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Notice is hereby given that Cattaraugus County Department of Public Works will accept sealed bids for:

BID # 47: 2022 Bridge Painting Program (PIN 5763.68), Cattaraugus County

The Owner is the Cattaraugus County Department of Public Works (DPW) and the work site(s) are located various municipalities within Cattaraugus County. 

The work includes providing all labor, materials, machinery, tools, equipment and other means of construction necessary and incidental to the completion of the work shown and described in these specifications including, but not necessarily limited to the following:  Removal of existing paint, cleaning, priming and painting of steel; treatment and disposal of waste materials; maintenance and protection of traffic and whatever incidental work that may be necessary to completely and satisfactorily complete the project

Bids to be considered must be received in a sealed envelope at Cattaraugus County DPW, 8810 Route 242, Jack Ellis Drive, Little Valley, NY 14755 by 1:45 PM, local time, on Thursday, August 4, 2022 at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud at 2:00 PM (at the same location).  Bids received after the above noted time will not be accepted.  All sealed envelopes should be clearly labeled BID # 47: 2022 Bridge Painting Program.

This is a Federal Aid Project and NYSDOT Standard Specifications, officially finalized and adopted on May 1, 2022 as posted on the New York State Department of Transportation’s website must be followed by the successful bidder.

The DBE goal for this project is: 5%

There are no M/WBE goals for this project. 

The EEO Employment goals for this project are:         6.3% Minority Employment Goal

                                                                                             6.9% Women Employment Goal

The use of the NYSDOT approved civil rights reporting software, Equitable Business Opportunities (EBO), is required. Access authorization to EBO can be found at https://ebo.dot.ny.gov/ .

No residential or geographical restrictions will be in effect for this project. Applicable Federal requirements take precedence over State and local requirements unless state and local requirements are deemed to be more stringent.

Contract Documents, including Invitation to Bidders, Instructions to Bidders, Wage Rates, Bid Documents, Agreement, Special Notes, Specifications, Contract Drawings, and any Addenda, may be examined, at no expense, at the office of:  Cattaraugus County DPW at 8810 Route 242, Little Valley, NY 14755 between the hours of 08:00 AM and 3:30 PM Monday through Friday. Contract Documents are also available through the The Builders Exchange of the Southern Tier, Inc.- West, 65 West Main St., Falconer, NY 14733, & on their web site,(STBA website at: https://bxstier.com/)

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No questions or inquiries regarding this bid will be accepted within three (3) business days prior to the bid opening.

Contractors that obtain Contract Documents from a source other than the issuing office must notify the issuing office in order to be placed on the official Plan Holder List, to receive Addenda and any other Bid correspondence.  Bids received from Contractors other than those on the official Plan Holders List will not be accepted.

Addenda will be emailed from Cattaraugus County to Bidders listed on the official Plan Holders List.  An emailed response from the Bidder, to the Addendum sent by the County will act as proof that the Bidder received the Addendum.  In addition to an emailed response, Bidders must acknowledge receipt of all Addenda by signing and dating each Addendum and the Acknowledgement of Receipt of Addenda, page B-2.  Failure of any Bidder to receive any such Addendum or interpretation shall not relive such Bidder from any obligation under this Bid submittal.  All Addenda so issued shall become part of the Contract Documents.

Questions regarding the Contract Documents should be directed to Amme Carson, PE, Sr. Civil Engineer, Cattaraugus County DPW either through email at: alcarson@cattco.org or by telephone at 716-938-9121 Ext. 2436.  Bidders shall promptly notify Amme Carson of any errors, omissions, conflicts or ambiguity within the Contract Documents within 5 days of bid opening.

All bids must include the completed Bid Form, Non-Collusive Bidding and Disbarment Certifications, and Lobbying Certifications.  This is a unit price bid as described in the Instructions to Bidders.  No bidder may withdraw his/her bid within forty-five (45) calendar days after the actual date of the opening thereof. 

Each bid must be accompanied by security in an amount not less than five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid in the form and subject to the conditions provided in the Instructions to Bidders.

The Bidder to whom the Contract is awarded will be required to furnish Performance, Payment and Guarantee Bonds from an acceptable Surety Company for an amount not less than 100% of the accepted bid.  The successful Bidder and all subcontractors must have an approved CCA-2 on file with NYSDOT prior to being awarded a contract. 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 may lead to the automatic rejection of their bid.  If the successful Bidder does not currently have a CCA-2 on file with NYSDOT, the Bidder may find the CCA-2 forms and instruction for completion online at https://www.osc.state.ny.us/state-vendors/vendrep/vendor-responsibility-forms?redirect=legacy#Construction .

The successful Bidder will be required to comply with all provisions of the Federal Government Equal Employment Opportunity clauses issued by the Secretary of Labor on May 2, 1968 and published in the Federal Register (41 CFR Part 60-1, 33 F.2 7804). Successful bidders will be required to pay prevailing wage rates on this contract.

The County reserves the right to consider the bids for forty-five (45) days after receipt before awarding any Contract, and to waive any minor informalities in, and to reject, any and all bids. All bids are subject to final review and approval by the County Legislature before any award of contract may be made.  Receipt of bids by the County shall not be construed as authority to bind the Cattaraugus County. 

The work will be substantially completed 60 calendar days from Notice to Proceed and completed and ready for final payment by November 30, 2022.

The New York State Department of Transportation, in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 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 Related Statutes, as amended, issued pursuant to such Act, hereby notifies all who respond to the related solicitation, request for proposal or invitation to 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.

Owner’s & Contact                                                Engineer’s Contact

Dawn Smith                                                              Amme L. Carson, PE

Procurement Specialist                                           Sr. Civil Engineer

8810 Route 242, Little Valley, NY 14755             8810 Route 242, Little Valley, NY 14755

Phone: 716-938-2465                                             Phone: 716-938-2436

Email:  DASmith@cattco.org                                     Email:  ALCarson@cattco.org