Playground Replacement at Collins Hill Park

Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners is requesting bids for playground replacement at Collins Hill Park in Lawrenceville, Georgia under IFB BL020-22, with bids due March 4, 2022 at 2:50 p.m. and a pre-bid conference on February 23, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. at Collins Hill Park Baseball Playground.

The scope encompasses demolition of existing playground equipment and installation of new equipment, surfacing, and drainage systems across two playgrounds: the pavilion area near the park entrance and the baseball complex. Addendum #1 (issued March 1, 2022) establishes critical requirements including a mandatory on-site work start date of June 1, 2022; handling of existing engineered wood fiber with the top 4 inches permitted to be relocated within the park and remaining material removed; designated access from the park drive near the second parking lot; staging in the baseball playground parking lot second section second bay with required temporary fencing; and mandatory submission of new drainage plans with all bids. Concrete ramps will feed into the playground area. The contractor must complete preliminary and submittal work within 10 days of Notice to Proceed and substantially complete all work within 180 calendar days, with liquidated damages of $500 per day for delays.

The winning bid was $644,380.54 (base $512,940.50 plus additional items $131,440.04), awarded to Playcore Wisconsin, Inc. dba Gametime. The contractor must demonstrate completion of a minimum of three similar projects within the past five years with reference contacts, and the playground equipment installer must be manufacturer certified. All bid submissions require a five percent bid bond, certified check, or cashier's check; the successful contractor must provide one hundred percent performance and payment bonds with A.M. Best ratings of A-5 or higher and Georgia Secretary of State licensure. Progress payments are made monthly less ten percent retainage until 50 percent of contract price is reached. Questions were due February 24, 2022. Bids must be submitted in duplicate to Gwinnett County Purchasing Division, 75 Langley Drive, Lawrenceville, Georgia 30046, with physical submission only — the county does not accept electronic submittals for formal solicitations.