Water Playground Safety Netting

Broward County's Parks and Recreation Division is soliciting fixed-price bids to manufacture and install water playground safety netting at the Paradise Cove water playground in C.B. Smith Park, Pembroke Pines, Florida, with responses due November 3, 2026, through Bonfire BPRO. No set-aside or local-vendor preference appears in the source. Drug-free workplace certification under Section 287.087, Florida Statutes, earns preference consideration only when submittals are tied. The Anti-Human Trafficking Affidavit and Vendor Questionnaire must accompany the response or be provided within three business days of County request, and noncompliance may render a vendor nonresponsive.

Specifications require 100% polyester filament netting with a minimum 3/16-inch cord diameter, mesh openings no larger than 1 inch square, UV treatment, rot resistance, sand color, and a melting point above 100 degrees Fahrenheit. Netting attaches to playground equipment with stainless steel hooks or anchors and braided fishing line. A set of 34 technical drawings, marked not to scale, covers fabrication of window and slide panels. Vendors must demonstrate regular provision of similar safety netting through verifiable references and bear responsibility for final field measurements. Site visits are recommended. Work must be completed within 30 calendar days of purchase order receipt, delivery is FOB Destination, and a one-year warranty runs from installation. Insurance requires general liability of $1 million per occurrence and $2 million aggregate, auto liability of $500,000 combined single limit (waivable if no driving is involved), workers' compensation at statutory limits, and employers liability of $500,000 per accident. Broward County must be named as additional insured, and claims-made policies must be maintained for three years after completion. Professional and pollution liability are not applicable.

The contract runs three years from award, with up to two one-year renewals and a five-year maximum absent Board action. Award goes to the lowest responsive and responsible vendor unless Special Instructions to Vendors establish a different basis. The County is exempt from federal and Florida taxes on direct purchases, and a sales tax exemption certificate is attached. The solicitation is subject to the Cone of Silence Ordinance. Questions must be submitted through Bonfire BPRO by the questions due date, and site inspection scheduling runs through Brian Mclaughlin at 954-357-5181 or Sean Gilmartin at 954-357-5170.