Marina Fuel UST Removal and Replacement

NEW YORK STATE OFFICE OF PARKS, RECREATION AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION

NOTICE TO BIDDERS

Sealed bids for Marina Fuel UST Removal and Replacement at Coles Creek State Park, Town of Waddington, and Robert Moses State Park, Town of Massena St. Lawrence 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 3:00 PM local time, February 12, 2025. Sealed bids will be publicly opened and read via WebEx only at 3:30 PM 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:
D006344: $25,000.00, Twenty-Five 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 D006344:
General Contract D006344 or “GC” includes but is not limited to all labor, materials and equipment necessary for the removal of the underground fuel storage tanks and replacement with aboveground fuel storage tanks with associated utilities, sitework and landscaping at Coles Creek and Robert Moses State Park Marinas in the Thousand Islands State Park Region according to the contract documents. It is not expected that hazardous materials will be encountered in the work. The contractor is responsible for removing, properly disposing of any contaminated soil, and infilling with suitable soil, if any found, by use of the special allowance as noted on the bid form.

Engineer’s Estimate Range: $419,050.00 - $566,950.00.

The Bid opening will be conducted ONLY via WebEx at the link listed below:
https://meetny.webex.com/meetny/j.php?MTID=m1e186b866c7f870a8e2f326ed3a108d8 .

MINORITY AND WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE PARTICIPATION GOALS (MWBE)
The following goals for MWBE participation on Contract D006344 have been established at:
Minority Owned Business Enterprise (MBE) 21%
Women Owned Business Enterprise (WBE) 9%

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 365 Days after agreement has been approved by the NYS Comptroller’s Office.

PROJECT MILESTONES:
1. Anticipated Notice to Proceed: May 12, 2025.
2. On-Site Work Shall not commence until after Labor Day 2025.
3. Due to the presence of Blandings Turtle at Coles Creek State Park, the construction work for this location must be completed between 11/1/2025 and 3/31/2026.
4. Fuel Systems must be always operational during the operating season at all work locations.
5. No tank or fueling system removals shall take place until the new tanks and fueling equipment have been delivered to the site.
6. Substantial completion of the work must be completed with the fuel systems being operational to the public no later than: April 15, 2026.
7. Anticipated Contract End: May 12, 2026.

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:
Brian Burnett, Assistant District Mgr., 315-479-3252, Brian.Burnett@parks.ny.gov
Brent Eggleston, Assistant Engineer, 315-948-3709, Brent.Eggleston@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: 3:00 PM 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.