BID FORMS AND SPECIFICATIONS
FOR THE
REMOVAL OF FIRE DAMAGE DEBRIS PILE
ORIGINATING FROM A RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE
CONTAINING ASBESTOS
66 KING STREET (79.15-3-73)
CITY OF DUNKIRK DEPARTMENT HOUSING, BUILDING AND ZONING
BIDS DUE: July 28th, 2026 10:15 A.M. EST
Dunkirk City Clerk's Office
City Hall, 342 Central Avenue, Dunkirk, New York 14048
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INCLUDED IN THIS PACKAGE
1 - COVER SHEET, Page 1
2 - NOTICE TO BIDDERS, Page 3
3 - INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS, Page 4
4 - ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, Page 5-6
5 - OFFICIAL BID FORM, Page 7
6 - NON-COLLUSIVE FORM, Page 8
7 - IRANIAIN DIVESTMENT, Pages 9-10
8 - EEO, Page 11
9 - LEGAL STATUS INFORMATION, Page 12
10 - SCOPE OF WORK, Pages 13-17
11 - ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS, Pages 18-19
12 - VENDOR RESPONSIBILITY QUESTIONNAIRE, Pages 20-28
13 - APPENDIX A – HUD & MWBE REQUIREMENTS, Pages 29-32
AVAILABLE BY REQUEST OR VISITING WWW.CITYOFDUNKIRK.COM/BIDDOCS
SAMPLE CITY OF DUNKIRK CONTRACT
CITY OF DUNKIRK STANDARD INSURANCE CERTIFICATE
NYS VENDOR RESPONSIBILITY QUESTIONAIRE
MWBE REQUIREMENTS AND FORMS (IF APPLICABLE)
SHOULD ANY OF THE ABOVE DOCUMENTS OR PAGES BE OMITTED, PLEASE
CONTACT THE HOUSING, ZONING AND BUILDING OFFICE 716-366-9858 FOR
INFORMATION.
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NOTICE TO BIDDERS
Sealed bids will be received at the office of the City Clerk, City Hall, Dunkirk, New York
no later than 10:15 A.M. EST July 28, 2026, and publicly opened at that time for the
EMERGENCY DEMOLITION DEBRIS REMOVAL of the following RESIDENTIAL
STRUCTURE:
66 KING STREET (79.15-3-73)
Bids will be used by the City of Dunkirk, New York in accordance with specifications to be
procured from the Housing, Building, Zoning Office, City Hall, 342 Central Avenue,
Dunkirk, New York 14048. Specifications and other contract documents may be obtained
or examined at the Housing, Building, Zoning Office City Hall, 342 Central Avenue,
Dunkirk, New York 14048. Or available on-line at www.cityofdunkirk.com.
The City reserves the right to waive any informality, accept the bid deemed most favorable
to the City or to reject any or all bids.
Each bidder must deposit with his bid a bid bond or certified check in an amount as
outlined in the “Instruction to Bidders”.
Adv. July 17, 18, 20
Amy Dobek
City Clerk
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INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS
1.
Sealed bids shall be addressed in care of the City Clerk, 342 Central Avenue, City Hall, Dunkirk,
New York 14048 with the following statement on the outside of the sealed envelope: “BID FOR
EMERGENCY DEMOLITION DEBRIS PILE REMOVAL, 66 KING ST DUE 7/28/26 AT 10:15
AM”.
2.
Bids shall be submitted on the Proposal Sheet provided with these specifications. Total cost
shall include demolition of the primary structure and any accessory structures.
3.
Non-Collusive Certificate must be completed, signed, and returned with the Proposal Sheet.
4.
Vendor Responsibility Questionnaire must be completed, signed, and returned with the
Proposal Sheet.
5.
Unless otherwise provided, all bids shall be submitted on the forms provided. Unsolicited bids
not conforming to the specifications or forms shall not be considered.
6.
