Regional Headquarters Parking Lot Construction

NEW YORK STATE OFFICE OF PARKS, RECREATION AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION

NOTICE TO BIDDERS

Sealed bids for Regional Headquarters Parking Lot Construction at Taughannock Falls State Park, Town of Ulysses, Tompkins County, New York will be received by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (OPRHP), via email at MidState.Capital.Procurement@parks.ny.gov. Electronically submitted bids must only be attached in PDF format– hyperlinks will not be accepted. Note: There is a 20MB limit when submitting attachments via email. If email is not an option for the bidder an alternate address will be provided upon written request to a designated contact. Deadline for bid submission is 11:00 AM local time, February 12, 2025. Sealed bids will be publicly opened and read via WebEx only at 11:30 AM local time, February 12, 2025. The Contract D number should be clearly marked in the subject line of your email, along with the words “BID SUBMISSION”. Each bid must be prepared and submitted in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders and must be accompanied by a scanned Bid Security in the form of a certified check, bank check, or bid bond in the amounts of:
D006363: $60,000.00, Sixty Thousand Dollars and 00/100.
D006364: $12,000.00, Twelve Thousand Dollars and 00/100.

Note: The original hardcopy bid bonds for the two lowest bidders must be postmarked and sent via certified mail within 48 hours of receiving the bid summary from the Office.

General Construction Contract D006363:
General Contract D006363 or “GC” includes but is not limited to all labor, materials and equipment required for the demolition of the existing asphalt drive, parking lot, retaining walls, and indicated site features, providing tree protection and salvaging materials where noted. Earthwork in the project includes stump removal, grading, drainage, bioretention, dewatering, erosion and sediment control, asphalt, concrete , curbing, and plantings as detailed in the project drawings and specifications.

Engineer’s Estimate Range: $1,066.670.00 - $1,443,145.00.

Electrical Contract D006364
Electrical Contract D006364 or “EC” includes but is not limited to all labor, materials and equipment required for site lighting, conduit runs, and electrical vehicle charging stations as detailed in the project drawings and specifications.
Engineer’s Estimate Range: $218,850.00 - $296,090.00.

The Bid opening will be conducted ONLY via WebEx at the link listed below:
https://meetny.webex.com/meetny/j.php?MTID=m00f5815737f6cf9fad76de460cce8394 .

MINORITY AND WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE PARTICIPATION GOALS (MWBE)
The following goals for MWBE participation on Contract D006363 have been established at:
Minority Owned Business Enterprise (MBE) 19%
Women Owned Business Enterprise (WBE) 11%

The following goals for MWBE participation on Contract D006364 have been established at:
Minority Owned Business Enterprise (MBE) 16%
Women Owned Business Enterprise (WBE) 14%

SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN OWNED BUSINESS (SDVOB) GOALS
The following goals for SDVOB participation on this project have been established at:
Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Business 6%

PUBLIC BUILDING LAW § 8(6)

Pursuant to Public Building Law § 8(6), any contracts over $5,000 for the work of construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair, or improvement of any State building, a responsible and reliable NYS-certified Minority or Women-Owned Business Enterprise that submits a bid within ten percent of the lowest bid will be deemed the apparent low bidder provided that the bid is $1,628,283 or less (maximum amount has been adjusted for inflation effective January 1, 2024). If more than one responsible and reliable MWBE firm meets the requirements, the MWBE firm with lowest bid will be deemed the apparent low bidder.

PROJECT COMPLETION

The completion date for this project is 250 Days after agreement has been approved by the NYS Comptroller’s Office.

Project Specific Liquidated Damages (Refer to Article 14.10 of the General Conditions).
Please see Article 14.10 in the General Conditions for the Schedule of Liquidated Damages per day.

Starting on the advertisement date, the Bidding and Contract Documents may be obtained via email from Dawn Barker at Dawn.Barker@parks.ny.gov.

In accordance with State Finance Law, Section 139-j, the following agency staff have been designated as contacts for this contract:
Jason Wolfanger, Assistant District Mgr.. 315-479-3221, Jason.Wolfanger@parks.ny.gov
Connor Terry, Assistant Engineer, 607-387-7041, Connor.Terry@parks.ny.gov
Dawn Barker, Contract Mgmt. Specialist, 315-479-3234, Dawn.Barker@parks.ny.gov

Please note that contacting any other agency staff regarding this contract may be a violation of State Finance Law, Section 139-j, resulting in a determination of contractor non-responsibility.

CONTRACTOR REGISTRY REQUIREMENT in December 2024
Newly established subsection 220-i to NYS Labor Law Article 8 requires contractors and subcontractors to register with the Bureau of Public Work and Prevailing Wage Enforcement for public work. This registration must be completed prior to bidding on public work projects covered under Article 8 of Labor Law.

The effective date of the registration requirement is December 30, 2024. No contractors or subcontractors are required to register prior to that date; however, bidders may be found to be non-responsive if they fail to provide a registration number on the project bid form after the effective date. Bidders will also be held responsible to verify that all subcontractors are registered at that time as well.
Please refer to this website for information: https://dol.ny.gov/contractor-and-subcontractor-landing
The registration login page is found here: Log In - Management System for Protecting Workers’ Rights

EXECUTIVE ORDER No. 16
The successful bidder will be required to furnish an Executive Order No. 16 certification form prior to contract award. The Executive Order can be found here: https://www.governor.ny.gov/executive-order/no-16-prohibiting-state-agencies-and-authorities-contracting-businesses-conducting. The Executive Order Certification Form can be found here: https://ogs.ny.gov/system/files/documents/2022/04/eo16_certification.pdf.

BONDS
The successful bidder will be required to furnish a Performance Bond and a Labor and Material Bond/Payment Bond in the statutory form of public bonds required by Sections 136 and 137 of the State Finance Law, each for 100% of the amount of the Contract.

All Requests For Information (RFIs) are due by: 11:00 AM
on Wednesday, January 29, 2025
RFIs received after this due date and time will not be processed.

There will be a pre-bid meeting on N/A.