Terms & Conditions for Purchase of Playground Installation

• Site Access
  1. School Outfitters as well as its subcontractors, vendors, laborers and materialmen must have free access to the job site during the hours of 7:00am - 7:00pm Monday - Friday.
  2. Gates must be at least 8 feet wide to allow equipment access.
  3. Most equipment and mulch deliveries are made with a 53-foot truck. Site must have access to allow delivery of equipment and mulch within 200 feet of installation site and must be accessible by trucks, trailers, skid-steer loaders, man-lifts, forklifts, etc.
  4. School Outfitters provides no warranty against damage to overhead utilities or any type of overhang (trees, awnings, etc.) lower than 12 feet.
  5. Water and 120v electricity must be available within 100 feet of the construction site.
• Landscaping & Hardscapes
  1. School Outfitters contractors may use heavy equipment to off-load, position, and install equipment on or around the project site.
  2. School Outfitters contractors will attempt limit the aesthetic impact of construction activities on existing finishes; however, School Outfitters is not responsible for damage to sod or other landscaping or hardscaping due to installation equipment use.
  3. The customer acknowledges that School Outfitters contractors will use on-site soils to rake ruts or tracks and then apply seasonally appropriate seed and wheat straw over disturbed areas. At the sole discretion of School Outfitters, hyrdoseeding may be employed in lieu of seed and wheat straw. The customer is responsible for maintaining the seeded areas in order to establish a sufficient stand of grass. This work is being performed to stabilize soils and is not intended to establish finish quality landscaping.
  4. All work associated with re-routing, repairing or removing irrigation lines is specifically excluded from this contract.
• Job Site
  1. Unless specifically indicated on the proposal, School Outfitters is not responsible for site preparation including uninstalling existing equipment, grading, clearing, or removing underground obstacles.
  2. Unless specifically indicated on the Scope, all work is assumed to be performed on loose fill dirt.
  3. Unless specifically included in the Scope, School Outfitters installation excludes removal of rock.
     1. Rock shall be defined as material encountered in excavation that cannot be dislodged by a Bobcat Model No. S175 skid steer loader, equipped with a minimum 44-inch-wide general purpose bucket, rated at not less than 49 HP power with a 3,300-psi hydraulic system.
     2. Rock excavation includes up to 6 inches over-excavation below the required excavation depth.
     3. Rock shall be quantified by measuring the volume of removed rock and soil by the cubic yard (for the purposes of this calculation, any partial truck load will be counted as full).
  4. In the event that soil or rock conditions are such as to prevent normal installation time and procedures, the customer will be responsible for additional equipment, labor expense and delay cost required to complete the installation.
  5. School Outfitters specifically excludes installation of tree protection fencing or other measures. The customer acknowledges that work within drip lines of existing trees may result in damage or death of existing trees. This proposal specifically excludes remediation or replacement of any landscaping material in or around the playground. School Outfitters shall not be responsible for removing existing trees, limbs, roots etc.
• Underground Utilities
  1. School Outfitters will comply with all state and local underground utility marking requirements.
  2. The utility locate service will only locate public utilities on the public side of utility meters.
  3. It is the customer’s responsibility to locate and clearly mark all privately owned underground utilities in the area of the installation. These include power, water, gas, sewer or septic, gutter, storm sewer, telephone, irrigation, cable TV, and any and all private and public lines on the customer’s side of the meter or not within a public utility easement.
  4. Please note that in addition to the public utility locate initiated by School Outfitters, many municipalities also require the property owner/operator to order a utility locate as well. To insure compliance with local regulations, the customer must call 811in the timeframe as prescribed for the customer’s local area. Please consult www.call811.com for more details.
  5. School Outfitters, as well as its subcontractors, vendors, laborers and materialmen will not be responsible for damages, injuries, repairs, or discontinuance of business due to damage to unmarked utilities. In the event School Outfitters, its subcontractors, vendors, laborers or materialmen damage unmarked utilities, the customer shall be liable.
  6. In the event of damage to utilities, the customer shall be responsible to notify School Outfitters in writing to stop the project.
  7. The customer shall be responsible for any cost incurred due to work stoppage and/ or project delays.
• Permitting and Site Security
  1. Unless specifically indicated on the proposal, all required permits are the responsibility of the customer.
  2. School Outfitters price excludes any permitting fees or engineered drawings.
  3. The customer is responsible for site security during installation and during any necessary curing period.
  4. School Outfitters installation crew may, at their own discretion, mark the playground construction area with caution tape.
  5. School Outfitters is not responsible for additional charges that result from vandalism or theft.
  6. Padlocks and gates must be unlocked to allow work to proceed. School Outfitters will not take possession of padlocks or keys, nor will it assume responsibility for lost or stolen securing devices.
• Site Plan
  1. Equipment will be installed per the installation plan agreed upon by the customer before installation starts. Color changes must be submitted via a signed change order.
  2. Wherever applicable, colors of equipment and safety surfacing will be detailed on the installation plan.
  3. The installation plan provided by School Outfitters shall be the governing document for all color selections.
• Clean up
  1. Unless specifically indicated on the proposal, it is the customer’s responsibility to haul away all trash created from the install.
  2. School Outfitters will collapse cardboard boxes and stack shipping pallets in a customer designated area within 200 feet of the installation.
  3. Foam, plastic, metal and fiberglass banding and other loose material will be stacked with pallets. If sufficiently large trash cans dumpsters are provided, School Outfitters will place the trash in those vessels.
  4. If trash cans/dumpsters are not provided, one can be ordered at an additional charge.
• Inspection
  1. The customer will be notified 24 hours prior to the anticipated completion of the project.
  2. The customer is required meet with a representative of School Outfitters to personally inspect and review the installation. School Outfitters representatives will provide the customer with an Inspection Summary and Warranty Initiation form.
  3. Any unresolved issues with the installation should be noted by the customer on the form at that time; School Outfitters, its subcontractors, vendors, laborers and materialmen shall not be responsible for damages to installed equipment that are not noted on the form.

