Vol. 1 · No. 4
Worcester PIP Wednesday, Oak Forest Tuesday, Washington Grove Friday.
Live bids this week, plus three parks still in design
First live Playground Wire. Every item was opened on an official government page. Two Midwest packets are already on the street. Madison Cypress Spray Park is in this issue as Planning, not as a bid.
City of Worcester, MA
Worcester Holmes Field PIP, $495k, due Wednesday 10am, surfacing only
Bid 8777-W7. Close Sep 2, 2026, 10:00am. Scope: demolition and removal of existing playground surfacing and installation of new safety surfacing at Holmes Field Playground, Parks/Recreation/Cemetery specs. Estimated cost $495,000.00 printed. Opened Aug 10, 2026. Plan holders listed: Omasta Landscaping, UEL Contractors. Surfacing-only, not a structure package.
Town of Washington Grove, MD
Washington Grove MD Woodward Park design/build, $250k ceiling, due Friday Sep 4 4:30pm ET
Design/build for Woodward Park playground renovation. Proposal due Sep 4, 2026, 4:30pm Eastern. Initial contract shall not exceed $250,000 (Maryland grant). Base tasks must fit that ceiling: Zone 1 climbing/play structure ages 5-12 with safety surfacing; Zone 4 wooden train corridor; Zone 5 replacement 2-5 structure; Zone 6 Village design and site prep only; ADA path; water mitigation. Public read Mon Sep 14, 2026, 7:30pm, McCathran Hall. Anticipated award Oct 12, 2026. Construction start Spring 2027. Town keeps approval on equipment. Small-town D/B, not a BidNet civil package.
City of Somerville, MA
Somerville on-call PIP repair, about $100k/year, opens Thursday 2pm EST
REBID IFB 26-71. On-call poured-in-place removal and install at various parks, not a structure package. Estimated $100,000/year is printed. Bid Type OPEN. Due 2:00pm EST Sep 3, 2026. City procurement table lists the packet; Bid Express for submission; 5% of the total bid as deposit. Docs at somervillema.gov/procurement.
Oak Forest Park District, IL
Oak Forest Vergne Way playground, Little Tikes or equal, due Tuesday 2pm
Hand-deliver sealed bids by Sep 1, 2026, 2:00pm at 15601 S. Central Ave. Packet: one custom Little Tikes Commercial Traditional Play & KidBuilders playstructure and independents, or equal. Manufactured components must be IPEMA certified. Strip existing EWF; install 49 KidTimber border panels and about 80 CY ASTM EWF to 14 inches. Start no later than Oct 1, 2026. Site: 15330 Lavergne Ave. Also listed at oakforestparks.org/bids/.
Price Municipal Corporation, UT
Price UT Rose Park playground package, swings and tot structure, due Thursday 2pm
Invitation 15C-2026. Installation of swings, spiral slide, tot play structure, and fitness course equipment. Hand-deliver or US Mail to Public Works, 432 West 600 South. No FedEx, UPS, or fax. Due Sep 3, 2026, 2:00pm.
St. Charles Park District, IL
St. Charles Harvest Hills OSLAD, playground plus turf plus fitness, due Wednesday 10am
Sealed proposals to 8 North Avenue until Sep 2, 2026, 10:00am local. Work includes playground artificial turf, playground and fitness equipment, underdrainage, asphalt, landscaping. IDNR OSLAD. Docs via Accurate Repro planroom. Project page names 2-5 and 5-12 structures, an ADA swing, and artificial turf. No dollar figure on the notice.
Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District, CA
Norwalk-La Mirada Huerta re-bid: OFCI structure, live money is the rubberized pour, due Sep 17 10am
The structure is owner-furnished. The live money is the rubberized pour, the install, and the ADA site work. Formal re-bid 202627-3: sealed bids not later than 10:00am Sep 17, 2026, Purchasing, 12820 Pioneer Blvd. Job walk Aug 27, 10:00am at Huerta Elementary, 15415 Pioneer Blvd, not mandatory. Class B. Informal 202627-1 is on the rejected list.
New York City Department of Education
NYC DOE citywide playground-mat and sport-surfacing requirements contract due Oct 15
Citywide requirements contract, not one park. Labor, material, and supervision for repair and replacement of playground safety mats and sports surfacing in schools and other buildings. Bid Extension. Due Oct 15, 2026, 4:00pm. Virtual opening Oct 16, 11:00am ET. Schedule B waiver on or before Sep 28, 2026, 4:00pm is on the DOE Infohub RFB list, not on this City Record notice.
Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation
Mass DCR wants bids Oct 1 on Project Shade, Chicopee
P26-3636-C5A, Project Shade-Chicopee, is on DCR's list of construction contracts seeking bids, dated Oct 1, 2026. Confirm pavilion vs shade-sail in the bid set before pricing a play structure.
Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board, MN
Minneapolis Cavell Park play area is schematic, construction aimed at summer-fall 2026
Facts only from the project page, not a reprint: current phase schematic design; NPP20 funded; anticipated construction Summer-Fall 2026; no invitation to bid on the page. Minneapolis Park Board's site bars republishing without consent, so this is a citation, not a copy of their copy.