The City of Dunkirk reserves the right to accept or reject any and all bids and award the contract
to the bidder deemed most favorable to the City. The City of Dunkirk shall be the sole judge of
all equivalencies.
7.
Cost of the removal shall conform to the specification documents provided.
8.
If there are any questions concerning these specifications, please contact the Housing, Building
and Zoning Office, City Hall, Central Avenue, Dunkirk, NY 14048, or telephone (716) 366-9858.
9.
Each proposal must be accompanied by a certified check or bid bond in the amount of five
percent (5%) of the bid for those items bid upon. Such certified check or bid bond is to be made
payable to the City Clerk of the City of Dunkirk, NY and is to be held as a guarantee that in the
event the bid is accepted and a contract awarded to the bidder, the contract will be duly
executed and its performance properly secured. In default thereof, said guarantee will be
forfeited to the City of Dunkirk as liquidated damages.
10. The successful Bidder shall be required to execute a City "AGREEMENT FOR
SERVICES/MATERIALS" contract upon City acceptance, a copy of which is provided herein.
The bidder shall conform to the "ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS" contained on the
Agreement form.
11. The successful Bidder, upon City acceptance, shall provide the City Attorney insurance as
required. The City's "STANDARD INSURANCE CERTIFICATE" is provided herein. The
standard form shall be filled out by the insurer and be submitted to the City Attorney for
approval. For this bid, Vendor Classification "A" shall apply.
12. Iran Divestment Act - By submission of this bid, each bidder and each person signing on behalf
of any bidder certifies, and in the case of a joint bid each party thereto certifies as to its own
organization, under penalty of perjury, that to the best of its knowledge and belief that each
bidder is not on the list created pursuant to paragraph (b) of subdivision 3 of Section 165-a of
the State Finance Law.
13. All public work contractor's and sub-contractors MUST to be licensed on the NYS DOL Public
Work Contractor and Subcontractor Registry in order to work on City of Dunkirk public work
projects.
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
1. The work performed herein is in furtherance of the City’s participation with the Community
Development Block Grant involving, in whole or in part, funding received by and through
the State of New York Office of the Attorney General (“OAG”) and the OAG’s Community
Revitalization initiatives and also Chautauqua County Land Bank. All work and required
reporting shall be undertaken in conformance with such program and all requirements
contained in the agreement by and between Community Development Block Grant,
Chautauqua County Land Bank and this City, including any and all attachments, exhibits
and appendices, which are specifically incorporated herein by referenced. A copy is
available through the City’s Housing, Building and Zoning Officer.
2. Under New York State Labor Law, contractors and subcontractors must pay the prevailing
rate of wage and supplements (fringe benefits) to all workers under a public work contract.
Employers must pay the prevailing wage rate set for the locality where the work is
performed. Prevailing wage is the pay rate set by law for work on public work projects.
Contractor shall comply with all requirements as set forth in the Prevailing Wage Schedule
for the Prevailing Rate Case Number (PRC) provided. Contractor must also provide the
projected start date and completion date for the state’s PW-16 form that must be submitted
by the city of Dunkirk to the New York State Department of Labor. The contractor also
agrees to supply certified payroll documents for all employees online to the NYS DOL and
also a copy of that to the City of Dunkirk. The copy of the certified payroll can be submitted
to the City of Dunkirk by U.S. mail upon completion of the contracted work, to assure state
prevailing wage regulations comply. Documentation must be provided prior to final
payment of invoices submitted.
3. All work shall be performed in strict conformance with applicable federal, state, and local
rules, laws, and regulations.
4. Bid price shall be good for one (1) calendar year commencing on the date of the bid of the
bid year.
5. Successful bidders are required to provide a qualified representative to provide on-site
progress to the Housing, Building and Zoning Officer.
6. The Housing, Zoning and Building Inspector shall be notified of the beginning and the
completion of the demolition of each structure.
7. A demolition permit application shall be completed in full and submitted to the Housing,
Building and Zoning Office no sooner than three days prior to scheduled demolition.
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