Woodlawn Park Improvements

The City of Greenville, North Carolina, is soliciting competitive bids for the Woodlawn Park Improvements project through an Invitation for Bid (IFB) process. The procurement encompasses comprehensive park construction and renovation at 114 N Woodlawn Avenue, Greenville, NC 27834, spanning 0.64 acres (27,878.4 square feet). The scope of work includes demolition of existing site features, site grading and drainage improvements, installation of ADA-accessible playground equipment with engineered wood fiber and poured-in-place rubber surfacing, construction of a multi-sport court accommodating basketball, pickleball, volleyball, and badminton, installation of concrete game boards for table tennis and foosball, decomposed granite cornhole courts, construction of accessible sidewalks and concrete seating walls, installation of site amenities including bike racks, trash receptacles, grills, benches, landscaping with native plantings and turf, structural repairs to an existing picnic shelter, and installation of two ADA-compliant parking spaces. Contractors must demonstrate compliance with North Carolina stormwater regulations, City of Greenville standards, TAR/Pamlico River riparian buffer rules, and special flood hazard area designations, while coordinating with the Greenville Utilities Commission for utility crossings and maintaining a one-year guarantee on plant materials and sodding. Bids are due May 28, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. at the City of Greenville Recreation and Parks Jaycee Park Administration Building (2000 Cedar Lane, Greenville, NC), with a non-mandatory pre-bid conference scheduled for May 14, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. at Woodlawn Park; questions should be directed to Mark Nottingham, City Projects & Development Manager at mnottingham@greenvillenc.gov. The contractor must achieve substantial completion within 150 calendar days and final completion within 180 calendar days after notice to proceed, with liquidated damages of $500 per day assessed for failure to meet these deadlines.

The contract includes Minority and Women Business Enterprise (MWBE) participation goals requiring 10 percent Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) and 6 percent Women Business Enterprise (WBE) participation for construction work. Bid security equal to 5 percent of the maximum bid price is required, along with performance and payment bonds in the form of EJCDC C-610 and C-615 upon contract award. The contractor must maintain commercial general liability insurance with limits of $2,000,000 general aggregate, $1,000,000 personal and advertising injury, and $1,000,000 each occurrence, as well as workers' compensation insurance and automobile liability insurance with $1,000,000 combined single limits. Contractors are required to comply with E-Verify requirements, the Iran Divestment Act, and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, while registering all subcontractors and vendors with the City of Greenville. The contract is governed by North Carolina law with disputes subject to arbitration under American Arbitration Association rules. While no specific award value or budget range is disclosed in the available documentation, the project specifications include multiple bid alternates for surfacing options, court materials, and site amenities that may affect final contract pricing.