275469_Notice to Bidders.pdf

NOTICE TO BIDDERS – ADVERTISEMENT TO BID

Notice is hereby given that Hamilton County will accept sealed bids for:

Big Brook Road Bridge Replacement over Big Brook

Town of Indian Lake, Hamilton County, NY

PIN 2754.69; D040487; BIN 3307240

Bids to be considered must be received in a sealed envelope by 10:30 am, March 6, 2025 local time at Clerk of the Board, Hamilton County Board of Supervisors 102 Country View Drive, Lake

Pleasant, NY 12108, at which time bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. Bids received after the above noted time will not be accepted. All sealed envelopes shall be clearly labeled “BID: BIG

BROOK ROAD BRIDGE REPLACEMENT; PIN 2754.69, D040487”. Bids received via facsimile or electronically will not be considered.

The work includes providing all labor, materials, machinery, tools, equipment, and other means of construction necessary and incidental to the completion of the work shown on the plans and described in these specifications including, but not necessarily limited to the following:

The replacement of Big Brook Road Bridge over Big Brook with new 32’-0” clear span precast concrete three-sided units, and the reconstruction of the approach roadway approximately 150 ft. on each side of the bridge and the intersection with Starbuck Road. Installation of new steel bridge railing and transition bridge railing.

This is a BridgeNY/Federal Aid Project and NYSDOT Standard Specifications, officially finalized and adopted on January 1, 2025 as posted on the New York State Department of Transportation’s website must be followed by the successful bidder.

The DBE goal for this project is: 6%

There are no M/WBE goals for this project.

The EEO Employment goals for this project are: 2.6% Minority Employment Goal

6.9% Women Employment Goal

The use of the NYSDOT approved civil rights reporting software, Equitable Business Opportunities

(EBO), is required. Access authorization to EBO can be found at https://ebo.dot.ny.gov/.

No residential or geographical restrictions will be in effect for this project. Applicable Federal requirements take precedence over State and local requirements unless state and local requirements are deemed to be more stringent.

Contract Documents, including Invitation to Bidders, Instructions to Bidders, Wage Rates, Bid

Documents, Agreement, Special Notes, Specifications, Contract Drawings, and any Addenda, may be examined, at no expense, at the office of the Engineer: 80 Wolf Road #600, Albany, NY 12205 between the hours of 8:00 am and 5:00 pm Monday through Friday. Contract Documents may be obtained by emailing the Engineer, Brian Weaver, at bweaver@gpinet.com and Cc to Jessica Landry, at jlandry@gpinet.com .

Contractors MUST notify the Engineer, Brian Weaver, at bweaver@gpinet.com with a Cc to

Jessica Landry, at jlandry@gpinet.com to be placed on the official Plan Holder List, to receive https://ebo.dot.ny.gov/ mailto:bweaver@gpinet.com mailto:jlandry@gpinet.com mailto:bweaver@gpinet.com mailto:jlandry@gpinet.com

Addenda and any other Bid correspondence. Bids received from Contractors other than those on the official Plan Holders List will not be accepted.

No questions or inquiries regarding this bid will be accepted within five (5) business days prior to the bid opening.

Addenda will be emailed from Greenman-Pedersen, Inc. to Bidders listed on the official Plan Holders

List. An emailed response from the Bidder to the Addendum sent by Greenman-Pedersen, Inc. will act as proof that the Bidder received the Addendum. In addition to an emailed response, Bidders must acknowledge receipt of all Addenda by signing and dating each Addendum on page 1 of the Bid Form.

Failure of any Bidder to receive any such Addendum or interpretation shall not relive such Bidder from any obligation under this Bid submittal. All Addenda so issued shall become part of the Contract

Documents.

Questions regarding the Contract Documents should be directed to Engineer contact at the end of this notification through email at: bweaver@gpinet.com Cc to Jessica Landry, at jlandry@gpinet.com .

Bidders shall promptly notify the engineer of any errors, omissions, conflicts, or ambiguity within the

Contract Documents within 14 days of bid opening.

All bids must include the completed Bid Form, Non-Collusive Bidding and Disbarment Certifications, and Lobbying Certifications. This is a unit price bid as described in the Instructions to Bidders. No bidder may withdraw his/her bid within forty-five (45) calendar days after the actual date of the opening thereof.

Each bid must be accompanied by security in an amount not less than five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid in the form and subject to the conditions provided in the Instructions to Bidders.

The Bidder to whom the Contract is awarded will be required to furnish Performance and Payment

Bonds guaranteeing performance of work and prompt payment from an acceptable Surety Company for an amount not less than 100% of the accepted bid. The successful Bidder and all subcontractors must have an approved CCA-2 on file with NYSDOT prior to being awarded a contract. If the successful Bidder does not currently have a CCA-2 on file with NYSDOT, the Bidder may find the

CCA-2 forms and instruction for completion online at https://www.osc.state.ny.us/state-vendors/vendrep/vendor-responsibility-forms?redirect=legacy#Construction.

The successful Bidder will be required to comply with all provisions of the Federal Government Equal

Employment Opportunity clauses issued by the Secretary of Labor on May 2,1968 and published in the Federal Register (41 CFR Part 60-1, 33 F.2 7804). Successful bidders will be required to pay prevailing wage rates on this contract.

Hamilton County reserves the right to consider the bids for forty-five (45) days after receipt before awarding any Contract, and to waive any minor informalities in, and to reject, any and all bids. All bids are subject to final review and approval by Hamilton County before any award of contract may be made. Receipt of bids by the County shall not be construed as authority to bind the County.

The work will be substantially completed by October 31, 2025 and completed and ready for final payment on December 31, 2025.

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The New York State Department of Transportation, in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of

1964, 78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C 2000d to 2000d-4 and Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, Subtitle A, Office of the Secretary, Part 21, Nondiscrimination in Federally-assisted programs of the Department of Transportation and Title 23 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 200, Title VI Program and Related Statutes, as amended, issued pursuant to such Act, hereby notifies all who respond to the related solicitation, request for proposal or invitation to bid that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability/handicap and income status in consideration for an award.

Owner

Hamilton County DPW

2558 State Route 8, P.O. Box 56

Lake Pleasant, NY 12108

Owners Contact Engineer’s Contact

Tracy Eldridge Brian Weaver, P.E.

Superintendent, Hamilton County DPW Greenman-Pedersen, Inc.

2558 State Route 8, P.O. Box 56 80 Wolf Road, Suite 600

Lake Pleasant, NY 12108 Albany, NY 12205

Phone: (518) 548-7141 Phone: (518) 898-9552

Email: highway@hamiltoncountyny.gov Email: bweaver@gpinet.com mailto:highway@hamiltoncountyny.gov