project Manager

Phone:(608) 279-8934

Email: braithwaite.brandon@countyofdane.com

Dane County is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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2.2. Bid Submittal Requirements

Bidders submitting on this project must adhere to the following instructions:

Best Value Contracting (BVC):

• All contractors are required to be pre-qualified as a Best Value Contractor prior to bid due date.

o Subcontractors must become pre-qualified ten (10) days prior to commencing work.

• To avoid delays, Bidders are urged to become pre-qualified as early as possible.

• Additional information can be found at https://publicworks.danecounty.gov/bvc o For a list of current contractors, visit https://publicworks.danecounty.gov/bvc/current o To submit an application for BVC certification, visit https://publicworks.danecounty.gov/bvc/application

Bid Submittal Documentation:

• Bidders shall upload ALL required documentation and answer ALL questions in the Bid

Submission - Checklist Section. Omission of any required documentation/information may result in rejection of Bid.

• Bidders shall provide their electronic bid pricing in the Bid Submission - Pricing Section.

Definition(s) of Base Bid, Alternate Bids, Allowances, Unit Pricing and another pricing items can be found in this section.

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3. Schedule of Bid Pricing Items

3.1. Schedule of Alternate Bids

Alternate Bid No. 01 - Hillside Play: Add hillside play area in its entirety. Include hillside play container curb, hillside play surfacing, hillside play equipment, and concrete walk.

Alternate Bid No. 02 - Drinking Fountain and Waterline: Add drinking fountain concrete pad, product, and installation; add waterline connection and installation.

Alternate Bid No. 03 - Perennial Planting Areas: Add perennial planting areas as identified on planting plans and prepare soils for planting. Add planting area steel edging where applicable.

Alternate Bid No. 04 - Decorative Pavement: Add patterned sandblasted concrete treatment as identified on site plans.

4. Bid Submission - Checklist

4.1. CONTACT INFORMATION

4.1.1. Contact Name*

*Response required

4.1.2. Title or Position*

*Response required

4.1.3. Telephone No.*

*Response required

4.1.4. Email Address*

*Response required

4.2. BID SUBMISSION

Upload the following required documents.

4.2.1. Bid Guarantee*

Each bid shall be accompanied by a bank certified check, cashier’s check, or bid bond in the amount of

5% of the total bid price, made payable to Dane County.

Please scan and upload a copy of your bid bond/cashier's check. DO NOT UPLOAD ANY FILES OTHER

THAN BID BOND.

*Response required

4.2.2. Proposed Subcontractor List *

Please download the below documents, complete, and upload.

• 00_43_36-Proposed_Subcontra...

*Response required

4.3. BIDDER'S AFFIDAVITS

4.3.1. Are you able to complete this project in the timeframe below?* Assuming a start date of June 20, 2025, Public Works requires this project to be completed by October

10, 2025.

☐ Yes

☐ No

*Response required

When equals "No"

4.3.2. Enter the date your firm can substantially complete this project:* *Response required https://government-project.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/43477/b2435a03-5e90-4774-bd48-68ca17c2b8d8_00_43_36-Proposed_Subcontractor_Form_2025-04-04.pdf?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Credential=ASIA47RIURE4JYGDVEU5%2F20250509%2Fus-west-2%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250509T121051Z&X-Amz-Expires=72000&X-Amz-Security-Token=IQoJb3JpZ2luX2VjEOT%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2FwEaCXVzLXdlc3QtMiJHMEUCIQC5t8AjGyVzZVAkx4gG6tt5YRzCoYmprxbbiJapzL2T4AIgOukTxqMdrYWUj2Y%2BLXSwV0I7XCTWMqWkTvg4c2btKa0qjAUIjf%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2FARACGgw4OTIzNjQ2ODc2NzIiDObbMDQBHaI9mPJPQCrgBAQA09OxAjYnaXUoAhTBPHcwZGiNrxxWTTXCY%2BVIDOJbr0FKqzNe80kZmHZ6la4TKGEmVnuVibRGjGRBrndvHvBH6ZGstEMvboCnpqTlmROer%2FO0er7nwkgpTyfVl%2B4Z0LSZDLOKsUbVP%2BVaR7T3%2BSwEuv6vfLuvCNM3hQcQW8BOo1QCakAS%2FI%2BBK1Xe0oci1QbWx3%2BKrAAoqTJYUU2eGzXO6Nfxdm0Ii6aSg%2BttCE1cON%2Bv%2FaujTtufNw50ObJm4ZZieo4g9xLn%2FMel%2Fl9PkkDu9uSiF%2BKR%2B46Gc77pHBHTNdYJ7C4HFGtTozsgnQMO%2BjRik2L6XbsywT%2BnGe%2FBzJLcTfY4PN55ylo5w9RrMvkRW6bWFISJXJPqATKLMvjmxlFtipJg1KDNvAyhBf6VJtGQ%2BAVGquMXq00ZuNyvtpAmyDeYWeXkGVnGjDGI05pcb5BqhctDmYoZH6bOE02F6JHZJpg326IDr3A1mr8h6%2F%2FGdYyLluFQcO7v0OtwYHum%2BzvJM9U0vLEE8pgbcTjbn4LnZA6ufx3qWFHpB527SjtpdyLIlh0xpG%2B7Jt2zl9J2Nx0VuOtNHPXb5R9T9splK2KVkZG%2FUVcz9KO9CBWDCohYbLQwSORQfzfDBFfsKp39Zxe43UJR5WW1VEP12mhkiNnLYvpL7KQzZhoC9VO9N3uRaXzVediTwxgAbzvi4JKKRwQrT4tk5C0QNs7CMUIYCcKOdot7QUBr32pkqnpV7Wc3j%2FdVl3UbOSjRNxP64Iii4iQp6T%2FOgOpaj1%2F0oQK1DrIkQgzFtUDHjo0Q2v2M30rsMK%2FV98AGOpsBH1MgwXg1IEzGpzg%2BSzG%2BCJVg4InPv18c6ia6dj4BmXwu8DlXZ979wZ4RctgVZCIW4UvTql1xdDj2poA2xPw7qMRNEeGwBT9CwMd%2FOa8vZGC%2BwcV6hs7OeRIVn3QrFdfuzhIXiSwSeRNS%2BqPI%2F3yq28gdXTSTGrWIFI1xBxXlZ1rl%2BYDaIfgh0ufYFSeMV1Z9z0POpEFeqXNkL6o%3D&X-Amz-Signature=2734d7577492f50a07cbad1201cc210b0770170fd60852ebcfef88636ba66811&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&response-content-disposition=attachment%3B%20filename%3D%2200_43_36-Proposed_Subcontractor_Form_2025-04-04.pdf%22&x-id=GetObject

