ARPA PROJECT – KENNEDY DELLS PARK FIELD LIGHTING

NOTICE TO BIDDERS

Sealed Bids for the above referenced Bid Number and Title will be received until 3:00 PM on October 23, 2024 at the Rockland County Purchasing Department, 50 Sanatorium Road, Bldg. A, 6 th Floor, Pomona, NY 10970, at which time they will be publicly opened and read.

IMPORTANT NOTICE - Bid Distribution:

The County of Rockland officially distributes Bidding Documents through the Empire State Purchasing Group's Bid Notification System. Copies of Bidding Documents obtained from any other source are not considered official copies. Only those vendors who obtain Bidding Documents from the Empire State Purchasing Group's Bid Notification System are guaranteed to receive addendum information, if such information is issued. Vendors interested in participating in this Bid may download a copy from: www.bidnetdirect.com.

Description of Work: This project is for the installation of a new electrical service and nighttime lighting illumination of the entrance, park buildings, roadway, parking and three soccer fields. This is a Wick’s Law project. If awarded, this contract will be fully or partially funded with Federal Assistance provided to the County of Rockland by the US Department of Treasury under the American Rescue Plan Act (“ARPA Funds”), Section 602(b) and 603(b) of the Social Security Act, Pub. L. No. 117-2 (March 11, 2021) and is subject to certain requirements including 2 CFR Part 200 , Uniform Administrative Requirements , Cost Principles and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards . Applicable Federal requirements take precedence over State and local requirements unless State and local requirements are deemed to be more stringent.

Bids are being solicited for and separate contract(s) will be issued in accordance with the Wicks Law for the following trades:

General Contracting Plumbing Electrical X Mechanical Other_________________

The total Contract time from the issuance of the Notice to Proceed until the total closeout of the project shall be 240 calendar days. The Contract Time to perform the construction work shall be 210 calendar days from the issuance of the Notice to Proceed to Substantial Completion.

The Bid security or deposit required to accompany this Bid is Ten Percent (10%) of the total Bid price in the form of a Certified Check or Bid Bond. Payee to be: Commissioner of Finance, County of Rockland, 50 Sanatorium Road, Building A, 8 th Floor, Pomona, New York 10970.

Bid bonds/Bid checks will be returned after award of the contract to the successful Bidder or the rejection of all Bids.

Pre-Bid Meeting: A Pre-Bid Meeting will be held on October 9, 2024 at 10:30 A.M ., at the Facilities Management Conference Room, 2 nd Floor Building A, at the Dr Robert L Yeager Health Center, Pomona NY 10970.

The County reserves the right to waive any irregularity in Bidding deemed in its sole discretion to be non-substantive or technical in nature, and to reject any or all Bids and to accept any Bid or Bids as submitted, or as modified, which in the opinion of the County will be in the best interest of the County of Rockland.

The Bid of each Bidder shall contain the certification to non-collusive Bidding as set forth in Section 103-d of the New York State General Municipal Law, included in the specifications. Bidders must strictly comply with this requirement.

Filing Section 8 Bidding Forms 8.0 to 8.10 of the Contract Documents is mandatory when submitting your Bid for this project.