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#097 HARVEY AUSTIN

NYSED # 14-06-00-01-0-302-031

BOARD OF EDUCATION – CITY OF BUFFALO

BID FORM

FOR

BPS 97 - Fire Pump Replacement

For the following Buffalo Public Schools:

Buffalo Public School #97 HARVEY AUSTIN, 1405 SYCAMORE STREET, BUFFALO, NY 14211

DATE:

BOARD OF EDUCATION CONTRACTOR:

CITY OF BUFFALO

403 CITY HALL ____________________________________

BUFFALO, NEW YORK 14202

Sirs or Madams:

The undersigned, having visited the site of School #97 located in Buffalo, New York 14211 and having familiarized themselves with the local conditions affecting the cost of the work and with the contract documents as prepared by the Board of Education and all addenda of said documents hereby proposed to furnish all labor, materials, tools, equipment, and perform all things as provided by the forehand contract documents and all addenda thereto and to undertake all obligations contained herein, for the Fire Pump Replacement:

BASE BID SUM OF:

PLUS ALLOWANCES OF (SEE DESCRIPTIONS ON PAGE BF-4):

ALLOWANCE #1 ( $ 20,000)

FOR A TOTAL BID SUM OF:

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PROJECT DURATION:

The undersigned further agrees, if awarded the contract to complete all of the work called for by it within calendar days.

If written notice of the acceptance of this bid is mailed, telegraphed or delivered to the undersigned within sixty (60) days after the date of opening of bids, or any time thereafter, before this bid is withdrawn, the undersigned will, within eight (8) days after the date of such mailing, telegraphing or delivering of such notice, execute and deliver a contract in the form required.

The undersigned hereby designates as his office to which such notice of acceptance may be mailed, telegraphed or delivered.

The undersigned further agrees to comply with the requirements as to conditions of employment wage rates and hours of labor as set forth in the contract documents.

The undersigned further agrees to comply with the requirements as to conditions of employment wage rates and hours of labor as set forth in the contract Documents.

Includes the following addenda:

(CONTRACTOR PLEASE LIST)

BIDDER:

SIGNATURE:

EMAIL ADDRESS:

DATE:

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UNIT PRICES:

Should the amount of the work to be performed by the present requirements of the contract be increased or decreased, the undersigned agrees that the following supplementary unit price be the basis for this compensation. The unit price stated shall be the full compensation for such increase in the work. The Contractor shall not be entitled to any additional compensation as an allowance for overhead and profit, or any other reason.

ADD DEDUCT

Unit Price No. 1.:

Unit Price No. 2.:

Unit Price No. 3:

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ALLOWANCES: (NOT TO BE INCLUDED IN BASE BID)

Allowance No. 1:

Lump sum cost, not to exceed contingency allowance of $ 20,000 for potential additional construction services and other unforseen costs. Any funds not approved for expenditure during the course of the Contract shall reduce the final total contract via deduct change order.

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FORM OF BID - MATERIAL LIST SHEET

The undersigned will furnish the following material and/or equipment specified in these specifications by more than one make. Only one (1) manufacture’s name shall be mentioned for each item. Specified items indicated on this sheet must be filled in and presented as part of the Bid Form.

In the event the bidder does not furnish the manufacturer’s name, it will be taken to mean that the make listed first in the specifications will be furnished.

ITEM: MANUFACTURED BY:

BIDDER: ___________________________________________

SIGNATURE: _______________________________________

DATE: ______________________________________________

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Buffalo Board of Education – Department of Minority Business Utilization, 713 City Hall, Buffalo, New York 14202. Instructions for Completing the Section III Compliance Projection Form.

Refer to Article 21 Page Ib-10. Affirmative action program. Section III Compliance Project: A Utilization Analysis. Page 1:

Column 1. Trade category. Indicate the trade or trades which your company will use for this particular project.

Column 2. Enter the appropriate number of permanent employees by status within each trade that are employed by you. Give a male and female breakdown.

Column 3. Enter the appropriate number of permanent minority employees that are employed by you. Give a male and female breakdown.

Column 4. Project phase manpower requirements. Enter your total manpower requirements for this particular project. Indicate the number of new hires, the number of people you will re-call to work on the project.

Column 5A. Enter the total number of actual, permanent employees that will be utilized for this project. Give minority and non-minority breakdown.

Column 5B. Enter the total project number of new hires for minorities and non-minorities that will be utilized for this project. Give a male

Column 5C. Enter the total projected number of re-calls for minorities and non-minorities that will be utilized for this project. Give a male

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THIS FORM MUST BE RETURNED WITH BID. During the ongoing progress of the work, it will be used to measure your performance in regard to female minority utilization as check against your payroll forms and monthly employment utilization reports (form 257).

The affirmative action goals of your contract apply to any subcontractors which are used by you during the work on this project. All forms which are required of you as prime contractor, including this Section III Projection Form, are also required of any subcontractor utilized by you for this project.

It is your responsibility to inform your subcontractor(s) of both the affirmative action goals of your contract, and the forms which are required by this office.

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SECTION III COMPLIANCE PROJECT PHASE PROJECT NO.

