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LEGAL NOTICE FOR ADVERTISEMENT

Town of Cairo Sewer & Water Improvements Project

Sealed bids for the furnishing of all labor and material necessary for the Town of Cairo Water and Sewer Extension Project will be received by James Hannahs, Director of Economic Development, Tourism, and Planning, Greene County, 411 Main Street, Suite 419, Catskill, NY 12414 until 2:00 P.M. local time on Wednesday, May 13, 2026, at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud in Room 427.

The Scope of Work includes, but is not limited to:

The extension of the existing Town of Cairo Sewer and Water System.

The contract shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidders, whose bids and bonds shall have been filed in conformity with this notice. Bids shall be stated as stipulated sums. Bids shall be submitted as per the project manual. Bids shall be submitted on the project bid forms with required attachments. Greene County reserves the right to waive any irregularities or informalities in the bid forms or during the bidding process, and to reject any or all Bids.

Contract Documents, including Advertisement For Bids, Information For Bidders, Labor and Employment, Additional Instructions, Bid Documents, Agreement, General Conditions, General Requirements, Specifications, Contract Drawings and any Addenda, may be obtained from Kaaterskill Associates, by providing contact information to s.ouimet@keaeng.com. Download instructions will be provided upon notification. Physical copies of the construction documents will not be available for review.

A Pre-Bid Meeting will be held at 7485 NYS Route 32, Cairo, New York, 12413, on Wednesday, April 22, at 10:00 A.M. The meeting is optional, but all prospective Bidders are encouraged to attend.

A non-collusive bidding statement, abbreviated trade payment breakdown/schedule of values and contractor qualification questionnaire, including required notarization, attachments A, B, C and D, and AIA document A310-2010 Bid Bond, bank draft, money order, or certified check in the amount of 5% of the bid price are included as part of the bid form, and must be submitted with all bids. Incomplete bids may be disqualified. Upon acceptance of the bid, if successful, bidder fails to enter into a contract, pursuant to the requirements of Greene County or fails to give the further security prescribed in this notice, within the time, limited here in, then the check deposited as aforesaid, and the money standing to the credit of the same shall be forfeited to Greene County as liquidated damages, and not as a penalty, and Greene County shall enforce the payment of the bond for the benefit of Greene County. No bidder may withdraw their bid within ninety days after the actual date of opening thereof.

The successful bidder will be required to comply with state prevailing wage requirements of section 220 of New York State Labor Law. The attention of bidders is particularly called to the requirements as to the conditions of employment to be observed and minimum wage rates to be paid under the contracts.

This is an exempt capital improvement project, and bidders shall not include in their bid sales and compensating use taxes on the cost of materials which are to be incorporated into the work, and which are to be separately sold by the contractor to Greene County prior to incorporation into the work of the contracts.

Greene County, in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and 78 Stat. 252, 42 USC 2000d-d4 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 issued pursuant to such Act, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, minority 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, sex, or national origin in consideration for an award.

Contact 2: James Hannahs, Director of Economic Development, Tourism & Planning Greene County 411 Main Street, Suite 419 Catskill, NY 12414

(518) 719‐3290 jhannahs@greenecountyny.gov

Submit Bids To: James Hannahs, Director of Economic Development, Tourism & Planning Greene County 411 Main Street, Suite 419 Catskill, NY 12414

(518) 719‐3290 jhannahs@greenecountyny.gov

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