Town of Friendship Water System Improvements

The Town of Friendship, New York is requesting sealed bids for water system improvements construction under three separate prime contracts—General Construction, Electrical Construction, and Plumbing Construction—with bids due April 2, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. local time. A 20% total MWBE participation goal applies, with the municipality to calibrate specific MBE and WBE percentages within that overall requirement.

The scope encompasses construction of a new well house with piping, submersible and recirculation pumps, chlorination and blended orthophosphate/polyphosphate systems, a ground-level glass-fused-to-steel water storage tank with inlet and outlet/transmission piping, connection to the existing water system, and associated appurtenances. The project is identified as HUNT 1119-010.

The project may be funded in whole or in part through a Federal assistance agreement between the EPA and the Town of Friendship and is subject to prevailing wage requirements under NYS Labor Law Section 220-I, the Davis-Bacon Act, EPA's Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program, the Build America, Buy America Act, and the American Iron and Steel Act. Bidders must comply with all applicable federal and state requirements and provide a Certificate of Registration as part of bid submission. Each bid must be accompanied by bid security in the form of a certified check or Bid Bond made payable to the Town of Friendship.

Bids are received at Town of Friendship, PO Box 177, 4 East Main Street, Friendship, NY 14739. A pre-bid conference is scheduled for March 12, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. at the town hall, with attendance encouraged but not required. Pre-bid questions are due to Hunt Engineers, Architects, Land Surveyors & Landscape Architect, DPC by March 26, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. local time. Bid documents are available electronically for $49.00 (non-refundable) or in printed format for $50.00 (refundable) through Dataflow, Inc. via www.nyplanroom.com.