New York State Contract Reporter #2139348

Troy Frear Park Ice Rink Playground renovation — general construction, sitework, landscaping, and grills

The City of Troy is seeking one general-construction contractor for the Frear Park Ice Rink Playground renovation, including site, paving, landscape, utility, and electrical work. - Buyer: City of Troy, New York — Office of the City Comptroller, Bureau of Contracts & Procurement; City Hall, 433 River Street, Suite 5001, Troy, NY. The bid documents identify City Comptroller Michael McNeff. - Opportunity: RFB 26-0011, Frear Park Development – Ice Rink Playground; work is at Frear Park Road in Troy. - Scope: Demolish the existing playground and selected parking and landscape features; perform grading, drainage, paving, sidewalks, curbing, fencing, landscaping, utilities, electrical power and lighting, and related sitework. The contractor must install concrete curbs adjacent to playground safety surfaces. - Specified product: ULINE H-6580 permanently installed charcoal grills, or approved equal — 5, rust-resistant, 30 × 20 × 10 inches, with an adjustable-height and rotatable grate. Addendum 1 also adds 1 double barrier gate and 2 pipe bollards; no manufacturer or part number is specified for those items. - Landscape and site quantities: 852 LF of site fence, 200 LF of landscape edging, and 27,154 SF of grass seed, plus the plant schedule detailed below. Drawings list 9 picnic tables and 12 benches for coordination, but their installation is by others. - Separate work / exclusions: Playground equipment and safety surfacing, splash-pad equipment and surfaces, splash-pad concrete and plumbing, benches, and picnic tables are assigned to a separately selected contractor or otherwise excluded. Playground safety-surfacing buildup is not part of this bid. No playground-equipment OEM is identified. - Notable requirements: Prevailing wages apply; an approved New York State apprenticeship program is required when the contract value meets the applicable threshold. Bid security and performance and payment bonds are required. Bidders do not have to be union contractors. Liquidated damages are stated as $1,500 per day for delay. - Schedule: Addendum 1 revises substantial completion to mid-December 2026; other bid materials describe final completion and closeout in May 2027 and two optional one-year extensions. The documents also give differing schedule details, so bidders should verify the controlling requirements in the bid package. - Named suppliers: ULINE is the only named commercial brand for a specified product. No other OEMs, vendors, or prime contractors are named.

Description

The City of Troy is soliciting sealed bids for construction services for the Frear Park Ice Rink Playground project. Work includes demolition of the existing playground and related sitework for the new playground areas, including paving, landscaping, electrical power, lighting, and miscellaneous work. Playground equipment and playground and splashpad surfaces and equipment are excluded from this contract and are being procured separately; the work will be awarded under one general construction contract. Addendum 1 revises the substantial completion deadline to December 18, 2026, and updates drawing details and specifications.

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