Failure to have a representative present at the final inspection forfeits the customer’s right to require remediation of cosmetic issues with newly installed equipment.

• Prevailing Wage - Unless specifically indicated on the proposal, School Outfitters has not stipulated adherence with prevailing wage requirements including, but not limited to, union rates, Davis/Bacon wages, etc.
  1. It is the customer’s responsibility to notify School Outfitters at the inception of the quoting stage of the project if Prevailing Wage rates apply.
  2. In the event the project is under the prevailing wage requirements, the customer shall provide the rates and applicable paperwork necessary for the project.
  3. If School Outfitters is not notified before the project is quoted, the customer will incur the additional labor prevailing wage rates plus a 40% and a weekly document processing fee of $250. These fees apply even if installation has not yet started.
• Force Majeure
  No Party to this Agreement shall be responsible for any delays or failure to perform any obligation under this Agreement due to acts of God, outbreaks, epidemic/pandemic or the spreading of disease or contagion strikes or other disturbances, including, without limitation, war, insurrection, embargoes, governmental restrictions, acts of governments or governmental authorities, and any other cause beyond the control of such party. During an event of force majeure, the Parties' duty to perform obligations shall be suspended.

Playground Terms & Conditions

Returns

Our School Outfitters team will work with you to recommend products that meet your needs, preferences, and site specifications. Because of this customization, some items may be non-returnable. Non-returnable products will be identified to the customer before purchase is required.

Return of product terms:

• Made to order products may not be cancelled or returned.
• Products that are identified to not be made to order and have been in storage for less than 6 months, may be returnable. Customer is responsible for original freight charges and Return shipping and restock fees will apply up to 40%.
• No returns will be accepted for products once they have been installed.

Cancellation

All orders are subject to a 20% cancellation fee. This fee will apply if you cancel your order or change your color choice after your order is placed. No cancellations are allowed on orders that have shipped.