Purchase & Installation Of An All-Inclusive Playground For Retama Park

REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE SEALED PROPOSALS Solicitation Type and Name: Competitive Sealed Proposals for the Purchase and Installation of an All-Inclusive Playground for Retama Park (CDBG). Solicitation Number: 02-26-C15-318 Summary of Work: The City of McAllen Parks and Recreation Department is requesting proposals from qualified playground equipment providers to design, provide, and install an inclusive playground. The playground/park is located at Retama Park, McAllen, TX. Proposal Submittal Deadline: Sealed electronic proposals addressed to Mr. Isaac J. Tawil, City Manager, will be received until Thursday, February 12, 2026 at 3:00 p.m., Central Standard Time (CST). at which time they shall be publicly opened in a meeting held in McAllen City Hall, 2nd floor, Conference Room 2A. Bid Opening is also available through Zoom Meeting at: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89974387263?pwd=q05AByB6KlFSaNvJdNefEFcvOqqawJ.1; Call in number: +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston); Meeting ID: 899 7438 7263; Passcode: 776079. Additional Zoom login/meeting information is available in the City's bidding portal. All proposals are only to be submitted electronically through the City of McAllen's bidding portal: https://mcallen.procureware.com, on or before the aforementioned date and time. Original, hard copy, and/or late proposals shall not be accepted. Pre-Submittal Conference: City of McAllen, City Hall, Conference Room 2A, 1300 Houston Ave., McAllen, TX 78501 on Thursday, January 29, 2026 at 3:00 p.m.CST. All prospective respondents are encouraged to be in attendance. Pre-Submittal Conference is also available through virtual Zoom meeting at: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81301936566?pwd=2Lj6PBD1Lcghd8zM49f3Gk572Lo48O.1; Call in number: +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston); Meeting ID: 813 0193 6566; Passcode: 265855. Additional Zoom login/meeting information is available in the City's bidding portal. All prospective respondents are encouraged to be in attendance. All prospective respondents are encouraged to be in attendance. To view this solicitation, access Plans and Specifications, and submit a bid response, you must first register in the City's bidding portal at https://mcallen.procureware.com. Solicitation documents will not be mailed, e-mailed, or provided in person. Once registered, you will also be added to the solicitation distribution list for changes and/or additions via Addenda form. Potential bidders are asked to post their questions on our bidding portal under the tab labeled Clarifications under the relative project number. This project is being funded, in part, by Community Development Block Grant funds and is subject to the following Federal requirements: Executive Order 11246; Clause 3 of the HUD Act of 1968; Title IV of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968; and Section 109 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts as well as State laws and regulations. In addition, the successful bidder must ensure that employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against because of race, color, religion, sex, age or national origin. A Bidder's Bond from a reliable surety company licensed to operate in the State of Texas or certified Cashier's Check, (Bid Security) payable without recourse to the City of McAllen, for the amount of not less than five percent (5%) of the total bid shall be submitted via a sealed envelope as a guaranty that if awarded the contract, the bidder will enter into a contract with the City of McAllen. The Bidder's bid security shall be submitted before the above-mentioned electronic bid opening date and time. Failure to submit the bid security shall be grounds for disqualification. Original Bid Security shall be delivered in a sealed envelope and clearly marked as follows: BID SECURITY FOR PROJECT NO. 02-26-C15-318 PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF AN ALL-INCLUSIVE PLAYGROUND FOR RETAMA PARK (CDBG) Hand-deliver Bid Security or if using Land Courier (i.e., FedEx, UPS): 1300 Houston Avenue; Attn: Purchasing & Contracting Department; McAllen, Texas 78501Mail Bid Security: P.O. Box 220, McAllen, TX 78505-0220 The City of McAllen reserves the right to refuse and reject any or all Bids and to waive any or all formalities or technicalities, or to accept the Bid considered the best value to the City, and to hold the bids for a period of sixty (60) days without taking action. Applicable Product Categories: 65038 Playground Equipment; 65012 Climbers, Playground; 65018 Combination Sets, Playground; 65050 Safety Surfaces, Playground; 65060 Slides, Playground; 65072 Swings, Playground; 93165 Park, Playground, and Swimming Pool Equipment Maintenance and Repair; 98863 Park Area Construction/Renovation CITY OF MCALLEN PURCHASING & CONTRACTING DEPARTMENT