MWBE/SDVOB Opportunity - Emergency Highway Repairs Where and When

Attention Subcontractors: Ben Ciccone, Inc. intends to bid on the following upcoming project: NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION D265828 EMERGENCY HIGHWAY REPAIRS WHERE AND WHEN - VARIOUS RTS IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS - COLUMBIA, DUTCHESS, ORANGE, PUTNAM, ROCKLAND, ULSTER, WESTCHESTER COUNTIES, NEW YORK - MBE GOAL: 8%; WBE GOAL: 7%; SVOB GOAL: 6% BIDS DUE IN OUR OFFICE BY AUGUST 27, 2026, 12:00 PM This project consists of emergency and maintenance type repairs to the NYSDOT's highway and drainage systems throughout Region 8. The majority of the work requires mobilization within 10 working days of notification, but some may require 24-hour mobilization. THE FOLLOWING SUBCONTRACTOR/SUPPLIER WORK IS AVAILABLE: ASPHALT PAVING CONCRETE PAVING, CURB & SIDEWALK CONCRETE SUPPLIERS ASPHALT SUPPLIERS EXCAVATION TRAFFIC SIGNALS EROSION CONTROL GUIDERAILS FENCING GEOTEXTILES REINFORCING STEEL LANDSCAPING PAVEMENT MARKING SURVEY SAW CUTTING STRUCTURAL CONCRETE TRUCKING TREE REMOVAL PIPE SUPPLIERS GRANULAR MATERIALS If you chose to participate you will be bidding a cost factor on your Materials, Equipment, and Labor used for the project in accordance with the specifications 636.02020108, 636.02030108, and 636.02040108. The work will be awarded based on availability and the lowest bid. Standard NYSDOT Force Account procedures will apply as modified by the above specifications. Cost factors are decimal percentages. For example, if you intend to bid 25%, your bid will be 1.25. The following are some important points concerning the bid items but please refer to the standard specifications and the specific specifications list above. 1. Labor a. Workers Compensation Insurance as called for in Standard Specification 109-05B.1.a(3) and Insurance per 109-05B.1.d are not paid separately but are to be included in your Cost Factor bid for Labor. b. Prevailing wages apply based upon the county where work is being performed. c. You will be compensated up to a maximum of 150% of the prevailing wage if you pay your employee above scale and have a prior written agreement in place and can document the history of this. Payment over 110% of prevailing wage requires advanced approval by the New York State EIC. d. No reimbursement will be made for travel, lodging, signing bonuses, or other similar payments made to employees. 2. Equipment a. The hourly rate will be the current monthly Blue Book equipment ownership rate divided by 176 multiplied by the rate adjustment factor then multiplied by the regional adjustment factor. b. Equipment required to be present but that does not work is considered idle and will be paid at 50% of the ownership rate. c. Blue Book operating costs will apply for all hours the equipment works. d. Payment for mobilization costs to transport equipment to each location shall be the lesser of the cost from the Subcontractor's yard or, if the subcontractor's yard is outside the Region, the regional boundary along the most direct route from the yard to the project location. Force account records are required to be submitted daily for approval. Completed force account billings are required within one week of the completion of work or every 2 weeks for ongoing work. Please indicate your Cost Factor Bid on labor, equipment and material below and return to our main office by fax OR email to twheeler@benciccone.com on or before August 27, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. Item 636.03 - Labor Cost Factor Item 636.04 - Material Cost Factor Item 636.05- Equipment Cost Factor Company Name: Name: Signature: Date: A link to the contract documents from the New York State Department of Transportation website is provided below for your use: Construction Opportunities - Contract Documents Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business (SDVOB) SDVOB Goal: 6.00% Minority / Women Business Enterprise contracting goals (MWBE) MBE Goal: 8.00% WBE Goal: 2.00%