Wawarsing public safety radio tower site project

Ulster County is requesting sealed bids for construction of a public safety communications facility at 7284–7286 Route 209, Wawarsing, New York, with bids due July 30, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. and a pre-bid site visit on July 14, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. The project carries MWBE goals of 15 percent minority-owned and 15 percent women-owned business participation, prevailing wage requirements under New York State Labor Law Section 220-A and the Ulster County Living Wage Act, and apprenticeship requirements for specified trades including structural steel erectors, licensed electricians, RF technicians, and fiber optic technicians.

The scope comprises a 155-foot tall structural steel self-support antenna tower with lightning rod, a 12-foot by 20-foot prefabricated equipment shelter with interior overhead cable ladder rack system and cable tray infrastructure compliant with ANSI/TIA-569, NFPA 70 Article 392, NEMA VE-1, and NEMA VE-2, and a 50-kilowatt propane gas generator. The tower will support multiple VHF antennas (receive, fire dispatch, paging) and future microwave dish antenna mounted at specified heights. All work must comply with the 2025 New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code, 2025 Energy Conservation Construction Code, and GreenNY sustainability requirements. The site is located on a 25.829-acre municipal parcel owned by the Town of Wawarsing Highway Department with clear title and one existing 50-foot easement to Rosoff Sand and Gravel Corporation. Geotechnical investigation supports Risk Category III tower classification under TIA-222-H and ASCE 7-16 standards with non-aggressive soil conditions.

Substantial completion is required by June 30, 2027, with physical completion within 90 days thereafter. Construction is anticipated to begin in November 2026. The contract is funded by grant monies from the New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services. Bidders must submit a 5 percent bid guarantee, performance and labor/material payment bonds equal to 100 percent of contract amount within ten days of award, and a Certificate of Registration from the New York State Department of Labor prior to submitting bids. Bids shall remain in effect for 45 days past opening. Bid prices are all-inclusive of labor, materials, equipment, fuel, supplies, and mobilization. Two addenda were posted July 2, 2026. No incumbent contractor has been awarded an identical or substantially similar contract within the past five years.