RFQ-158453-Engineered Wood Fiber for Playgrounds.pdf

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RFQ-158453- ENGINEERED WOOD FIBER FOR

PLAYGROUNDS

Overview

The City of Dearborn (City) is soliciting quotes for the furnishing and installation of 650 cubic yards of engineered wood fiber for various parks around the City of Dearborn. This is one time purchase.

Scope of Work

Furnish and blow-in 650 cubic yards of engineered wood fiber at various parks around the City of Dearborn. Wood fiber must be Sof’Fall Engineered Wood Fiber or an approved equivalent.

• Product is to be natural color, no coloring added

• Installation should be no more than 15 days once work has begun, weather permitting

• The playground surface material will be blown in fall zones around existing equipment

• The contractor will clean up the playground equipment and area at each installation site after applying the product

Description:

• Product is manufactured engineered wood fiber comprised of softwoods and/or hardwoods, consisting of randomly sized wood fibers the majority of which do not exceed 1.5” in lengths and containing 10% to 20% fines to aid in compaction (it is generally understood that the manufacturing process allows a few oversized pieces).

• Product must prove to be non-toxic. It may not contain any recycled wood products or any wood containing paint, chemicals, or additives. Bidder to provide Toxicity Test Data.

• Product to have minimal bark and to be free of twigs, leaf debris and other organic material, and to be certified as non-flammable

• The Contractor must conduct themselves in a professional manner at all times.

• The Contractor must obey oral requests pertaining to the job given to them by the authorized City of Dearborn Certified Playground Safety Inspector or another City of Dearborn authorized supervisor. Unresolved discrepancies will cause this project to stop until it can be resolved by the supervisor and the Contractor in writing.

• The Contractor will call the supervisor each day before beginning work

• The City will provide an authorized Supervisor or Certified Playground Safety Inspector as an escort to all playground sites and answer any questions pertaining to the job.

ASTM Testing Certification:

Manufacturer must be in compliance and proved testing data for the following standards as set forth by the American Standard for Testing Materials (ASTM), for surface systems under and around playground equipment.

• ASTM F195-99: (Previously ASTM PS 83-97) determination of accessibility of surface systems under and around playground equipment.

• ASTM F1292-96: Impact attenuation of surface systems under and around playground equipment.

• ASTM F2075-01: Standard specification for engineered wood fiber for use as playground safety surface under and around playground equipment.

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IPEMA Certified:

Manufacturer must provide proof of certification. “in the interest of public playground safety, IPEMA provides an independent laboratory which validates a manufacture’s certification of conformance to ASTM F1292-99. A list of current validated products and their thickness and critical height may be view at www.ipema.org.

Various City Parks

Price per cubic yard (650 Yds) Total Price

Engineered Wood Fiber $ $

Installation $

Total Cost: $

Work is guaranteed to be completed within _________ calendar days after receipt of order.

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Address Signature of Person Authorized to Sign

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E-mail address Date http://www.ipema.org/