RT 52 Pedestrian and Intersection Improvements

The Town of East Fishkill, Dutchess County, New York, is requesting sealed bids for NYS Route 52 Pedestrian and Intersection Improvements, a federally aided highway construction project, with bids due November 13, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. local time at the Town Clerk's Office. This is a unit price bid contract with three add-item bid alternates; award determination cascades through Base Bid plus Bid Alternate No. 1 first, then subsequent alternates if budgeted amounts are exceeded. No DBE, MBE, WBE, or SDVOB contracting goals apply (all set at 0.00%), but Equal Employment Opportunity employment goals are 6.4% for minority workers and 6.9% for women workers.

The scope includes construction of concrete sidewalks and curbing on both sides of NYS Route 52 from Corporate Park Drive extending eastward approximately 350 feet beyond the entrance to John Jay High School, filling gaps in the existing sidewalk network. Work comprises culvert extension, drainage improvements, pedestrian lighting, signage, striping, new and replacement crosswalks, and traffic calming curbed islands along the corridor. The contractor must provide all labor, materials, machinery, tools, equipment, and incidentals necessary for completion. Substantial completion is required by September 3, 2027; final completion and payment readiness by December 31, 2027.

Bidders must be registered with the New York State Department of Labor prior to bid submission and must submit a complete DBE Participation Package. The successful bidder must furnish Performance and Payment Bonds guaranteeing 100% of the accepted bid amount and maintain an approved CCA-2 (Uniform Contracting Questionnaire) on file with NYSDOT. Bid security of not less than 5% of the Base Bid plus Bid Alternate No. 1 is required. The contractor must perform at least 30% of contract work with its own organization. All work is subject to prevailing wage rates, Davis-Bacon Act compliance, and NYSDOT Standard Specifications finalized September 1, 2026. Contract documents are available for examination at the Town Clerk's Office, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and on the New York State Contract Reporter website. Questions will not be accepted within five business days prior to bid opening. Contact Scott Bryant, P.E., Town Engineer, at (845) 221-2428 or Brendan Fitzgerald, P.E., Project Manager at HVEA Engineers, (845) 838-3600.