RFP No. 20-21-5211: Playground Design and Installation of Equipment

FORSYTH COUNTY, GEORGIA Request for Proposal No. 20-21-5211 Playground Design and Installation of Equipment at Poole’s Mill Park (Issued February 7, 2020) PURPOSE OF THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL The Forsyth County Board of Commissioners is soliciting Proposals from qualified firms to provide quality playground equipment for ages 5 -12, including removal of the existing playground and the installation of new equipment at Poole’s Mill Park, 7725 Poole’s Mill Road, Ball Ground, GA 30107. The existing playground area has an oblong dimension but the workable area for new playground equipment is approximately 80’x 100’. The County is seeking a playground supplier to design a playground, provide the proposed equipment/surfacing, remove the old equipment and install the new equipment and surfacing. All interested and qualified firms are invited to submit a formal proposal with pricing information to accomplish the Scope of Work described herein, in conformance with the prescribed format. The

proposal is to be signed by a principal of the firm or by a principal of the lead firm if the submittal is for a multiple firm project team. Bid Bond must be included with submittal. The successful firm will be required to provide appropriate certificate of insurance showing Forsyth County as an additional insured, as well as Performance and Payment Bonds. It is the County’s intent that this Request for Proposal (“RFP”) permit competition. It shall be the offeror’s responsibility to advise the Procurement Agent, in writing, if any language, specification, etc., or any combination thereof, inadvertently restricts or limits the requirements stated in this RFP to a single source. Such notification must be received by the Procurement Agent not later than ten (10) days prior to the date set for acceptance of the proposal. While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy and completeness of information in the RFP we recognize that the information may not be complete in every detail and that all work may not be expressly mentioned in these specifications. It is the responsibility of the proposing company to include in their proposal all pertinent information in accordance with the objectives of the County. GENERAL INFORMATION Proposals MUST be submitted in the format prescribed herein. Failure to comply with the directions listed in this RFP, or omission of requested information could result in disqualification of your firm’s proposal. Proposals are to be submitted in a sealed envelope, clearly marked in the lower left-hand corner: “Proposal – RFP No. 20-21-5211 / Playground Design and Installation of Equipment at Poole’s Mill Park Date/Time: Thursday March 12, 2020 / 2pm & Name of submitting firm” Pricing information is to be included within the proposal. The proposals and pricing information will be received at the offices of the Forsyth County Procurement Department: Forsyth County Procurement Department 514 West Maple Street, Suite 104 Cumming, GA 30040 One (1) original hardcopy and eight (8) digital copies via flash drive (one proposal per drive) copies of the Proposal and Pricing Information must be received at the Procurement Department’s office 2 not later than 2:00 p.m. Local Time. Absolutely no Proposals and Pricing Information will be accepted after 2:00 p.m. Faxed or e-mailed Proposals and Pricing Information are not acceptable. Proposals and Pricing Information received after the deadline will be returned to the sender unopened. Names of submitting firms will then be read aloud at 2:05 p.m., March 12, 2020. All interested parties and the general public are invited. ALL QUESTIONS are to be directed to Greg Bridges, Procurement Agent III, Forsyth County Procurement Department, GEBridges@forsythco.com. All questions are to be received not later than 2:00 p.m., Local, February 26, 2020 Responses to substantive questions will be provided as written Addenda and will be posted upon the Forsyth County website, www.forsythco.com.