Park House, Education Center and Storage

The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (OPRHP) is seeking sealed bids for a construction project at East River State Park in Brooklyn, Kings County. The project involves the development of a Park House, Education Center, and Storage facility, with specific work including excavation for helical piles, concrete slab construction, pathway and utility installation, prefabricated 'container' building placement, green roofing system implementation, and solar panel array installation. The project requires comprehensive permit acquisition and is designated as a General Construction Contract (Wicks Exempt) with contract number D005567. Key project dates include a pre-bid meeting on August 1, 2019, at 11:00 am, with all Request for Information (RFI) submissions due by 1:00 PM on August 16, 2019. The official bid submission deadline is August 29, 2019, at 11:30 am, with bids to be publicly opened and read at the Adam Clayton Powell Jr. State Office Building. Bidders must submit bid security in the amount of $80,000.00 and the project has a total completion timeline of 215 days after comptroller's office approval.

The contract opportunity includes specific participation goals for minority and women-owned businesses, with 8% goals established for both Minority Owned Business Enterprises (MBE) and Women Owned Business Enterprises (WBE). Additionally, there is a 4% goal for Service Disabled Veteran Owned Businesses (SDVOB). The project is not designated as a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned set-aside contract. Successful bidders will be required to furnish both a Performance Bond and a Labor and Material Bond, each covering 100% of the contract amount as mandated by State Finance Law Sections 136 and 137. Bid documents can be obtained from the specified address for a non-refundable fee of $49.00 per set, with applicable shipping and handling costs. Potential bidders are advised that only two specific agency staff members, Stephen McCorkell and Maxfield Schnaufer, can be contacted regarding the contract, with any other communication potentially resulting in a determination of contractor non-responsibility. Project-specific liquidated damages are set at $1,000.00 per day, with specific details referenced in Table 14 of the contract documents.