1 2 3 4 5A 5B 5C

SECTION III UTILIZATION ACTUAL & PROJECTED FOR PROJECT

TRADE CATEGORY

PERMANENT

EMPLOYEES

MINORITY EMPLOYEES

MALE FEMALE

PROJECT PHASE

MANPOWER

REQUIREMENTS

ACTUAL

NEW HIRES PROJECTED

MINORITY NON-MINORITY

RECALLS PROJECTED

MINORITY NON-MINORITY

TRADE

STATUS

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T O T

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APPRENTICE

TRAINEE

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NON TRADE

JOURNEYMAN

APPRENTICE

TRAINEE

HELPER

NON TRADE

JOURNEYMAN

APPRENTICE

TRAINEE

HELPER

NON TRADE

JOURNEYMAN

APPRENTICE

TRAINEE

HELPER

NON-TRADE

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CONTRACTING FIRM NAME: PREPARED BY: ______________________________________________

I.D. #: PHONE #:

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Bid Bond or Certified check in the amount of $ IS ATTACHED

HERETO.

NON-COLLUSIVE BIDDING CERTIFICATION:

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 thereto certifies as to its own organization, under penalty of perjury, that to the best of his knowledge and belief:

1. The prices in this bid have been arrived at independently without collusion, consultation, communication, or agreement for the purpose of restricting competition as to any matter relating to such prices with any other bidder or with any competitor.

2. Unless otherwise required by law, the prices which have been quoted in this bid have not been knowingly disclosed by the bidder and will not knowingly be disclosed by the bidder prior to opening directly or indirectly, to any bidder or to any competitor; and

No attempt has been made or will be made by the bidder to induce any other person, partnership or corporation to submit or not submit a bid for the purpose of restricting competition.

This proposal is made without any connection with any person making any proposal for the material listed and it is in all respects fair and without collusion or fraud, that no officer of member of the board of education, city of buffalo, is directly interested therein, or in the supplies to which it relates, or any portion of the profits thereof.

If the bidder is a corporation, the execution of the non-collusive certification of the form of proposal shall be deemed to have been authorized by the board of directors of the bidder and such authorization shall be deemed to include the signing and submission of the bid and the inclusion therein of the certificate as to non-collusion as the act and deed of the corporation.

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NON-COLLUSIVE BIDDING CERTIFICATION: – (CONTINUED)

No bid shall be considered for an award nor shall any award be made to a bidder where proposal does not include the statements as to non-collusion as set forth in the form of proposal herein; provided however, that if in any case the bidder cannot make the following certification, the bidder shall so state and shall furnish with the bid a signed statement which sets forth in detail the reason for award nor shall any award be made unless the board of education determines that such disclosure was not made for the purpose of restricting completion. In this connection it should be noted that the fact that a bidder has published price lists, rates or tariffs covering items being procured or has informed prospective customers of the proposed or pending publication of new or revised price lists for items, or has sold the same items to other customers at the same price as being bid, does not constitute, without more, a disclosure to any other bidder or to any competitor within the meaning of the non-collusive certification included in the form of proposal.

Respectfully submitted, BIDDER

SIGNATURE

TITLE

ADDRESS

DATE PHONE

F.I.N. FAX

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Incorporated under the laws of the state of New York

Principal Officers:

TITLE: NAME: ADDRESS:

Principal Stockholders:

NAME: ADDRESS:

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AIA Document A312™ – 2010 Payment Bond. The American Institute of Architects. All rights reserved. WARNING: This AIA® Document is protected by U.S. Copyright Law and International Treaties. Unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this AIA® Document, or any portion of it, may result in severe civil and criminal penalties, and will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under the law.

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BUFFALO PUBLIC SCHOOL March 30, 2026

CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE IRAN DIVESTMENT ACT

As a result of the Iran Divestment Act of 2012 (the”Act”), Chapter 1 of the 2012 Laws of New York, a new provision has been added to the State Finance Law (SFL) § 103-g, both effective April 12, 2012. Under the Act, the Commissioner of the Office of General Services (OGS) will be developing a list of “persons” who are engage in “investment activities in Iran” (both are defined terms in the law) (the “Prohibited Entities List”).

Pursuant to SFL § 165-a(3)(b), the initial list is expected to be issued no later than 120 days after the Act’s effective date at which time it will be posted on the OGS website.

By submitting a bid in response to this solicitation or by assuming responsibility of a Contract awarded hereunder, each Bidder/Contractor, any person signing on behalf of any Bidder/Contractor and any assignee or subcontractor and , in the case of a joint bid, each party thereto, certifies, under penalty of perjury, that once the Prohibited List is posted on the OGS website, that to the best of its knowledge and belief, that each Bidder/Contractor and any subcontractor or assignee is not identified on the Prohibited Entities List related pursuant to SFL § 165-a(3)(b).

Additionally, Bidder/Contractor is advised that once the Prohibited Entities List is posted on the OGS Website, any Bidder/ Contractor seeking to renew or extend a Contract or assume the responsibility of a Contract awarded in response to this solicitation must certify at the time the Contract is renewed, extended or assigned that it is not included on the Prohibited Entities List.

During the term of the Contract, should the School District receive information that a Bidder/Contractor is in violation of the above-referenced certification, the School District will offer the person or entity an opportunity to respond. If the person or entity fails to demonstrate that he/she//it has cease engagement in the investment which is in violation of the Act within 90 days after the determination of such violation, then the School District shall take such action as may be appropriate including, but not limited to, imposing sanctions, seeking compliance, recovering damages or declaring the Bidder/Contractor in default. The School District reserves the right to reject any bid or request for assignment for a Bidder/Contractor that appears on the Prohibited Entities List prior to the award of a contract and to pursue a responsibility review with respect to any Bidder/Contractor that is awarded a contract and subsequently appears on the Prohibited Entities List.

I, ______________________________, being duly sworn, deposes and says that he/she is the

__________________________of the _____________________ Corporation and that neither the

Bidder/Contractor nor any proposed subcontractor is identified on the Prohibited Entities List.

SIGNED

SWORN to before me this

_______________day of _____________________

20 ____

Notary Public: ____________________________