Douglas County Ionwave #CI-2026-0132 Addendum 3

Lake James Park renovation, playground equipment, surfacing, furnishings, and basketball systems

The City of Omaha is seeking a contractor to renovate Lake James Park, including playground, court, drainage, furnishing, and concrete work. - Government buyer: City of Omaha, Department of Parks, Recreation and Public Property; procurement coordination through Douglas County Purchasing. The project is in Omaha, Nebraska. - Scope: Remove and replace playground equipment and existing surfacing; install full poured-in-place rubber safety surfacing and playground drainage; replace selected furnishings and concrete walks; renovate the basketball court and install goals; and complete fine grading and seeding. The bid also includes a base-bid line and a separate unit-price line for concrete pavement removal and replacement. - Named manufacturers and vendors: Playworld and BCI Burke are named for playground equipment/spinners; Douglas for basketball systems; Superior Recreational Products and SiteScapes for furnishings. Creative Sites is identified as a local BCI Burke distributor. Cemer and Wisdom playground submissions were rejected as incomplete or not equivalent in play value. Innovista asked about poured-in-place surfacing, but the material does not identify it as an approved equivalent. - Playground equipment: One inclusive spinner is specified. Playworld’s Accessible Whirl and a BCI Burke spinner are identified among the accepted or approved-equivalent options; colors are selected after award. Artificial turf is not an acceptable substitute for poured-in-place rubber surfacing. - Basketball goals: Two Douglas F5 656 MAX Fixed-Height Basketball Systems, with 72-inch blue backboard pads, weather-resistant white nylon nets, and lifetime warranties on the pole, backboard, and rim. - Site furnishings: Accepted options include SiteScapes bicycle rack AP2-02-SM-GF, bench WP1-1060-DF, trash receptacle CV2-2113N-DF, and picnic table PM6-4460-ADA2-DF. Superior Recreational Products alternatives are bike loop T-BIKELOOPSM, Zion bench B6BWZI-ARM, Metro 36-gallon trash receptacle TR32METRO with rain bonnet top, standard perforated table T8PERF, and accessible perforated table T8PERFHDCP. Furnishing colors are selected by the City after award; picnic tables require surface-mount hardware. An additional alternate furnishing submittal was accepted for publication, but its product details are not provided.

Description

The City of Omaha is requesting bids for renovation work at Lake James Park, 4855 Bedford Avenue, Omaha, Nebraska. The work includes replacing playground equipment and safety surfacing, installing playground drainage, replacing site furnishings, sections of concrete walk, and the basketball court and goals, as well as fine grading and seeding. The project is described as a lump-sum bid, with a 10% small and emerging small business reserve noted in the bid documents. Bids are due October 28, 2026, at 11:00 AM CT.

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