Park and Playground Services (Rebid)

The City of St. Cloud, Florida, located in Polk County, is seeking competitive bids for Invitation to Bid (ITB) #2025-126, aimed at establishing a pool of contractors to provide comprehensive park and playground services on an as-needed basis. The procurement covers a wide range of services including sport court and playground surfacing, maintenance and repairs, and shade canopy installation and maintenance. Contractors must demonstrate a minimum of three years of business experience and have completed at least five comparable commercial park and playground services projects within the past three years. Bidders are required to submit detailed pricing proposals with unit costs for various project sizes, types of surfacing, striping, canopy work, and labor rates for standard and non-standard working hours. The bid was released on May 11, 2025, with a deadline for questions on May 30, 2025, and proposals due electronically through the city's e-Procurement Portal by June 12, 2025, at 10:00 am, with a virtual bid opening scheduled for the same date and time. Contractors must hold all applicable Florida licenses, provide proof of insurance, and comply with federal and state regulations, including equal opportunity employment requirements and Davis-Bacon Act provisions for federally funded projects.

The contract does not specify specific set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises, but requires contractors to comply with equal opportunity employment requirements. The agreement establishes an initial three-year term with the option to extend for two additional one-year periods upon mutual agreement. Contractors can submit price increase requests 60 days prior to the contract's expiration, subject to documentation review. The compensation structure follows Florida's Prompt Payment Act, with preferred payment methods of electronic funds transfer (EFT) or P-card. Contractors must maintain comprehensive general liability insurance with limits of $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 aggregate, workers' compensation insurance, and automobile liability insurance. While specific budget ranges are not explicitly stated, the contract allows for flexible, as-needed service provision, suggesting potential variability in project scope and total contract value. The City reserves the right to terminate the contract with 30 days' written notice, and contractors can cancel with 90 days' notice. Additional requirements include E-Verify compliance, public records management, and adherence to Florida's statutory requirements for government contracting.