Thunderbird Dr Culvert Replacement

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

PROJECT: Culvert Replacement located on Thunderbird Drive over Halfway Brook, Warren County, New York.

PIN 1762.74

OWNER: Town of Queensbury 742 Bay Road

Queensbury, NY 12804

Bids will be received until and publicly opened and read at the following place and time:

PLACE: Town of Queensbury 742 Bay Road

Queensbury, NY 12804

DATE: Wednesday June 25, 2025 TIME: 2:00 PM

The work includes providing all labor, materials, machinery, tools, equipment and other means of construction necessary and incidental to the completion of the work shown on the plans and described in these specifications including, but not necessarily limited to the following:

Removal of the existing culvert, replacement with a new corrugated aluminum culvert, and associated highway approach work and stream work. Construction will be on the same alignment with staged one-way alternating traffic.

The forgoing is a general outline of work only and shall not be construed as a complete description of the work to be performed under the Contract. This is a State Aid Project and NYSDOT Standard Specifications, officially finalized and adopted on May 1, 2024 as posted on the New York State Department of Transportation’s website and must be followed by the successful bidder.

The MBE goal for this project is: [8%]

The WBE goal for this project is: [15%] The SDVOB goal for this project is: [6%] There are no DBE goals for this project.

The EEO Employment goals for this project are: 6.3% Minority Employment Goal and 6.9% Women Employment Goal.

TheuseoftheNYSDOTapprovedcivilrightsreportingsoftware,EquitableBusinessOpportunities(EBO),isrequired.

Access authorization to EBO can be found at https:// www.dot.ny.gov/dotapp/ebo/info. Noresidentialorgeographicalrestrictions

will be in effect for this project.

Copies of the Contract Documents (a flash drive containing the Contract Documents) may be obtained in person at the following locations:

LaBella Associates LaBella Associates

4 British American Blvd. 20 Elm Street, Suite 110

Latham NY, 12110 Glens Falls, NY 12801

Only those who have registered with LaBella Associates for the Contract Documents will be provided addenda.

No questions or inquiries regarding this bid will be accepted within three (3) business days prior to the bid opening (Friday June 20, 2025).

Contractors that obtain Contract Documents from a source other than the issuing office must notify the issuing office in order to be placed on the official Plan Holder List, to receive Addenda and any other Bid correspondence. Bids received from Contractors other than those on the official Plan Holders List will not be accepted.

Addenda will be emailed from LaBella Associates to Bidders listed on the official Plan Holders List. An emailed response from the Bidder to the Addendum sent by LaBella Associates will act as proof that the Bidder received the Addendum. In addition to an emailed response, Bidders must acknowledge receipt of all Addenda by signing and dating each Addendum.

Acknowledgement of Receipt of Addenda on the Contact Proposal Form. Failure of any Bidder to receive any such Addendum or interpretation shall not relieve such Bidder from any obligation under this Bid submittal. All Addenda so issued shall become part of the Contract Documents.

Questions regarding the Contract Documents should be directed to Paul Guillet, PE either through email at: pguillet@labellapc.com or by telephone at (518) 824-1943. Bidders shall promptly notify Paul Guillet of any errors, omissions, conflicts or ambiguity within the Contract Documents within 5 days of bid opening.

All bids must include the completed Bid Form, Non-Collusive Bidding and Disbarment Certifications, MBE, WBE and SDVOB Commitment Form, and Lobbying Certifications. This is a unit price bid as described in the Instructions to Bidders. No bidder may withdraw his/her bid within forty-five (45) calendar days after the actual date of the opening thereof.

Each bid must be accompanied by security in an amount not less than five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid in the form and subject to the conditions provided in the Instructions to Bidders.

Bids to be considered must be received in a sealed envelope at: Town of Queensbury, 742 Bay Road. Queensbury, NY 12804

By 2:00 PM, local time, on 6/25/25, which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud. Bids received after the above noted time will not be accepted. All sealed bids must be received in separate sealed envelopes addressed to the Town of Queensbury Highway Superintendent. All sealed envelopes should be clearly labeled “BID FOR REPLACEMENT OF THUNDERBIRD DRIVE CULVERT OVER HALFWAY BROOK”.

The Bidder to whom the Contract is awarded will be required to furnish Performance, Payment and Guarantee Bonds from an acceptable Surety Company for an amount not less than 100% of the accepted bid. The successful Bidder and all subcontractors must have an approved CCA-2 on file with NYSDOT prior to being awarded a contract. If the successful Bidder does not currently have a CCA-2 on file with NYSDOT, the Bidder may find the CCA-2 forms and instruction for completion online at https://osc.state.ny.us/venrep/form_cca2.htm.

The successful Bidder will be required to:

• Comply with all provisions of the Federal Government Equal Employment Opportunity clauses issued by the Secretary of Labor on May 2, 1968 and published in the Federal Register (41 CFR Part 60-1, 33 F.2 7804)
• Pay prevailing wage rates on this contract
• Furnish a performance bond and a payment bond, each in an amount equal to 100% of the contract price. Bidders will also be required to furnish a Non-Collusive Affidavit

The Town of Queensbury is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. The Town of Queensbury is exempt under Section

1116 of the New York State Tax Law, and therefore, no sales tax shall be included in the bid.

The Town of Queensbury reserves the right to consider the bids for forty-five (45) days after receipt before awarding any Contract, and to waive any minor informalities in, and to reject, any and all bids. All bids are subject to final review and approval by the Town of Queensbury Board of Supervisors before any award of contract may be made. Receipt of bids by the Town of Queensbury shall not be construed as authority to bind the Town of Queensbury.

A Notice to Proceed will be issued for all work no later than 7/14/25. Final Completion, including all punch list items, finish activities, and removal of all work zone traffic control shall occur no later than 05/31/26.

The New York State Department of Transportation, in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252, 42

U.S.C 2000d to 2000d-4 and Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, Subtitle A, Office of the Secretary, Part 21, Nondiscrimination in Federally-assisted programs of the Department of Transportation and Title 23 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 200, Title VI Program and Related Statutes, as amended, issued pursuant to such Act, hereby notifies all who respond to the related solicitation, request for proposal or invitation to bid that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability/handicap and income status in consideration for an award.

Owners Contact Engineer’s Contact

David Duell Paul Guillet, PE

Town Highway Superintendent Project Manager

Town of Queensbury LaBella Associates, D.P.C.

742 Bay Road 20 Elm Street, Suite 110

Queensbury, NY 12804 Glens Falls, NY 12801

(518) 761-8212 / daved@queensbury.net (518) 812-0513

This project is publicly funded. The Bidders must comply with New York State Department of Labor Prevailing Wage

Rate Schedule and conditions of employment.

Attention of Bidders is particularly called to the requirements for ensuring that employees and applicants for employment

are not discriminated against because of their race, color, religion, sex or national origin.

THE TOWN OF QUEENSBURY, as Owner, reserves the right to waive any informalities or irregularities in the Bid received, or to reject any Bid without explanation.

By Order of: THE TOWN OF QUEENSBURY