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Opportunity Background

The City of Burlington requires the design, supply, and installation of new playground and swing equipment as replacements (or new) at thirteen sites in Burlington (See Appendix A – Site Location Map).  The actual playground/swing equipment installations will be part of the upcoming, separate construction contracts for the play equipment replacement site work projects.

The City of Burlington will be issuing separate construction contracts to select the general contractor(s) to construct the site works for the future play equipment replacement contracts. The play equipment designs selected from this bid request will be included in these separate future construction contracts.

Although the successful Bidders will be issued a Purchase Order by the City and will be paid directly by the City, they MUST commit to work as a subcontractor with the general contractor(s) selected as the City’s constructors for the site works for the future play equipment replacement contracts.  Failure to comply will result in immediate disqualification for the remainder of the contract period.

The general contractor(s) selected as the City’s constructors for the site works for the future play equipment replacement contracts will co-ordinate your work for the supply and installation of the playground equipment with their site works and the installation of the protective surfaces (as set out in this bid request). 

Requirements

Bidders are invited to price and submit thirteen (13) new climbing apparatuses, ground components, swing and playground equipment designs for consideration and evaluation.  Each design is to reflect the preferred playground equipment component types outlined in this RFP in the Site Design Details (Appendix S), with each type determined through a public engagement process ‘Love My Playground’ conducted in early 2021. The survey results are posted in the Bidding System to provide bidders with additional information regarding the features chosen by each community specific to their park.

Bidders are invited to be creative with their designs and where feasible playground design proposals for each park might consider the character of the park and neighbourhood as part of the design theme - ex. Lakeshore PS could be a nautical theme, Peart Park a woodland theme, etc. 

All playground and swing perimeters will be concrete curbing.  Select sites have predetermined curb dimensions (noted in Appendices) and others have a delineated square meter area for design of which Bidders flexibility with the perimeter boundary to accommodate proposed equipment designs. All playground equipment layouts must keep within designated square meter areas provided in RFP.

The city playground standard requires the swings and playground equipment to be separated in two distinct play areas. 

Note: It is not a requirement for the bid submission to include a different layout for each Design, 1 to 13. 

Colour will be determined once the detail design work has been completed. Refer to the Design Specifications and Preferences in this section. 

Partial Bids

Bidders do not have to bid on all 13 parks; therefore, partial Bids will be accepted. 

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