2025 Cassidy Park Improvements

The City of Thomasville, Georgia, located in Terrell County, issued a sealed bid procurement for the 2025 Cassidy Park Improvements project, a federally-funded infrastructure development initiative. The project scope encompasses comprehensive park enhancements including sidewalk and limestone walking loop construction, parking lot development, shelter installation with concrete slab work, restroom pad construction, water and sanitary sewer service line installation, electrical conduit work, a golf tee pad, pedestrian bridge footer installation, and landscape metal edging. All contractors must be licensed in the State of Georgia, with subcontractors similarly required to maintain Georgia licensure and comply with all applicable state regulations and rules. Bidders were required to submit sealed proposals by 10:00 A.M. local time on November 4, 2025, at the Office of the City Engineer, 411 W. Jackson Street, Thomasville, Georgia 31792, accompanied by either a Certified Check or Bid Bond equal to ten percent of the bid amount. Questions were required to be submitted by 5:00 P.M. on October 28, 2025, and plan deposits were due by 3:00 P.M. the same date. The project timeline established a January 2026 start date with an April 2026 completion deadline, allowing 120 calendar days for substantial completion with liquidated damages assessed at $500.00 per day for delays beyond this window. Award winners were required to provide separate Payment and Performance Bonds each equal to 100 percent of the contract amount, with all bonds and insurance documents requiring execution or counter-signature by a licensed resident agent of the surety or insurance company with a Georgia business location.

The procurement was funded through the American Rescue Plan Act Improving Neighborhood Outcomes in Disproportionally Impacted Communities Grant Program, with a grant agreement dated June 14, 2023, between the Governor's Office of Planning and Budget on behalf of the State of Georgia and the City of Thomasville, and was subject to administration in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations. No union labor requirements were imposed on this project. The project contained an estimated total cost of $750,000.00. The City of Thomasville reserved the right to reject any and all bids, waive informalities, re-advertise, or award the contract in its best interest. Notably, a bid cancellation notice dated November 5, 2025, was subsequently issued, indicating that the original procurement scheduled for November 4, 2025, did not proceed as planned, though no explicit reason for cancellation was stated in the available documentation.