Specifications include, but are not limited to: 1. The Contractor will provide a display following the specifications included for the amount of $25,000.00. The bid response must include a breakdown of the show to be provided, specifying shell size, type, length of each series, complete description of finale, length of entire show, and any other pertinent information (See item 17 on page 10) 2. It shall be the responsibility of the bidder to be acquainted with the ground conditions at the Willow Brook Park site used for the display. A. In the event of poor ground conditions, access to shoot area will be limited at the direction of the Director of the Recreation and Community Services Department. The City, upon request of the Contractor, may provide necessary equipment to facilitate the display set-up and dismantling. B. All eight (8) inch shells are to be secured and can be fired from steel tubes within steel drums internally filled with sand or similar system that is approved by City Fire Officials. Barrels to be mounded externally with sand for maximum stability and safety. 3. It shall be the responsibility of the Contractor to follow all regulations published by the State of Connecticut, Department of Public Safety, Division of Fire and Building Safety, Bureau of State and Fire Marshall on the sale, use, transportation and storage of fireworks and special effects. 4. The Contractor must have performed approved displays in the State of Connecticut in each of the previous three (3) years. References from locations must be included with the bid proposal. 5. The Contractor shall include the name, address, and State Police certificate of competency number of the person who will fire the display. 6. The Contractor will be responsible to obtaining for all required permits from State, City and Fire Agencies. Copies of the permits must be given to the Recreation and Community Services Department before the Fireworks Display is to be held. 7. Mortar size shall not exceed eight (8) inches in order to conform with distance requirements at the shooting site. 8. No displays of shells smaller than three (3) inch diameter shells will be allowed. 9. No box finale show (cluster shots) will be allowed. 10. No low-level salutes shot from cardboard boxes will be allowed. 11. The display is to be setup for firing by the Contractor and secured per State regulations and Local Fire Marshall specifications subject to City approval. 12. The awarded bidder shall arrange in advance a time on the day of the display at which to inventory the display with the Fire Marshall and Parks and Recreation Director. 13.The Contractor must cover the display with plastic in the event of rain during the day they are setting up for the event or the day of the event. 14. The City of New Britain reserves the right to reject any and all bids as serves the best interest of the City of New Britain. 15. The City reserves the right to cancel the fireworks display at no fee or charge by the Contractor by given written notice within forty-eight (48) hours of the scheduled date of the event or re-scheduled date. 16. The Bidder must provide a copy of their insurance certificate with the required coverages at the time of submitting the bid.
