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INVITATION TO BID

A Sealed bid for the:

VILLAGE OF FORT EDWARD NEIGHBORHOOD BLIGHT ELIMINATION PROJECT

will be received at the following address:

Office of the Village Clerk

Village of Fort Edward

118 Broadway

Fort Edward, NY 12828 until 2:00 PM local time on August 19, 2026, and then at said office publicly opened and read aloud at the

Fort Edward Village Office located at 118 Broadway, Fort Edward, N.Y. 12828

The Project generally consists of the following work:

50 East Street and its Detached Garage

Obtain permits and approvals. Meet NYS SHPO requirements. Compliance with NYS HCR Mandatory

Section 3 Contract Clause and provide Section 3 Utilization Plan. Secure the site. Notify neighbors, Village, and any other affected party of the future work. Coordinate with utility providers, including but not limited to Village of Fort Edward (water), Washington County Sewer District #2 (sanitary sewer), Niagara Mohawk

Power Corporation (National Grid) (electric), and National Grid (gas). Perform hazardous material abatement as specified or indicated in the Contract Documents. Obtain from the utility providers the required means and methods and work limits for decommissioning of the utility. Decommission utilities per the requirements provided by the utility provider. Decommissioning of the utilities may require trenching and/or excavations, which the contractor shall perform. Install erosion and sediment control.

Demolish the structure and remove foundation walls to 1 feet below grade (detached garage will be removed including the slab-on-grade foundation). Provide fill in foundation cavity. Provide topsoil and seed to cap the site. Perform all required testing and inspections. Handle, remove and dispose of all materials in accordance with NYCRR Part 56 and all applicable federal, state, and local requirements. Temporary protection of utilities. Maintenance and protection of traffic. Site restoration. All work shall be performed in accordance with the Contract Documents and applicable standards. Contractors shall comply with all applicable regulations for removal and disposal of all hazardous materials including asbestos containing materials, lead based paint, and PCBs.

62 Canal Street

Note, 62 Canal Street was deemed too structurally dangerous to enter so special conditions apply. Obtain permits and approvals. Compliance with NYS HCR Mandatory Section 3 Contract Clause and provide

Section 3 Utilization Plan. Secure the site. Notify neighbors, Village, and any other affected party of the future work. Coordinate with utility providers, including but not limited to Village of Fort Edward (water), Washington County Sewer District #2 (sanitary sewer), Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation (National

Grid) (electric), and National Grid (gas). Obtain from the utility providers the required means and methods and work limits for decommissioning of the utility. Decommission utilities per the requirements provided by the utility provider. Decommissioning of the utilities may require trenching and/or excavations. Install erosion and sediment control. Perform controlled demolition with asbestos in place as specified or indicated in the Contract Documents. Demolish the structure and remove foundation walls to 1 feet below grade.

Provide fill in foundation cavity. Provide topsoil and seed to cap the site. Perform all required testing and inspections. Handle, remove and dispose of all materials in accordance with NYCRR Part 56 and all applicable federal, state, and local requirements. Temporary protection of utilities. Maintenance and protection of traffic. Site restoration. All work shall be performed in accordance with the Contract

Documents and applicable standards. Prepare, submit, pay for and obtain all variances required to complete the work, including, but not limited to the 25’-0” minimum regulated work area from outermost limit of disturbance. Obtain the permission of all adjacent property owners where protection, sealing of openings and the like may be required on adjacent properties. Provide all water sources required to maintain adequate wetness of all waste. No dry disturbance or removal of ACM, PACM, or Asbestos material shall be permitted. All debris generated by the demolition shall be considered to be asbestos contaminated waste and shall be disposed of as RACM by the contractor. Contractors shall comply with all applicable regulations for removal and disposal of all hazardous materials including asbestos containing materials, lead based paint, and PCBs.

This work will be awarded as one (1) single prime contract.

The Bid will be received on a Lump Sum Basis.

Work shall be substantially completed by October 30, 2026. Final restoration shall be completed and the project ready for final payment by November 30, 2026.

The Bid should not include sales and compensating use taxes on materials incorporated into the work.

If the Bid is actually received by mail or by hand after the appointed time on the date specified it shall be rejected, notwithstanding that such Bid may have been placed in a mailbox or other mail receptacle regularly maintained by the United States Postal Service before such time, and ordinarily in sufficient time to have been delivered on time.

Bid security in the amount of 5% of the Bid must accompany the Bid in accordance with the Instruction to

Bidders.

The successful Bidder will be required to furnish a performance bond and a payment bond, each in an amount equal to 100% of the contract price. Bidders will also be required to furnish a Non-Collusive

Affidavit.

Drawings and Specifications may be examined at the following locations:

Village of Fort Edward

Office of the Village Clerk

118 Broadway

Fort Edward, NY 12828

Tel: (518) 747-4023

Email: clerk@villageoffortedward.gov

Eastern Contractors

Association

6 Airline Drive

Albany, NY 12205 https://www.ecainc.org/

The Issuing Office for the Bidding Documents is: Suozzo, Doty & Associates, PLLC, 4607 Lake Shore

Drive, Lake George, NY 12845. Please Contact Jacob Beebe at 518.240.6293 jbeebe@sdapllc.com.

Prospective Bidders may obtain copies of the Bidding Documents from the Issuing Officer as described above.

Bidding Documents can be electronically downloaded free of charge from the Engineer’s Dropbox Folder by request.

Note that only bidders who obtain sets from and are registered with Suozzo, Doty & Associates will receive notification of Addenda.

The Village of Fort Edward strongly encourages Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprises and

HUD Designated Section 3 Firms to apply.

The Contractor must use the higher of the prevailing federal, state, or applicable local wage rates paid to each trade for portions of the project further described in the Contract Documents. These rates apply to all

Subcontractors as well.

Attention of Bidders is particularly called to the requirements for ensuring that employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against because of their race, color, religion, sex or national origin.

Submissions from Minority and Women-Owned Enterprises (MWBE/ WBE) and Section 3-eligible

General Contractors are encouraged. The Village of Fort Edward encourages compliance with the provisions of employment and other economic opportunities as a result of any NYS Community

Development Block Grant (CDBG) award or other federal funding as applicable under Section 3 of the

Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968.

Village of Fort Edward, as Owner reserves the right to reject any or all Bids for any reason or no reason at all, including without limitation, nonconforming, non-responsive, unbalanced, or conditional Bids.

Owner also reserves the right to waive all minor Bid informalities not involving price, time, documents supplied, or changes in the Work. Owner will reject the Bid of any Bidder that Owner finds, after reasonable inquiry and evaluation, to not be responsible. If Bidder purports to add terms or conditions to its Bid, takes exception to any provision of the Bidding Documents, or attempts to alter the contents of the Contract

Documents, for purposes of the Bid whether in the Bid itself or in a separate communication to Owner or

Engineer, then Owner will reject the Bid as nonresponsive.

By Order of: Village of Fort Edward