Description: It is the intent of this bid to procure a contract for the purchase, maintenance, and installation of playground equipment for Monroe County BOE Maintenance Dept. For the Purchase of Playground Equipment for the Monroe County Board of Education, as authorized by the Monroe County Board of Commissioners. No bid can be withdrawn after the scheduled closing time for receipt of bids for sixty (60) calendar days. Time is of the essence and bids received after the announced time and date for submittal, whether by mail or otherwise, will be rejected. The date and time stamp in the Finance Department shall determine the time of receipt. Bidders are responsible for ensuring that the Finance Department personnel stamp their bids before the deadline indicated. Late bids received will be so noted in the bid file in order that the vendor's name will not be removed from any future bid/vendor list. If you desire not to quote on the Invitation, please forward your acknowledgment of NO BID. Return of the "Terms and Signature Sheet" with authorized signature and indication of NO BID is appropriate. Failure to comply may cause for removal of your company's name from the bid list for subject commodity. It is the policy of Monroe County, Tennessee to ensure compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; 49 CFR, Part 21. No person shall be excluded from participation in or be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving federal financial asisstance on the grounds of race, color, sex, disability, or national origin. By submission of this bid, each bidder and each person signing on behalf of any bidder certifies, and in the case of a joint bid each party hereto certifies as to its own organization, under penalty of perjury, that to the best of its knowledge and belief that each bidder is not on the list created pursuant to T.C.A. 12-12-106. Bids shall be returned in the enclosed bid envelope, properly completed and sealed. Bids will not be accepted via fax machine or e-mail. Monroe County Board of Education is looking procure a contract for the needs of the playgrounds at the schools. These needs include but are not limited to: purchasing, installation, maintenance, and repairs to all parts of the playgrounds including new playground equipment, borders, fall surfacing materials, ground work, etc. Any questions or request for clarifications must be submitted by email to casey.raper@monroetn.com no later than 4:00PM on 8/11/23. Playground Sites: 1. Coker Creek Elementary 130 Ruritan Rd Tellico Plains, TN 37385 2. Rural Vale Elementary 395 Daughtery Springs Rd Tellico Plains, TN 37385 3. Tellico Plains Elementary and Tellico Plains Junior High 120 & 121 Old High School Rd Tellico Plains, Tn 37385 4. Madisonville Primary School 268 Warren St. Madisonville, Tn 37354 5. Madisonville Intermediate School 1000 Green Rd Madisonville, Tn 37354 6. Vonore Elementary School 1135 Highway 411 Vonore, TN 37885