Robert Price Park

The City of Tucson is requesting sealed bids for new ground-up construction of Robert Price Park, with bids due August 24, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. and a non-mandatory pre-submittal meeting scheduled August 10, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. via Microsoft Teams. The contract price exceeds $10 million and carries a 6% Small Business Enterprise participation goal.

The project scope encompasses site preparation and grading across approximately 20 acres, potable water and sewer infrastructure (1"–8" lines with three sanitary sewer manholes), storm drainage systems (12"–30" reinforced concrete pipe), two little league baseball fields and two multi-purpose fields with chain link fencing, bleachers, dugouts, backstops and field lighting, two age-differentiated playgrounds (airplane theme for ages 2–5; train theme for ages 5–12) with engineered wood fiber mulch, four ramadas (20' × 20' to 40' × 60'), a splash pad with recirculation and sanitization systems, two prefabricated restroom buildings, approximately 91,537 square feet of asphalt and 72,170 square feet of concrete for parking and walkways, irrigation systems with mainline and lateral piping (1/2"–6" diameter, approximately 35,000 linear feet), LED field and site lighting, landscaping including 221 trees, 530 shrubs, and 288,500 square feet of turf sod, and native plant salvage and transplanting. Bidders must obtain an Arizona Registrar of Contractors license and City of Tucson Business License and must visit the site to familiarize themselves with local conditions.

The estimated contract value exceeds $10 million. Bidders must submit a bid bond or certified check equal to at least 10% of the total bid amount. The successful bidder must furnish a 100% performance bond and 100% payment bond within ten days of Notice of Intent to Award. Liquidated damages are set at $2,710 per calendar day of delay. The City intends to issue a Notice of Intent to Award within 60 days of bid opening. Insurance requirements include Commercial General Liability ($2 million per occurrence, $4 million general aggregate), Commercial Automobile Liability ($1 million combined single limit), and Workers' Compensation (statutory limits). All subcontractors above $5,000 must be listed with the bid. The project is subject to Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements, Section 3 low-income employment compliance (25% of labor hours by Section 3 workers; 5% by targeted Section 3 workers), and ARPA funding terms and conditions. Questions are due August 14, 2026 at 4:00 p.m.