About this opportunity
AI summaryThe government authority in Newport News, VA requires athletic field lighting system demolition services at Sedgefield Elementary School and Riverside Elementary School. The selected contractor must completely remove and demolish all athletic field lighting, wooden poles without cutting them at the base, fixtures, ballasts, transformers, and related electrical equipment, and properly dispose of or recycle all materials offsite. Responsibilities also include backfilling pole holes with fill sand, repairing heavy equipment grounds damage, using logging mats when driving on fields, roping off unsafe areas, and coordinating work with school offices, cellular tower owners, and city representatives. Eligibility is limited to onshore USA organizations, and the performance of work must occur onsite. Vendors may submit responses digitally via email or online, and the buyer is currently seeking budget proposals. All questions regarding this solicitation must be submitted no later than November 9, 2026.
Buyer and opportunity details
- Client
- Newport News Public Schools
Scope of work
- Demolish and remove athletic field lighting, wooden poles, fixtures, ballasts, transformers, and related electrical equipment
- Properly dispose of transformers offsite as they may contain polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)
- Backfill holes left from wooden poles with fill sand slightly above ground level for settling
- Repair damage to grounds caused by heavy equipment and leave fields in original condition
- Clean up residual debris resulting from work performed
- Coordinate with Newport News Public Schools main office, individual schools, cell tower owners, and City Representatives
- Use heavy duty logging mats and avoid driving on playing fields unless absolutely necessary
- Restrict access to affected areas by roping off and securing unsafe equipment or areas
Minimum qualifications
- Onshore (USA Organization Only)
Key dates
- Questions due
- November 9, 2026
How to submit
- Method
- Digitally via Email or Online
Contract details
- Place of performance
- Sedgefield Elementary School (804 Main Street, Newport News, VA 23605) and Riverside Elementary School (1100 Country Club Road, Newport News, VA 23606)