Legal Notice - Tower Bid.pdf

LEGAL NOTICE

Bids for the Contract 1 - Site Construction – for the Hamilton County Emergency Communications

Project Phase 1 located in, Hamilton County, New York, will be received until 11:00 am local time on Tuesday, January 27, 2026, at the Clerk of the Board’s Office, 102 County View

Drive, Lake Pleasant, New York 12108, telephone (518) 548-6651. Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud thereafter.

The project includes the construction of two emergency communication sites as specified in the

Contract Documents with the purchase and installation of the antenna towers, equipment shelters, generators and propane tanks.

One prime contract is part of this work, as follows:

Contract 1 – Site Construction

Each Bid must be made using the forms provided in the Contract Documents and shall be accompanied by a deposit of cash, bank cashier's check, certified check or Bid Bond payable to

Hamilton County in the amount of 5% of the Total Bid as a guarantee that the Bidder will enter into the Contract if the project is awarded to him. The retention and disposal of such Cash, Bank

Cashier’s Check, Certified Check, or Bid Bond, by the County, shall conform with Article 5A, Section 105 of the General Municipal Law, as amended.

Contract Documents (Plans, Specifications, Proposal Forms and submittal requirements) may be reviewed or are available at the Syracuse office of C&S Engineers, Inc. 499 Col. Eileen Collins

Blvd, Syracuse, NY 13212 by contacting Rita Fendick at (315) 455-2000, rfendick@cscos.com.

All prospective bidders are requested to register with Rita Fendick at C&S Engineers, Inc. to ensure receipt of any addenda. It is the Bidders sole responsibility to ensure receipt of all addenda.

Bids must be submitted in sealed envelopes with the words “Hamilton County, Emergency

Communications Project, Contract Number and the Bidder’s name and address plainly written on the outside.

Bidders are not to include in their Bid, sales and compensating use taxes of the State of New York and of counties or cities on materials, equipment, and supplies to be incorporated into the Project.

The successful Contractor will be required to execute the Contract and comply, in all respect, with

Article 5A, Section 105 of the General Municipal Law, as amended.

All of the forms listed below must be completed by the bidder, signed where noted, and submitted to the County as a part of this bid. These include the following:

1. Itemized Bid Proposal

2. Bid Security

3. Non-Collusive Bidding Certificate

4. Statement of Surety’s Intent

5. Contractors’ Election Law Statement

6. Contractors’ Gift Law Statement

7. Iranian Energy Divestment Certification

8. Insurance Acknowledgement

9. Federal “W-9” Form

10. Required Bidder’s Checklist

11. Preliminary MWBE Utilization Plan

12. Contractor Stormwater Certification Statement

13. Offerer’s Certification of Adherence to Executive Order 177

The County has a goal to achieve the following MWBE participation in this project, if possible:

15% Minority Owned Business, and

15% Women Owned Business

Contractors shall submit as part of their BID a preliminary MWBE Utilization Plan, if the bidder is able to utilize MWBE’s.

The low bidder, upon notice, may be required within 24 hours of being notified, to submit its most recent audited financial statement. Such statement shall be kept confidential consistent with the provisions of the Public Officers Law.

The County reserves the right to reject any and all Bids offered.

Direct all questions in writing to:

Eric Kenna, Service Group Manager

C&S Engineers, Inc.

499 Col. Eileen Collins Blvd.

Syracuse, NY 13212

E-Mail: ekenna@cscos.com

Phone: (315) 455-2000

And

Timothy P. O’Neill, County Emergency Services Manager

County Office Building

102 County View Drive

Lake Pleasant, New York 12108

E-Mail: toneill@hamiltoncountyny.gov

Phone: 518-548-6223 Office 518-332-3554 Cell

DATED: December 18, 2025