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The following advertisement for bids shall be published in the City of Buffalo City Record and The Buffalo News on the following date: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9, 2025

CITY OF BUFFALO

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, PARKS AND STREETS

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Sealed proposals for:

CITYWIDE MILL AND OVERLAY & SITE-SPECIFIC PAVEMENT REPAIRS - GROUP 1118A

will be received by the Commissioner of Public Works, Parks and Streets no later than:

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 2025 at 11 :00 AM

It is the bidder's responsibility to ensure the sealed proposal is delivered before the bid opening and bidders must utilize one of the following methods:

1.) Drop off the sealed proposal (one bidder representative allowed in-person but not required) to Room 502 of City Hall, Buffalo, New York, 14202 on Wednesday, April 30.

2025 between the hours of 9:00 AM and 11 :00 AM. The DPW will set a box up for the bidder to deposit the sealed proposal. There may be multiple bids on this date; it is the bidder's responsibility to properly label the sealed proposal and place the proposal inside the correct box.

2.) Mail the sealed proposals to City Hall Room 502, Buffalo, New York, 14202 with ATTN to the Commissioner of Public Works, Parks and Streets. Bidders should allow for delivery before the bid opening (highly encouraged to schedule for delivery on or prior to Tuesday, April 29, 2025). It is also highly encouraged that bidders track delivery of their mailed proposals and use appropriate priority mail as necessary. City of Buffalo staff is available to accept deliveries on standard business days Monday-Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM.

Bids will be opened by City of Buffalo Representatives on WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 2025 at 11 :00 AM LOCAL TIME via video/phone conference call. Bidder representatives can view the public bid opening by emailing Phillip Pecoraro at ppecoraro@buffalony.gov by 5:00 PM on Tuesday, April 29, 2025 to be added to the meeting invitation. An updated meeting invitation will be sent prior to the bid opening to all who request to be added.

Proposal documents can be viewed and ordered at www.avalonbuff-planroom.com in the Public Jobs section. If you do not have internet access or have questions about ordering from the website, please contact Avalon Document Services at (716) 995-7777. Proposal documents may be obtained from Avalon Document Services, 40 La Riviere Dr, Suite 150, Buffalo, NY 14202, upon a non-refundable payment of FIFTY-EIGHT DOLLARS ($58.00) per set. Payment can be submitted only by company check or money order made payable to the City of Buffalo, Dept. of Public Works, Parks and Streets. NO CASH AND NO PERSONAL CHECKS.

Addenda will be emailed from Avalon Document Services to Bidders listed on the official Plan Holders List. Bidders must acknowledge receipt of all Addenda by securely stapling in place all addenda within the front or back covers of the proposal book. All Addenda so issued shall become part of the Contract Documents.

The City of Buffalo will not be responsible for full or partial set of Contract Documents, including any Addenda obtained from any other source. The City of Buffalo reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any informalities therein .

Questions regarding the Contract Documents should be directed to Phillip Pecoraro at ppecoraro@buffalony.gov. Bidders shall promptly notify Phillip Pecoraro at ppecoraro@buffalony.gov of any errors, omissions, conflicts or ambiguity within the Contract Documents. No questions or inquiries regarding this bid will be accepted within three (3) business days prior to the bid opening .

Each bidder's attention is called to the General Municipal Law, which requires a bidder's Certification of Non-Collusion. Copies of such Certificates are part of the Proposal Form and, unless complied with , the bid will not be accepted.

Pursuant to New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) requirements for public work projects: Contractors and Subcontractors need to register before submitting any new bids or commencing new work on a covered project on or after December 30, 2024. NYSDOL encourages all contractors and subcontractors to register as soon as possible to obtain a Certificate of Registration to avoid negatively impacting a bidding period or project schedule .

Proof of Certificate of Registration must be submitted with each bid.

BIDDERS MUST SUBMIT PRIOR TO AWARDING OF A CONTRACT A STATEMENT

INDICATING THAT THEY WILL WORK TOWARD A MINORITY WORKFORCE GOAL OF 25%

AND A WOMEN WORKFORCE GOAL OF 5%. IN ADDITION, A STATEMENT MUST BE

SUBMITTED PRIOR TO THE AWARDING OF A CONTRACT INDICATING THAT THE BIDDER

WILL WORK TOWARD A BUSINESS UTILIZATION GOAL FOR MINORITY BUSINESS

ENTERPRISE OF 25% AND WOMEN BUSINESS ENTERPRISE OF 5%.

City of Buffalo Contact Phillip Pecoraro Senior Engineer Department of Public Works, Parks & Streets 65 Niagara Square City Hall Room 502 Buffalo, New York 14202 ppecoraro@buffalony.gov

Nolan R. Skipper, P.E.

City Engineer