4.3.3. Best Value Contracting - Does your company meet Best Value Contracting requirements for this project?*

General Contractor and subcontractors shall meet all applicable Best Value Contractor requirements.

BVC applies to contracts over $50,000 single trade and $100,000 multiple trade. For additional information: https://publicworks.countyofdane.com/bvc

Failure to be properly and accurately certified as a Dane County Best Value Contractor will result in an automatic rejection of a bid submission.

☐ Yes

☐ No

*Response required

When equals "Yes"

4.3.4. Enter the date in which your company was approved as a Dane County Best Value Contractor.* Your status can be viewed/confirmed at the link below:

https://publicworks.countyofdane.com/bvc/current

*Response required

4.3.5. Fair Labor Practice Certification*

Has your company been found by the National Labor Relations Board ("NLRB") or the Wisconsin

Employment Relations Commission ("WERC") to have violated any statute or regulation regarding labor standards or relations in the seven years prior to the date this bid submission is signed?

If yes is answered, a copy of any relevant information regarding such violation is required to be uploaded with your bid submission.

Additional information about the NLRB and WERC can be found using the following links:

www.nlrb.gov and http://werc.wi.gov.

• No, our company has NOT been found by the NLRB or the WERC to have violated any statute or regulation regarding labor standards or relations in the seven years prior to the date this bid submission is signed.

• Yes, our company HAS been found by the NLRB or the WERC to have violated any statute or regulation regarding labor standards or relations in the seven years prior to the date this bid submission is signed.

☐ Yes

☐ No

*Response required

When equals "Yes" https://publicworks.countyofdane.com/bvc https://publicworks.countyofdane.com/bvc/current http://www.nlrb.gov/ http://werc.wi.gov/

4.3.6. Please supply your supplemental documents in the file upload.

4.3.7. Bidder has already or will submit Emerging Small Business Report to the Office of Equity and Inclusion within 10 business days of Bid Due Date. (Only applicable to projects over $100,000)*

For more information refer to 00 21 13 - Instruction to Bidders or contact:

Dane County Contract Compliance Specialist

City-County Building, Room 356

210 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.

Madison, WI 53703

OEI@danecounty.gov

608/266-4192

☐ Please confirm

4.3.8. Bidder has reviewed and acknowledges all Q&A.*

☐ Yes

☐ No

*Response required

4.3.9. I understand that if any addendum is issued, I will have to acknowledge the posted addendum.*

☐ Please confirm

*Response required

4.3.10. W9 Upload*

Please upload your company's most recent W9 form signed within the past 12 months.

*Response required

4.4. SIGNATURE AFFIDAVIT

4.4.1. Bidder must electronically sign the Bid Form Signature Affidavit in the following link to submit a Bid.* Click here for electronic signature: DocuSign

☐ Please confirm

4.4.2. RFB Response Signature Affidavit*

mailto:OEI@danecounty.gov https://na4.docusign.net/Member/PowerFormSigning.aspx?PowerFormId=f1c7fcf0-1471-4a9b-a78c-320384102be7&env=na4&acct=89dea4ef-d946-42fe-b789-43edb8d4c6b1&v=2

This is an electronic signature form via DocuSign that is required to be signed upon finalizing submission of bid or proposal.

NOTE: For detailed instructions on how to complete the forms via DocuSign, please access the help articles below:

How to Complete DocuSign Forms

How to Download, Complete and Upload without DocuSign

Click here to go to the form

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5. Bid Submission - Pricing

BASE BID

Line Item Description Quantity Unit of

Measure Unit Cost Total

00 Base Bid 1 Lump Sum

TOTAL

ALTERNATE BID TABLE

Line Item Description Quantity Unit of

Measure Unit Cost Total

01 Hillside Play 1 Lump Sum

02 Drinking Fountain and Waterline 1 Lump Sum

03 Perennial Planting Areas 1 Lump Sum

04 Decorative Pavement 1 Lump Sum

TOTAL