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Bid Title

PATRIOTS PARK REVITALIZATION – PLAYGROUND REPLACEMENT

Issuing Agency

Town of Coventry

Location

Connecticut

Published Date

Mar 31, 2026

Closing Date

Apr 23, 2026

Government Level

State & Local

Status

Closed

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Project Description

Bid Title:	PATRIOTS PARK REVITALIZATION – PLAYGROUND REPLACEMENT
Category:	Construction
Status:	Open

Description: TOWN OF COVENTRY INVITATION TO BID Sealed proposals for “PATRIOTS PARK REVITALIZATION – PLAYGROUND REPLACEMENT, STEAP GRANT FUNDED PROJECT No. 2023-032-149” will be received until 2:00 p.m. Local Time, April 23, 2026, in the Town Manager’s Office, Town Hall, 1712 Main Street, Coventry, CT. This project involves the development of a new playscape areas with a poured in place rubberized surface under the conditions provided in the Contract Documents. Coventry’s Public Works Department (DPW) is prepping the area to subgrade elevation. A mandatory pre-bid meeting on Tuesday April 15, 2026, 2 P.M. local time at the site at Patriots Park. This meeting will review STEAP grant requirements and gives bidders an opportunity to assess the site’s subgrade conditions. Contract documents, pdf format, can be obtained from the Town Engineer as listed below. The bidder shall provide the playground proposals, 10% bid bond, non-collusion form, and CHRO’s Bidder Contract Compliance Monitoring Report in the manual for bid submittal. Funding provided by the State of Connecticut Small Town Economic Assistance Program administered by the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD). This contract is subject to state contract compliance requirements, including set aside (25% SBE and 6.25% M/W/DBE) and non-discrimination requirements enforced by the CHRO. The Town of Coventry reserves the right to reject all proposals, or to waive any technical defects, and to make an award to the party determined to be the most responsive and responsible bidder if it is deemed to be in the best interest of the Town. No Bidder may withdraw their bid within sixty (60) days after the actual date of the opening thereof. Contact the Town Engineer at 860 742-4078 or For security reasons, you must enable JavaScript to view this E-mail address. for Bid Documents, further information, and/or questions. Coventry is an affirmative action/equal employment opportunity employer. Minority/Women's Business Enterprises are encouraged to apply. This contract is subject to state set-aside and contract compliance requirements. James Drumm Town Manager Publication Date/Time: 3/31/2026 12:00 AM Closing Date/Time: 4/23/2026 2:00 PM Pre-bid Meeting: 4/15/2026 Contact Person: Todd Penney, Town Engineer 860-742-4078 tpenney@coventry-ct.gov Related Documents: Coventry Playground Bid Proposal w Plans Coventry Playground Invitation to Bid

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TOWN OF COVENTRY

ENGINEERING

CONTRACT DOCUMENTS

FOR

COVENTRY PATRIOTS PARK REVITALIZATION –

PLAYGROUND REPLACEMENT

STEAP GRANT FUNDED

PROJECT No. 2023-032-149

COVENTRY, CT

Sealed Bids will be received until 2:00 P. M. Local Time on April 23, 2026, in the Town

Manager’s Office, Town Hall, Coventry, Connecticut. Bids will be opened and read in the

Town Manager’s Conference Room adjacent to the Town Manager’s Office in the Coventry

Town Hall immediately following the deadline.

Town of Coventry

PATRIOTS PARK REVITALIZATION – PLAYGROUND REPLACEMENT

STEAP GRANT FUNDED

PROJECT No. 2023-032-149

Coventry, Connecticut

CONTRACT DOCUMENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Section A

1. Invitation to Bid Legal Notice

Section B – BIDDER REQUIREMENTS

2. Bid Bond

3. Non-Collusive Bid Statement

4. CHRO: Bidder Contract Compliance

Section C

5. Information to Bidders

6. Special Conditions

7. Prevailing Wage

Section D

8. DRAFT: Contract Agreement

9. DRAFT: Performance Bond

10. DRAFT: Payment Bond

11. Notice of Award

12. Notice to Proceed

Section E

13. Project Specifications

Section F

14. Project Permits

Section G

14. Project Plans

TOWN OF COVENTRY

INVITATION TO BID

Sealed proposals for “PATRIOTS PARK REVITALIZATION – PLAYGROUND REPLACEMENT,

STEAP GRANT FUNDED PROJECT No. 2023-032-149” will be received until 2:00 p.m. Local

Time, April 23, 2026, in the Town Manager’s Office, Town Hall, 1712 Main Street, Coventry, CT.

