PLAYGROUND MULCH
INVITATION TO BID
The Board of Education of the County of Berkeley, Martinsburg, WV, will receive sealed bids for playground mulch for delivery and installation at the school properties identified below. The sealed bids will be accepted until 1:30 P.M., local prevailing time on the 13th day of October 2020, at the office of the Berkeley County Board of Education,
1453 Winchester Avenue, Martinsburg, WV 25405, at which time and place all bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.
Scope of Work:
Base Bid- Furnish and install the specified playground mulch at the schools listed below with approximate quantities per ASTM standards.
Alternate- Furnish only the specified mulch at each location listed below for BCS to install.
Mulch and installation must meet guidelines of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety on Public Playground Surfacing Material. The product should be a loose-fill surfacing material that has been tested and meets/complies with ASTM F1292 (Standard Specification Impact
Attenuation of Surface Systems Under and Around Playground
Equipment) and ASTM F1951 (Standard Specification for Determination of Accessibility of Surface Systems Under and Around Playground Equipment). The initial fill level should be 12 inches that is compacted to 9 inches. Rubber mulch products must be specifically designed for use as a playground surfacing and tested to comply with ASTM F1292.
Manufacturer is required to provide the following:
1. Critical height based on ASTM F1292 impact attenuation testing;
2. Minimum fill-depth data;
3. Toxicity;
4. ADA/ABA accessibility guidelines for firmness and stability based on ASTM F1951.
Contract shall commence immediately with installation at all listed locations completed within 40 days. Invoicing shall be submitted following each install.
The Board of Education reserves the right to terminate the contract at any time for unsatisfactory performance. Contract valid in one year increments ONLY not to exceed
three years.
Elementary Schools Cubic Yards
Back Creek Valley Elem
90
Bedington Elementary
80
Berkeley Heights Elem
80
Bunker Hill Elementary
60
Burke Street Elementary
66
Eagle School Interm
90
Eagle School (New Area)
104
Gerrardstown Elem
80
Hedgesville Elementary
110
Inwood Primary
45
Marlowe Elementary
100
Mill Creek Intermediate
90
Mountain Ridge Interm
80
Opequon Elementary
70
Orchard View Interm
200
Pikeside Learning Center
40
Potomack Intermediate
100
Rosemont Elementary
100
Spring Mills Primary
52
Tomahawk Intermediate
75
Tuscarora Elementary
100
Valley View Elementary
100
Winchester Avenue Elem
40
Pre-K Hedgesville Middle
22
Kid’s World
20
Norborne
10
St. Joe’s
14
Step Ahead Preschool 60
Total
1508 CY
(Please note that these totals are approximate and may vary .)
All bids should be marked “Playground Mulch” on the outside of the envelope to the attention of Jim Butts, Berkeley Councy Schools Treasurer.
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The Board of Education reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any informality in the bidding.
THE BERKELEY
COUNTY BOARD
OF EDUCATION
James V. Butts, Jr., Treasurer
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