Riverfront Park Guardrail and Fence Improvements

City of Danville, Virginia is soliciting sealed bids under IFB-26-27-031 for decorative guardrail and fence improvements at Riverfront Park near the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge. The pre-bid conference is November 3, 2026 at 10:00 a.m., written questions are due November 10, 2026 at 5:00 p.m., and bids are due November 17, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. The City will award to the lowest responsible and responsive bidder.

The contractor must furnish all labor, materials, equipment, permits, and site safety to install custom fabricated steel guardrails with stainless steel mesh infill (110 linear feet), a 48-inch-high decorative welded-wire fence (135 linear feet), and a 4-foot-wide decorative metal pedestrian gate. Scope also includes mobilization, site layout and alignment, core drilling and epoxy grouting of guardrail posts, concrete footings, surface restoration, and final cleaning. All work must comply with the Virginia Uniform Building Code. Contractors must hold a City of Danville Business License and SCC registration where Virginia law requires it.

The contract term is 60 consecutive calendar days from the Notice to Proceed, with liquidated damages of $250 per calendar day for delays. Bidders must submit a 5 percent bid bond and 100 percent performance and payment bonds, and the City withholds 5 percent retainage from each invoice until final completion and acceptance. Required insurance includes workers' compensation, comprehensive general liability of $1,000,000 per occurrence and aggregate, automobile liability of $1,000,000 combined single limit, and an optional umbrella policy of at least $3,000,000. The City must be named as additional insured on all policies. No Davis-Bacon wage requirements apply. Change orders are limited to 25 percent or $50,000 of total contract price, and the warranty period for defective materials or workmanship is one year.

Bids may be submitted on paper to the City of Danville Purchasing Department or electronically through eVA. The pre-bid conference is held at 420 Memorial Drive, Suite 100, Danville, Virginia, or via Microsoft Teams.