This project involves the development of a new playscape areas with a poured in place

rubberized surface under the conditions provided in the Contract Documents. Coventry’s Public

Works Department (DPW) is prepping the area to subgrade elevation. A mandatory pre-bid

meeting on Tuesday April 15, 2026, 2 P.M. local time at the site at Patriots Park. This meeting

will review STEAP grant requirements and gives bidders an opportunity to assess the site’s

subgrade conditions.

Contract documents, pdf format, can be obtained from the Town Engineer as listed below. The

bidder shall provide the playground proposals, 10% bid bond, non-collusion form, and CHRO’s

Bidder Contract Compliance Monitoring Report in the manual for bid submittal.

Funding provided by the State of Connecticut Small Town Economic Assistance Program

administered by the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development

(DECD).

This contract is subject to state contract compliance requirements, including set aside (25%

SBE and 6.25% M/W/DBE) and non-discrimination requirements enforced by the CHRO.

The Town of Coventry reserves the right to reject all proposals, or to waive any technical

defects, and to make an award to the party determined to be the most responsive and

responsible bidder if it is deemed to be in the best interest of the Town. No Bidder may

withdraw their bid within sixty (60) days after the actual date of the opening thereof.

Contact the Town Engineer at 860 742-4078 or tpenney@coventry-ct.gov for Bid Documents,

further information, and/or questions.

Coventry is an affirmative action/equal employment opportunity employer.

Minority/Women's Business Enterprises are encouraged to apply. This contract is subject to

state set-aside and contract compliance requirements.

James Drumm

Town Manager

TOWN OF COVENTRY, CONNECTICUT

STANDARD BID BOND

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

That we

of

(hereinafter called the principal) as principal, and

a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of

and duly authorized to transact a surety business in the State of Connecticut (hereinafter called the

surety), as surety, are held and firmly bound unto the Town of Coventry, Connecticut, as Obligee, in

the penal sum of

lawful money of the United States of America, for the payment of which, will and truly to be made to

the Obligee, we bind ourselves, our heirs, successors, and assigns, jointly and severally, firmly by

these presents.

Signed, sealed and delivered this day of

A. D. 2011

THE CONDITION OF THIS OBLIGATION is such, that whereas the said Principal

has herewith submitted his bid dated

for

NOW THEREFORE, If the herewith submitted bid of the Principal be accepted

and the contract awarded to said Principal, and the Principal enters into a written agreement when

required by the said Town Council (or its authorized agent), with such surety bonds as shall be

acceptable to said Town Council (or its authorized agent) for the performance of the work according

to said written agreement, as provided by the General Statutes of Connecticut, as revised, then this

obligation shall be null and void; otherwise the principal and surety hereto agree to pay unto the

Obligee the difference between the amount of the bid of said Principal, submitted herewith, and the

amount for which the Obligee may contract with another party to perform the work covered by the

said bid of the Principal, if the latter amount be in excess of the former.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, the said

have caused these presents to be signed by their duly authorized representatives and their names

and corporate seal to be hereunto affixed, the day and year first written.

L. S.

L. S.

L. S.

NON-COLLUSIVE BID STATEMENT

All bidders are required to sign a Non-Collusive Bid Statement with all public bids as

follows:

1. The bid has been arrived at by the bidder independently and has been submitted without

collusion with, and without any agreement, understanding, or planned common course of

action with any other vendor or materials, supplies, equipment, or services described in the

Advertisement for Bids, designed to limit independent billing or competition, and

2. The contents of the bid have not been communicated by the bidder or its employees or

agents to any person not an employee or agent of the bidder or its surety on any bond

furnished with the bid, and will not be communicated to any such person prior to the

official opening of the bid.

Name of Bidder _______________________________________________________________

Address _____________________________________________________________________

Signature _________________________________Title_______________________________

Commodity Codes

• NAICS 238990All Other Specialty Trade Contractors
• NAICS 423910Sporting and Recreational Goods and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers

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