ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Sealed bids for Replacement of New Albion Bridge #35 (B.I.N. 3322810), Tannery Street over Tributary South Branch Cattaraugus Creek, according to specifications, will be received by the undersigned, at the Department of Public Works Facility, 8810 Route 242, Little Valley, New York, until Wednesday, October 23, 2019  at 1:45 P.M. after which they will be publicly opened at 2:00 P.M. (at the same location), by the undersigned, under the direction of the Public Works Committee of the Cattaraugus County Legislature.  Each bid, at the time it is received, will be stamped showing date and time of receipt. All bids must be sealed and clearly marked as follows:  (Any bid not clearly marked will not be considered.) 

DPW BID #67 - Replacement of New Albion Bridge #35 (B.I.N. 3322810), Tannery Street over Tributary South Branch Cattaraugus Creek

Due to the existing soil conditions and the structure being proposed, a Mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting will be held on Thursday, October 10, 2019, 10:00 A.M. The meeting will be held at the Cattaraugus County Department of Public Works, 8810 Route 242, Little Valley, NY 14755. The meeting is mandatory for all prime contractors that will be submitting bids for the project. Subcontractors may attend the meeting. Bids will not be accepted from bidders who did not attend the meeting.

Final Request for Information shall be submitted by 2:30 P.M. Friday, October 11, 2019. Issuance of a final addendum shall be on or before Wednesday, October 16, 2019 at 3:00 P.M.

Electronic copies are available at no cost and can be obtained by contacting Dawn Smith at 938-9121, ext. 2465.  Questions and RFI’s to be directed to Bill Fox, PE, 716-938-9121 ext. 2439 or wafox@cattco.org.  The specifications for this project will be available for examination at the Department of Public Works; 8810 Route 242, Little Valley, NY 14755, (716) 938-9121, ext. 2465; Stantec Consulting Services, Inc.; 61 Commercial Street, Suite 100, Rochester, NY 14614-1009; (585) 475-1440 and Southern Tier Builders Association, 65 West Main St., Falconer, NY 14733, & on their web site, (STBA website at: https://bxstier.com/) Login Page: http://login.onlineplanservice.com/SP/code.aspx  Password: NYBX19-04026-67

Cattaraugus County Local Law 12-2012 as amended by Local Law 5-2015 requires that the County provide a copy of the Cattaraugus County Vendor Responsibility Form to the low bidder.  The low bidder will have 5 business days to return the completed form unless the form was mailed by the county to the vendor, in which case they will have 10 business days from the date of the mailing to return the form.  Failure by the low bidder to submit the form within the above time frame will lead to the automatic rejection of their bid. The contractor must also ensure that all subcontractors who contract to work on the Project for consideration in the amount of $35,000 or greater, complete this form and submit it to the County for approval within 5 days of the preconstruction meeting. The contractor must also submit, in writing, a request for waiver for any subcontractors whose contract is for less than $35,000.  Failure to do so may lead to the rejection of the subcontractor at the County’s discretion.

Currently the Commissioner of Public Works has approved the CCA-2 (New York State Vendor Responsibility Questionnaire For-Profit Construction) with attachments A, B, and C to serve as the Cattaraugus County Vendor Responsibility Form.

All bids must be sent or delivered to Cattaraugus County Department of Public Works, 8810 Route 242, Little Valley, NY 14755.  Attention:  Dawn Smith.

All bids must be accompanied by a NON-COLLUSIVE BIDDING CERTIFICATE and Bid Bond in the amount of 5% of bid total.  All substitutions are to be submitted at time of bid as per the contract documents.  No substitutions will be considered after the bid date.  Any bid submitted without such certification and bid bond will not be accepted.  Any bid not meeting ALL specifications will not be considered.  Cattaraugus County reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive any informalities, and to accept the lowest responsible bid.

This project has a DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE (DBE) utilization goal of 9%.

Equal Opportunity Employment (EEO) Goals:

This Project has a MINORITY PARTICIPATION EEO goal of 6.3%.

This Project has a FEMALE PARTICIPATION EEO goal of 6.9%.

Cattaraugus County and the New York State Department of Transportation, in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Sat. 252, 42 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d-4 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, Subtitle A, Office of the Secretary, Part 21, Nondiscrimination in Federally-assisted programs of the Department of Transportation and Title 23 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 200, Title Vi Program and Regulated Statutes, as amended, issued pursuant to such Act, hereby notifies all who respond to a written Department solicitation, request for proposal or invitation for bid that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability/handicap and income status in consideration for an award.