FY26-CP-PARK25 MC Tennis Renovation

The Bulloch County Board of Commissioners, acting through its Recreation & Parks Department, is soliciting sealed bids for the full renovation of ten USTA regulation tennis courts, perimeter fencing, and subsurface drainage systems located at Mill Creek Regional Park in Statesboro, Georgia. This public works capital improvement project, designated FY26-CP-PARK25 MC Tennis Renovation, requires comprehensive site work including demolition, grading, erosion control, storm drainage installation, asphalt paving, concrete sidewalks, fencing, and specialized athletic surface coatings with markings and net posts. Qualified and experienced contractors must demonstrate prior experience with USTA-specification tennis court construction and provide a minimum of three references from similar projects completed within the past three years. The sealed bid deadline is April 9, 2026, at 2:00 PM EDT, with bids to be submitted to the Bulloch County Procurement Office at 115 North Main Street, Statesboro, Georgia; a bidders' questions deadline is set for March 27, 2026, at 5:00 PM EDT, with responses published by March 30, 2026. The project shall commence immediately following issuance of the Notice to Proceed, with Substantial Completion required within 120 calendar days and Final Acceptance within 150 calendar days, with award estimated for April 21, 2026. Bidders must submit unit pricing on approximately 40 line items and provide a bid bond equal to 5% of the total bid amount; the contract will be awarded to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder. Liquidated damages of $150 per calendar day apply for work extending beyond the completion deadlines.

The procurement documents do not specify any set-aside designations or restrictions limiting bidder eligibility based on disadvantaged enterprise status, though all contractors and subcontractors must comply with E-Verify requirements. No incumbent contractor or existing vendor information is identified in the solicitation materials. The successful contractor must furnish payment and performance bonds each equal to 100% of the contract price from U.S. Treasury-approved sureties and maintain general liability insurance of not less than $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 aggregate, along with auto liability insurance at the same limits and statutory workers' compensation insurance. Monthly progress payments will be made within 15 days of invoice receipt, with 10% retainage held until project completion. The specifications require compliance with American Concrete Institute standards, ASTM specifications, Georgia Department of Transportation standards, and American Sports Builders Association Asphalt Guidelines for athletic surface construction. No specific contract award value or budget range is disclosed in the available procurement documents.