The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, Taconic Region is seeking sealed bids for the East Water Tank Replacement project at Lake Taghkanic State Park located in Ancram, NY. The procurement involves comprehensive water infrastructure upgrades, including installing a new 33,000-gallon glass-fused-to-steel elevated water storage tank, connecting to existing underground water distribution piping, and replacing the current booster pump station. Additional project scope includes disconnecting and preserving the existing historic masonry water tower for conversion to an observation tower, installing new secondary power wiring, distribution panels, electrical equipment, and implementing wired and wireless control systems across the water storage tank, booster pump station, and water treatment plant. A pre-bid meeting is scheduled for November 20, 2019, at 10:00 AM, with all requests for information (RFIs) due by 3:00 PM on November 27, 2019. The final bid submission deadline is December 11, 2019, at 3:00 PM, with a required bid security of $43,300 for general construction and $8,200 for electrical work. The contract term is set at 270 days following approval by the NYS Comptroller's Office.
The contract includes specific participation goals for Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprises, with targets of 1% Minority Owned Business Enterprise for both general construction and electrical contracts, and 2% Women Owned Business Enterprise for general construction and 1% for electrical contracts. No Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned set-aside has been established for this procurement. Bidders must submit a Performance Bond and Labor and Material Bond, each covering 100% of the contract amount as required by State Finance Law. Based on the bid tabulation document, the lowest bids were from Arold Construction Co. Inc. at $731,500 for general construction and Stilsing Electric Inc. at $145,000 for electrical work, which were both below the engineer's estimates of $865,000 and $163,000 respectively. Interested contractors must obtain bidding documents in person or by mail from the NYS OPRHP office for a non-refundable fee of $49 per set, with specific contact personnel designated for inquiries to ensure compliance with State Finance Law.
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