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“ When developing a site work bid package, it is often recommended that a geotechnical investigation of the site be performed,” said Charwick.“ Since geotechnical investigations can often be expensive, they are not always part of the bid package. However, it is always a strong recommendation to get as much geotechnical information as possible. The more information you have about the site’ s subsurface conditions, the better you can design around the soil conditions, which reduces, but does not eliminate, the risk of costly change orders during construction.”
Seek out contractors with sportsspecific experience.
“ Just as important as it is to engage an experienced design consultant, the bid package should also have experience requirements for the contractor, no matter if it is a public or private project,” added Charwick.“ We would recommend that a bidder provide experience requirements with their bid for similar projects over a given number of years. For example, if this is a tennis court project, the bidder should show that they have successfully built five tennis court projects of similar size over the last three years. The bidder should provide references for each project; the client can contact these references to discuss the contractor’ s performance to help the client make an informed decision.”
With so much to do, you’ re wondering where to start. According to the American Sports Builders Association, some information that should be included in a bid package includes the following. Contact information Bid due date / submittal
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