Seattle Parks and Recreation, WA
Seattle Carkeek playground, $1.29 million, synthetic surfacing, construction early 2027
Page updated Aug 25, 2026. Budget $1,288,000 REET I for playground construction. Synthetic safety surfacing is specified. Design and permitting through fall 2026. Construction early 2027. Design team is finalizing CDs and working the SDCI building permit. Not a bid opening.
NYC Parks, Bronx
NYC Parks Pontiac Playground reconstruction enters procurement, $5-10 million
Design 100%. Procurement 5%, being reviewed and prepared for solicitation. Adjusted procurement complete: September 2026. Reconstruct the playground and construct a synthetic turf field. East 150th between Jackson and Concord, Bronx. Funding between $5 million and $10 million, City Council and Mayoral. This tracker is not the bid ad.
Village of Brookfield, IL
Brookfield IL Creekside Park renovations, playground plus surfacing, due Thursday 2pm
Sealed bids for Creekside Park Renovations. Work includes playground installation, shelter, vault restroom, paving, fencing, and playground surfacing. Due Sep 3, 2026, 2:00pm at Village Hall, opened 2:01pm. Manuals via BuildingConnected after Aug 19. 10% bid security.
City of Cleveland, OH
Cleveland 85-26, parks and playgrounds public improvement by requirement, opens Sep 16
File 85-26, Parks & Playgrounds Public Improvement by Requirement, Division of Architecture and Site Development. Sealed bids open Wednesday Sep 16, 2026 at noon. Non-mandatory pre-bid Wednesday Sep 2, 11:00am, City Hall room 517A. Must be on the plan-holders list. This is a requirements-style parks/playground improvement contract, not a single site.
City of Charleston, SC
Charleston Brittlebank Park playground site work is open Sep 15; who furnishes footings and surface is unresolved
PRJ-2316 Brittlebank Park Playground. Status Open. Bid opening Sep 15, 2026, 2pm at 823 Meeting Street. Mandatory pre-bid was Aug 27, 10am on site at 185 Lockwood Blvd. The BidLine blurb says playground equipment, footings, and surface installed by vendor. Official PDFs contradict on who furnishes and installs footings and surface versus owner-furnished equipment. Treat vendor-install as unresolved until the spec set is consistent. Site work is demo, grading/drainage, asphalt/concrete.
City of Concord, NC
Concord NC Academy Gibson is a skate and pump-track prime, $80k shade-sail allowance, due Sep 17 2pm
Bid due Sep 17, 2026, 2:00pm, Alfred M. Brown Operations Center. Front-end specs: skatepark, pump track, parking lot, new restroom and shelter, art walls, shade sails. Allowance No. 2 is printed: five shade sail structures, delegated design and construction, cantilevered steel with shade sail roof, one at the halfpipe and four throughout the skatepark/pump track, $80,000. This is a skate/pump-track prime with shade as an allowance, not a playground-structure package.
City of Madison Parks, WI
Madison Cypress Spray Park is still Planning, not a September bid
Official status: Planning. Splash pad and playground at 902 Magnolia Ln with Parkitecture. June 5 update: designs being revised after the June 4 open house. Construction after the 2026 season close; completion anticipated May 2027. There is no Sep 10 due date on this page.
City of Lakewood, WA
Lakewood WA Oakbrook and Primley parks are bid-ready this fall
From the Aug 25 PRAB packet only. Directors report: Oakbrook and Primley Park in final design and permitting, getting bid ready, likely release this fall. Park equipment replacement fall order underway. Next PRAB Sep 22. Council study session on the draft Legacy Plan Sep 14. Not a bid advertisement.
City of Avon Park, FL
Avon Park FL splash pad design-build, due Sep 11 2pm, mandatory pre-bid already past
RFQ 26-12. Status: Open. Sealed proposals to City Clerk, 110 East Main Street, until Friday Sep 11, 2026, 2:00pm EST. Turn-key design, permitting, and construction of a brushed concrete splash pad including a 5-foot dry area, sidewalks, site lighting, connection between park features at Donaldson Park, 109 East Main Street. Mandatory pre-bid was Friday Aug 21, 2026, 2:00pm at City Hall, already past. Flag eligibility. Questions cutoff Sep 1, 5:00pm EST.
City of Missoula, MT
Missoula North Scott Street playground, $425k cap, equipment plus PIP, due Sep 10 1pm
City BidLine bidID 813, status Open. The city page is a CSP, not an RFP. Addendum 1 dated Aug 18, 2026 extends close to 1:00pm Sep 10, 2026. Hard cap printed $425,000. One supplier to design, provide, and install playground equipment and poured-in-place safety surfacing at 1930 Shakespeare Street. Construction late spring/early summer 2027, complete no later than June 30, 2027. Sidewalks, containment curb, and base are a separate civil contract.
City of Sebastian, FL
Sebastian FL Riverview splash pad and playground, $3 million still allocated, not a bid
PRAB Aug 24, 2026. Item: Splash Pad and Playground Design, next steps. Next meeting printed Sep 28, 2026. July 27 minutes in the same packet: online poll, 715 respondents; staff intended to take results to Council Aug 19 so pricing discussions with manufacturers can begin; survey respondents placed significant emphasis on shade. Chair asked about the previously allocated $3 million; Director said the full $3 million remains available. Some construction could begin by early 2027, contingent on Council direction. That Council date is already past. This packet is not a bid advertisement.
Public government sources only. We do not scrape BidNet or DemandStar. Mailbox is not open yet.
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