Cambridge OpenGov #COC-CIFB-FY27-31197

St. Peters Backstop and Baseball Field Facility Improvements

The City of Cambridge is seeking a contractor to replace and improve baseball field facilities at St. Peters. - Buyer: City of Cambridge, Massachusetts — Public Works Department and Purchasing Department; Purchasing Agent Elizabeth Unger. - Scope: Eight base-bid lump-sum construction items cover mobilization and general requirements; demolition and removal; a complete batting cage; team-area shade structures; a backstop; an integrated 10-foot chain-link fence with 30-foot ball-containment netting; 10-foot fencing with transition netting; and miscellaneous fencing and gates. - Add alternate: Price two complete team-area shade structures at Softball Field #2. - Technical requirements: Provide complete systems, including foundations and related installation work. Structural and foundation design must be delegated to a Massachusetts-registered Professional Engineer. Fencing requires a black finish, and the ball-containment netting must be suitable for winter storage. The work also includes localized restoration. - Bidder qualifications and contract requirements: Bidders must document at least three similar completed commercial, municipal, or athletic fencing projects and provide references. Prevailing wages and Cambridge workforce hiring ratios apply. The bid deposit is at least 5% of the bid; the successful contractor must provide performance and payment bonds, each equal to 100% of the contract amount. - Bid tabulation: R.A.D. Corp. d/b/a R.A.D. Sports was selected in the tabulation at $213,259. WBE Fence Company, Inc. bid $238,040; other listed bids reached $301,000. American Women Foundation's $49,000 bid was not considered. The available information does not establish that a contract was formally awarded. - OEMs: No manufacturer or OEM is identified; the work is specified as construction and installation rather than branded equipment.

Description

The City of Cambridge invites bids to remove and replace the existing baseball backstop, dugouts, batting cage, and related fencing, and to install a new ball containment netting system. The work includes delegated structural design, foundations, fencing and gates, dugout roof assemblies, netting and supports, and incidental work needed for complete installations. The solicitation also includes an alternate for Softball Field #2 team area shade structures. The source lists an estimated project value of $350,000.

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