Donner Trail Park

Salt Lake City Corporation's Department of Public Services is procuring construction services for the Donner Trail Park Reimagine Project (Job No. PRK24028) located at 2903 Kennedy Drive in Salt Lake City, Utah. This lump-sum contract procurement requires contractors to furnish and install comprehensive site improvements including replacement of playgrounds and play safety surfacing, replacement of drinking fountains, new artwork and signage, addition of plantings, and modifications to existing irrigation and storm drainage systems. Key deliverables include detailed technical execution of concrete work, irrigation system modifications, site clearing with tree protection measures, landscape planting implementation, and record drawings showing actual locations of all irrigation components and utilities prior to final inspection. Contractors must maintain a one-year warranty period and complete winterization and spring start-up of irrigation systems. The procurement is structured with four additive bid alternates for irrigation hydrometers and synthetic safety surfacing options. A pre-bid conference is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, via Microsoft Teams, with sealed bids due by 2:00 p.m. local prevailing time on Wednesday, March 18, 2026. Bids will be publicly opened via Microsoft Teams at approximately 2:15 p.m. on March 18, 2026. Contract documents are available for free download via the Utah Public Procurement Place website at https://utah.bonfirehub.com/portal/?tab=openOpportunities. The contract will be awarded under Salt Lake City's Value-Based Procurement Program, which evaluates bidders based on factors including nondiscrimination policies, state-compliant apprenticeship programs, drug testing programs, and local small business status.

No pre-qualification requirements are mandated for bidders on this procurement. Salt Lake City's Value-Based Procurement Program does not explicitly restrict responses to disadvantaged enterprises but emphasizes local small business status as an evaluation factor. Bid security equal to at least 5 percent of the total bid amount is required, with bids remaining valid for 45 days after opening. Performance and Payment Bonds, each in the amount of 100 percent of the Contract Price, are required. Professional liability insurance of $2,000,000 per claim is required specifically for playground equipment installation. The contract time is 180 calendar days after the Notice to Proceed, with punch list completion required within 15 days following the Final Inspection Punch List, and liquidated damages assessed at $350.00 per day or part thereof for late completion. No specific incumbent vendors or current contractors are identified in the procurement documents. The contractor must coordinate with multiple city departments including Public Utilities, Engineering, Fire Department, Planning and Zoning, and Transportation, as well as county entities, prior to construction commencement. The specific award value or budget range is not disclosed in the available procurement documents.