Plumbing & Water Supply Rehabilitation

NEW YORK STATE OFFICE OF PARKS, RECREATION AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION

NOTICE TO BIDDERS

Sealed bids for Plumbing & Water Supply Rehabilitation at locations throughout Gantry Plaza State Park, Long Island City, Queens, New York will be received by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (OPRHP), via email at NYC.Capitalbidsubmissions@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, November 4, 2025. Sealed bids will be publicly opened and read via WebEx only at 12:00 PM local time, November 4, 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 amount of: $34,000.

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.

Plumbing Contract

Plumbing repairs and replacements throughout Gantry Plaza State Park

$605,515 – $819,227

D006483

$34,000

Thirty four thousand dollars

The Bid opening will be conducted ONLY via WebEx at the link listed below:

https://meetny-gov.webex.com/meetny-gov/j.php?MTID=m615d94af87d6890207567c20f3b3ffff

MINORITY AND WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE PARTICIPATION GOALS (MWBE)

The following goals for MWBE participation on this project have been established at:

Minority Owned Business Enterprise (MBE)

13%

Women Owned Business Enterprise (WBE)

17%

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

0%

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 $1,677,139 or less (maximum amount has been adjusted for inflation effective January 1, 2025). 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 Calander 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).

$1,500/day

Starting on the advertisement date, the Bidding and Contract Documents may be examined free of charge and obtained via email from Amy Verel at amy.verel@parks.ny.gov.

In accordance with State Finance Law, Section 139-j, the following agency staff have been designated as contacts for this contract:

Amy Verel, RLA

332-373-3127

amy.verel@parks.ny.gov

Syed Shaukat

212-866-3554

syed.shaukat@parks.ny.gov

Maxfield Schnaufer

212-866-2694

Maxfield.schnaufer@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. Contractors must complete registration prior to bidding on public work projects covered under Article 8 of Labor Law.

The effective date of the registration requirement was December 30, 2024. Bidders must prove they are registered at the time of bid opening by submitting a digital copy of their company’s registration certificate with their bid. Failure to provide the registration certificate at bid opening will result in automatic disqualification. The apparent low bidder will additionally be held responsible to provide copies of registration certificates for all subcontractors on their approved Utilization Plan before subcontractors commence work.

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:

5PM

on

October 21, 2025

RFIs received after this due date and time will not be processed.

There will be a pre-bid meeting on

October 7, 2025

10AM

at

Park Office, 4-44 47 ^th Rd

Long Island City, NY 11101