City Park Revitalization

The City of Corona Public Works Department is requesting sealed bids for the City Park Revitalization Project, a comprehensive redevelopment of the city's historic 20-acre park, with bids due August 27, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. Only prequalified contractors holding a valid California Class B General Building Contractor license are eligible to bid.

The scope includes construction of a 70,000-square-foot Community Center with administrative offices, gymnasium, game room, banquet and conference facilities, classrooms, group fitness space, locker rooms, and outdoor patios; an Aquatics Center featuring a 10-lane competition pool, recreation activity pool, lazy river, water slides, hot tub, and pool maintenance building; and park improvements including a multi-use turf field, splash pad, destination playground, basketball courts, skate park, pump track, one-mile walking loop, picnic shelters, restroom and shower buildings, parking lots with EV charging stations, comprehensive landscaping and irrigation, park-wide lighting, utility upgrades, and preservation and relocation of existing trees. The successful bidder must designate qualified specialty subcontractors: a Class C-27 Landscape Contractor, a Class C-53 Swimming Pool Contractor, and a Class A or B Skatepark/Pump Track Contractor, each with specific minimum experience requirements.

The contract duration is 1,145 calendar days from the Notice to Proceed. Liquidated damages of $14,477 per calendar day apply for delays beyond completion. All contractors and subcontractors must maintain active Department of Industrial Relations registration and comply with California prevailing wage requirements. Bid security equal to 10 percent of the total bid price is required in hard copy prior to bid opening. The successful bidder must provide Performance and Payment bonds equal to 100 percent of the contract price, with 5 percent retention on progress payments. Bids of $1,000,000 or more require Iran Contracting Act certification. A mandatory pre-bid conference and site walk was held August 4, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. The City will award the contract to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder based on the base bid alone.