Bulk Landscape Material

The City of Norwalk, Connecticut, Department of Recreation and Parks is soliciting competitive bids for the supply and delivery of bulk landscape materials to multiple sites throughout the city. This Invitation to Bid procurement encompasses four primary material categories: Certified Playground Chips (approximately 750 yards annually delivered in 75-yard loads), Screened Topsoil (approximately 60 yards annually in 20-yard loads), Volleyball Sand (approximately 40 tons with single annual delivery), and Decorative Pine Bark Mulch in Brown (approximately 80 yards annually in 18-20 yard loads). All materials must meet City or Manufacturer standards, and bidders are required to provide unit pricing that includes supply, delivery, and all associated costs, with prices remaining firm throughout the one-year contract term. The City reserves the right to award up to four separate contracts based on the unit prices of the lowest responsible bidder, with potential awards split by item. Key submission deadlines include a Request for Information deadline of February 4, 2026, at 2:00 PM, electronic bid submissions through Bonfire due February 11, 2026, at 2:00 PM, hard copy submissions due February 13, 2026, at 2:00 PM, and bid opening scheduled for February 13, 2026, at 2:00 PM. No mandatory site walkthrough is required, and all delivery sites feature easy truck and paved access with sufficient space for tractor-trailer deliveries, with delivery coordinated on an as-needed basis throughout 2026.

Bidders must demonstrate financial and operational capability through submission of a Certificate of Insurance naming the City as an additional insured, with minimum coverage requirements including Workers' Compensation (Connecticut statutory requirements with $100,000 employer's liability per accident), Commercial General Liability ($1,000,000 per occurrence with $2,000,000 annual aggregate), and Automobile Liability ($1,000,000 per accident). No bid deposit or performance bonds are required for this procurement. The solicitation does not specify any set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises or restrictions limiting eligible respondents to particular organization types. No incumbent vendors or current contractors are identified in the available documentation. The contract term is limited to one year in 2026, and no specific budget range or award value is disclosed in the procurement documents, with final award amounts dependent upon the unit pricing submitted by responsive bidders and the quantities ordered throughout the contract period.