Virginia Danville Civic Plus #26-27-025

Ballou Park Pickleball Court Renovation and Site Improvements

The City of Danville is seeking a qualified contractor to convert Ballou Park’s existing tennis-court area into pickleball courts and complete related site improvements. - Government buyer: City of Danville, Purchasing Department and Parks and Recreation Department; Carol Henley, Director of Purchasing. - Project: Ballou Park Pickleball Court Improvements, IFB 26-27-025, in Danville, Virginia. - OEMs and named vendors: No manufacturers, OEMs, or product vendors are identified. No brand names or manufacturer part numbers are specified. - Major requested work and quantities: - 100 tons of VDOT Aggregate Base; 250 tons of IM-19.0 asphalt binder course; and 175 tons of SM-9.5A asphalt surface course. - Acrylic pickleball court surfacing (1 lump sum) and pickleball court striping (quantity not specified). - 12 pickleball nets, posts, sleeves, footings, and accessory sets. - 650 linear feet of 8-foot-high chain-link perimeter fence and 150 linear feet of 4-foot-high divider fence, plus two 4-foot-wide double-acting pedestrian gates. - Two complete 34-by-16-foot shade pavilions. - Accessible parking striping (1 lump sum), two accessible parking sign assemblies, two concrete wheel stops, and 150 square yards of 4-inch-thick concrete paving. - 10 cubic yards of authorized unsuitable-subgrade undercut and disposal, and seeding/restoration of disturbed areas (1 lump sum). - Additional services and site work: Mobilization (1 lump sum); removal of 650 linear feet of existing perimeter chain-link fence; milling/reclaiming 2,750 square yards of existing court asphalt and aggregate base; removal of existing sports lighting with associated electrical work; accessible pedestrian-route work; grading; erosion and sediment control; and restoration. Contractor is responsible for the labor, materials, equipment, supervision, transportation, and required engineering or design needed for a complete installation. - Notable requirements: Begin work within five consecutive calendar days after written Notice to Proceed and complete within 120 consecutive calendar days. Liquidated damages are $250 per calendar day after the established completion date. The initial solicitation summary also identifies a 5% bid bond, 100% performance and payment bonds, and 5% retainage.

Description

The City of Danville is soliciting sealed bids from qualified contractors for improvements to the existing tennis court area at Ballou Park to create new pickleball courts. Work includes rehabilitating and reconstructing court pavement and aggregate base, new asphalt paving and athletic surfacing, court striping, nets, fencing and gates, and construction of two shade pavilions. The project also includes removal of existing sports lighting and associated electrical work, accessible parking and pedestrian access, grading, erosion and sediment control, and restoration. The work is to be completed within 120 consecutive calendar days from the Notice to Proceed; bids are due November 4, 2026, at 2:00 PM.

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