SPECIFICATIONS AND BID FORMS
FOR
Onoville Marina Dock Electric Replacement
CATTARAUGUS COUNTY
BID NO. OMP08
OFFICE OF THE CLERK
CATTARAUGUS COUNTY LEGISLATURE
303 COURT STREET
LITTLE VALLEY, NY 14755
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PAGE
Notice to Bidders................................................................................................. 1
Instructions to Bidders ........................................................................................ 2
Detailed Specifications........................................................................................ 7
Bid Form ........................................................................................................... 12
Non-Collusive Bidding Certification ................................................................ 13
Legal Status Information ................................................................................... 14
Bid for Performance .......................................................................................... 15
Iran Divestment Act of 2012 ............................................................................. 16
Executive Order 14 and Executive Order 16 Certification ............................... 17
Affidavit of Compliance and Receipt of Prevailing Wage Schedule ................ 18
Cattaraugus County
Department of Economic Development, Planning & Tourism
June 25, 2026
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
Crystal J. Abers, Director
Sealed bids for OMP 08- Onoville Marina Dock Electric Replacement according to
specifications, will be received by the undersigned until Thursday July 16, 2026 at 9:45
am., after which time they will be publicly opened at 10:00 am., by the undersigned,
under the direction of the Development & Agriculture Committee of the Cattaraugus
County Legislature at the Cattaraugus County Center, 303 Court Street, Little Valley,
New York 14755. 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:
Any bid not clearly marked will not be considered.
BID #OMP08- Onoville Marina Dock Electric Replacement
Electronic copies of the proposed Contract Documents, Plans, Specifications and
Instructions to Bidders will be available June 24, 2026, and may be secured at
Cattaraugus County Department Economic Development, Planning and Tourism, and
may also be found at https://www.cattco.org/bid-request.
All bids received are subject to all federal and state controls concerning any such
equipment.
All bids must be sent or delivered to:
Clerk of Legislature, 303 Court Street, Little Valley, NY 14755.
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
based on best value.
Kelly Reed
County Administrator/
Clerk of the Legislature
County Center - 303 Court Street
Little Valley, New York 14755
Naturally Yours to Enjoy
Address: 303 Court St., Little Valley, NY 14755 – Phone: (716) 938-9111, Fax: (716) 938-2779 – Website: www.CattCo.org
INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS
1. BID BOND
Bid bond or certified check for Five Hundred dollars
($500.00) must be submitted with the bid. The undersigned
agrees that the bid security may be retained by the County until
contracts have been signed and Performance Bonds have been
delivered to the County. Should the successful bidder to whom
the bid awarded fail to execute the agreement submitted by the
County in accordance with the formal bid and other contract
documents and to furnish the required performance bond within
fourteen (14) calendar days after the notice of award, the
certified check or the bid bond amount shall be forfeited to the
County as liquidated damages caused by such failure.
2. PERFORMANCE BOND
The successful bidder or bidders shall, within two weeks of
being notified of the award, enter into a contract with
Cattaraugus County and furnish a performance bond or certified
check to the County of Cattaraugus in the amount of FIVE
THOUSAND DOLLARS ($5,000), in a format acceptable to
the Cattaraugus County Attorney.
3. BID FORM
Bid shall be submitted on these Cattaraugus County bid
forms or bid will not be considered. Bid must be typed or
printed in ink. Original autograph signatures in ink are
required. Facsimile or rubber stamp signatures will not be
accepted. All blanks must be filled in with required information
or, if a bid item, the designation N/B (no bid).
4. CHANGES
Any change in wording or interlineation by a bidder of the
inquiry as published by Cattaraugus County shall be reason to
reject the proposal of such bidder, or in the event that such
change in the Invitation to Bid is not discovered prior to
entering into a contract, to void any contract entered into
pursuant to such bid.
5. INFORMALITIES
The County may consider informal any bid not prepared and
submitted in accordance with the provisions hereof and may
waive any informalities or reject any and all bids. The contract
award will be made to the responsible bidder submitting the
lowest acceptable bid. Conditional bids will not be accepted.
6. BID TIME
Any bid may be withdrawn prior to the above scheduled
time for the opening of bids, or authorized postponement
thereof. Any bid received after the time specified shall not be
considered.
7. INVESTIGATIONS
The County may make such investigations as it deems
necessary to determine the ability of the bidder to perform the
work, and the bidder shall furnish to the County all such
information and data for this purpose as the County may
request. The County reserves the right to reject any bid if the
evidence submitted by, or investigation of, such bidder fails to
satisfy the County that such bidder is properly qualified to
carry out the obligations of the contract and to complete the
work contemplated therein.
