1.04 PRODUCTS OR SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED, AND APPLICABLE SPECIFICATIONS Bids are being requested and will be evaluated on the basis of a minimum fixed percentage discount from bidders’ most current catalog(s), electronic or printed price sheet(s) for Playground Equipment, Surfacing, Installation & Repair in order to produce the lowest net cost for the District. Bidders shall provide a firm, fixed discount that will be applied to all items in the vendor’s current catalog(s), electronic or printed price sheet(s), if discount varies by manufacturer indicate that on the bid submittal form. Unless a change is deemed in the best interest of the School District there shall not be any discount adjustments during the term of the bid. Discount provided on the bid submittal form shall remain firm throughout the term of the bid. Bidders are encouraged to consider this requirement when offering discounts on the bid submittal form. If the order is estimated to be under $5,000.00, the schools and/or departments may use any of the awarded bidder(s). If the order is estimated to be over $5,000.00 the schools and/or departments must receive three (3) written quotes from the list of awarded Bidders, and the order will be awarded to the bidder with the lowest, responsible and responsive quote. Quotes shall be returned to schools and/or departments within three (3) days.A. SERVICES1) Play equipment must meet or exceed Consumer Products Safety Commission Guidelines and ASTM Standards. IPEMA Certification is desired, but not required. 2) Installation and repair services must be according to relative industry standards such as National Playground Safety Institute.3) Fall zone material and installation must adhere to industry related standards to include CPSC and ASTM.4) School Board regulations must be adhered to by all employees and the awarded Bidder(s) while on any School Board property.5) Any and all damage to grounds, underground utilities, buildings, shrubbery, District owned or leased equipment shall be made whole by the awarded Bidder(s).6) Awarded Bidder(s) must coordinate for “LOCATES”.7) Work shall be performed under a no cost permit issued through the District’s Permitting Department. 8) All work must be inspected prior to approval. Payment(s) are based on successful inspections.9) Bidders providing a service must hold an Occupational License. In accordance with Florida Statutes 205.065, a current Department of Professional Regulation certificate may be provided in lieu of an Osceola County Occupational License, with the copy of the Occupational License of home state/county/city.10) No part of this contract shall be subcontracted without the expressed permission of the Purchasing Department. Any request to subcontract must be in writing and accompanied by a copy of the subcontracting company’s license as stated in Section 105, A(9).11) All equipment/products must be approved by our Code Compliance and Environmental Safety Department prior to issuance of a purchase order. 12) All equipment/products must be approved by our Health and Safety Department. 13) Catalogs and price sheets for all play environment related products that you would like to be considered as part of this bid must be submitted with this bid response. 14) If freight charges apply to Surface Products it must be included in the bid price.15) If there is freight charges for playground equipment those charges must appear on the quotes for each project and must appear on the purchase orders issued to your company. B. INSTALLATION/REPAIR1) The installer/contractor shall be responsible for unpacking, uncrating and installation at job site in accordance with specifications.2) Installation and repair contractors must supply WRITTEN FACTORY CERTIFICATION that they are certified/authorized to install playground equipment as required by the manufacturer. Failure to supply this documentation with the bid proposal may result in bid rejection. Each Foreman on site supervising installation must have NPSI (National Playground Safety Institute) Certification or at least one member of the crew on site must have NPSI certification. The installing contractor has to provide a signed letter stating, “This equipment has been installed according to manufacturer’s specifications”. Letter must be provided at time of final inspection.3) If your company offers repair services the rates shall be a hourly rate on the bid submittal form.C. RUBBER MULCH Must meet or exceed Rainbow Turf Rubber Mulch1) Shall be composed of 100% recycled shredded SBR (styrene butadiene rubber) rubber tire buffing.2) Non-toxic iron oxide organic pigments and aromatic.3) Shall have been marketed by name with the United States for at least ten (10) years.4) Must meet or exceed the following:a) ASTM F1292 Stand Specification for Impact Attenuation.b) ASTM F1951-99 American with Disabilities Act Wheelchair Accessibility.c) ASTM D2859 Test for Burning Pill Test.d) ASTM F1551 Test for Water Permeability.e) Colorfastness AATCC Test Method 16E.5) Attach to the bid a price table for rubber mulch and must be included in your bid response stating:a) This price sheet may not contain other terms and/or conditions.b) Your company name must clearly be indicated on the price sheet.c) Prices must be stated per square foot, bag to include size and pallet with size of bag and quantity of bags per pallet.D. SURFACING PRODUCTS (POUR-IN-PLACE) Must meet or exceed Rainbow Turf Bond Poured-In-Place 3-Part1) Must meet or exceed the following criteria:2) Bonded rubber Poured-In-Place:a) Polyurethane.b) Blend of 100% recycled SBR (styrene butadiene rubber) and urethane.3) Shock Attenuation (ASTM F1292):a) Gmax: Less than 200.b) Head Injury Criteria: Less than 1000.4) Flammability (ASTM D2859)5) Tensile Strength (ASTM D412): 60 psi (4113 kPa).6) Tear Resistance (ASTM D6240: 140%7) Water Permeability: 0.4 gal/yd2/second.8) Accessibility: Comply with requirements of ASTM F1951.9) Required mix proportion by weight:a) Basemat: 16+% urethane (as ratio: 14% urethane divided by 86% rubber). 14% urethane, 86% rubber (based on entire rubber & urethane mis).b) Top Surface: 22% urethane (ration: 18% urethane divided by 82% rubber). 18% urethane, 82% rubber (based on entire rubber & urethane mix).10) Must meet current ASTM specification for determination of accessibility to surface systems under and around playground equipment. 11) Attach to the bid a price table for surfacing product and must be included in your bid response stating:d) List pricing based on thickness and color options.e) This price sheet may not contain other terms and/or conditions.f) Your company name must clearly be indicated on the price sheet.g) Prices must be stated per square foot and must include all materials, adhesives, non-woven geotextile membrane, delivered, supplied, and installed.
