25-0149-2 Wilmington Island Park Playground

Chatham County, Georgia, through its Purchasing & Contracting Department, issued Invitation to Bid 25-0149-2 for the replacement of playground equipment at Wilmington Island Park, located at 2401 Walthour Road, Savannah, Georgia 31410. The procurement seeks a complete solution for removal of the hurricane-damaged existing playground and installation of new replacement equipment designed for ages two to five years, including two slides, a river rock climber, flower spinner panel, bongos, wave climber, and certified mulch base material. All installation work must be performed by factory-certified technicians with a minimum of three years' experience installing playground equipment, and Chatham County retains responsibility for removal and disposal of the old equipment. Bid pricing must be firm for sixty days from the bid opening date and include all costs for materials, labor, delivery, and installation with no additional surcharges permitted. A pre-bid conference was scheduled for December 3, 2025, at 2:00 PM at the project site, with sealed bids due online through the Chatham County Purchasing Portal by 2:00 PM on December 18, 2025. The contract is a one-time purchase with no renewal options.

Chatham County established a combined Minority/Woman Business Enterprise (M/WBE) participation goal of thirty percent, requiring bidders to demonstrate good faith efforts in subcontracting with certified M/WBE firms and maintain detailed records of such efforts. All contractors must maintain current Chatham County tax certificates and comply with Georgia's E-Verify employment verification requirements and the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) program. Standard insurance requirements include Commercial General Liability with minimum limits of one million dollars per occurrence, Workers' Compensation with minimum limits of five hundred thousand dollars per accident, and Business Automobile Liability with minimum combined single limits of one million dollars. The contract was awarded to Bliss Products and Services, Inc., located in Lithia Springs, Georgia, identified as the lowest responsive and responsible bidder among six responding contractors, with an award value of $39,918. Bid prices ranged from $39,918 to $70,860, with four additional qualified bidders submitting proposals between $41,700 and $45,607. Funding is allocated from Hurricane Helene disaster recovery resources, and the Board of Commissioners approved the contract award on January 30, 2026.