8. BID ENVELOPE
Each bid must be submitted in a sealed envelope clearly
marked as to contents therein, bearing on the outside the name
and address of the bidder. If sent by mail, the sealed envelope
containing the bid must be enclosed in another envelope
labeled as specified.
9. NON-COLLUSIVE CERTIFICATION
Non-collusive bidding certification shall be made by each
bidder in the form provided and shall be submitted as a part of
the bid. Bids submitted without non-collusive bidding
certification will be considered irregular and may be rejected
by the County.
10. CONTRACT AWARD
Contract(s) or purchase order(s) will be awarded after due
consideration of the suitability of goods and/or services bid to
satisfy these specifications, the total cost of such goods and/or
services including all cost elements, and the timeliness of the
agreed delivery date.
11. REFERENCES
A list of references, including at least one reference located
in Western New York, for whom the bidder has done work in
the past must accompany the bid.
12. EXECUTORY CLAUSE
This executory clause shall be a part of any agreement
entered into pursuant to this bid:
It is understood by the parties that this agreement shall be
executory only to the extent of the monies available to the
County of Cattaraugus and appropriated therefor, and no
liability on account thereof shall be incurred by the County
beyond the monies available and appropriated for the purpose
thereof.
13. DELIVERY SCHEDULE
Failure to meet delivery schedule as per accepted bid may
result in legal action by Cattaraugus County to recover
damages.
14. PRICES
Prices shall be quoted F.O.B. destination, delivered inside
and installed, or as otherwise specified in these specifications.
"Tailgate delivery" will not be accepted unless specified by the
County.
15. TRANSPORTATION CHARGES
Collect transportation charges will not be paid by the
County. All freight, cartage, rigging, postage or other
transportation charges shall be prepaid, unless otherwise stated
in the Detailed Specifications herein.
16. TAXES
No taxes are to be billed to the County. Bid shall not
include any Federal, State, or local excise, sales, transportation,
or other tax unless Federal or State law specifically levies such
tax on purchases made by a political subdivision. Any
applicable taxes from which the County is not exempt shall be
listed separately as cost elements, and added into the total net
bid.
17. COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS
The successful bidder shall comply with all laws, rules,
regulations and ordinances of the Federal Government, the State
of New York and any other political subdivision or regulatory
body which may apply to its performance under this contract.
HAZARD COMMUNICATION. In complying with the
above laws, rules and regulations, and pursuant to 12 NYCRR
Part 820 and Section 876 of the Labor Law, it is the
responsibility of the County to provide the successful bidder
with the following information:
(a) the safety data sheets (SDS) for any hazardous
chemicals to which employees may be exposed will
be made available,
(b) the telephone numbers of plant personnel who are to
be contacted in the event of a chemical spill or
accident,
and,
(c) emergency procedures in the event of a fire or spill.
SAFETY DATA SHEETS. The successful bidder shall be
responsible for the provision of the SDSs to the County prior to
introducing hazardous materials onto the site, assuring
compliance before work is started, and disseminating any
information to County employees concerning significant
chemical hazards that the successful bidder is bringing to the
County's workplace. The SDSs will be obtained from the
successful bidder for all hazardous materials prior to bringing
the materials on the site. These SDSs will be maintained by the
County as long as those materials are present. It is the
responsibility of the successful bidder to train its own
employees.
18. CATTARAUGUS COUNTY VENDOR
RESPONSIBILITY FORM
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
to be used on the project complete this form and submit it to
the County for approval within 5 days of the preconstruction
meeting. 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. The County will not send reminders to
potential bidders about when their latest submittal of a CCA-2
with attachments was received. In the event that the bidder
has experienced material changes to its business since the last
submittal, a new submittal with updated information will be
required.
19. DISCRIMINATION
The successful bidder agrees:
(a) that in the hiring of employees for the performance
of work under this contract or any subcontract
hereunder, no contractor, subcontractor, nor any
person acting on behalf of such contractor or
subcontractor, shall by reason of race, creed, color,
sex or national origin discriminate against any
citizen of the State of New York who is qualified
and available to perform the work to which the
employment relates;
(b) that no contractor, subcontractor, nor any person on
his behalf shall, in any manner, discriminate against
or intimidate any employee hired for the
performance of work under this contract on account
of race, creed, color, sex or national origin;
(c) that there may be deducted from the amount payable
to the contractor by Cattaraugus County under this
contract a penalty of fifty dollars for each person for
each calendar day during which such person was
discriminated against or intimidated in violation of
the provisions of the contract;
(d) that this contract may be canceled or terminated by
Cattaraugus County and all monies due or to
become due hereunder may be forfeited, for a
second or any subsequent violation of the terms or
This is the opportunity summary page. It provides an overview of this opportunity and a preview of the attached documentation.