Niagara Region Paving

The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (OPRHP) is seeking sealed bids for paving improvements to parks roads, parking lots, and paths across multiple State Parks in the Niagara Region of New York, including Niagara Falls State Park, Wilson-Tuscarora State Park, and Golden Hill State Park located in Niagara and Erie Counties. The procurement encompasses a main project with three alternates: Alternate 1 at Niagara Falls State Park includes full box out of path, grading, topsoil and seed, and installation of handrails; Alternate 2 at Wilson-Tuscarora State Park includes mill and overlay of park roads, full box out of path, overlay of parking lot, stone paving, work zone traffic control, striping, and restoration work; and Alternate 3 at Golden Hill State Park includes overlay of park roads and parking lots, full box out of path and camping sites, work zone traffic control, striping, and restoration work. Bidders must be registered with the New York State Bureau of Public Work and Prevailing Wage Enforcement, submit a Gender-Based Violence and the Workplace Certification form, and provide an Executive Order No. 16 certification prior to contract award. A pre-bid meeting is scheduled for June 2, 2026 at 11:00 AM at DeVeaux Woods State Park in Niagara Falls, New York, with all Requests for Information due by 5:00 PM on June 5, 2026. Sealed bids must be submitted via email to Western.Capital.Procurement@parks.ny.gov by 9:30 AM on June 18, 2026, with public bid opening via WebEx at 10:00 AM the same day. Project completion is required within 120 days after contract approval by the NYS Comptroller's Office, and the successful bidder must provide Performance Bonds and Labor and Material Bonds/Payment Bonds equal to 100% of the contract amount.

This procurement includes MWBE set-aside designations with participation goals of 21% for Minority-Owned Business Enterprises (MBE) and 9% for Women-Owned Business Enterprises (WBE), and under Public Building Law Section 8(6), a responsible and reliable NYS-certified MWBE firm submitting a bid within ten percent of the lowest bid may be deemed the apparent low bidder if the bid does not exceed $1,737,918. No business enterprises have been awarded an identical or substantially similar procurement contract within the past five years. The main project cost estimate ranges from $641,475 to $867,878, with Alternate 1 estimated between $38,250 and $51,750, Alternate 2 between $85,000 and $115,000, and Alternate 3 between $119,000 and $161,000. A bid security requirement of $37,733.00 is mandatory, and the contract number is D006540. The contract is subject to approval by the New York State Office of the Attorney General and the Office of the State Comptroller.