4TH STREET IMPROVEMENTS

Location:	New York
Posted:	Mar 19, 2025
Due:	Apr 16, 2025
Agency:	City of Buffalo
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	Z - Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property
Solicitation No:	Group 1098
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The following advertisement for bids shall be published in the City of Buffalo City Record and The Buffalo News

on the following date: THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 2025

CITY OF BUFFALO

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, PARKS AND STREETS

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Sealed proposals for:

4TH STREET RIGHT OF WAY

DPW GROUP 1086

will be received by the Commissioner of Public Works, Parks and Streets no later than:

WEDNESDAY, April 16, 2025 AT 11:00 AM

It is the bidder’s responsibility to ensure the sealed proposal is delivered before the bid opening and

bidders must utilize one of the following methods:

1.) Drop off the sealed proposal to Room 502 of City Hall, Buffalo, New York, 14202 on Wednesday, April

16, 2025, between the hours of 9:00 AM and 11:00 AM. The DPW will set a bid box up inside Room

502 for the bidder to deposit the sealed proposal. There may be multiple bids on this date; it is the

bidder’s responsibility to properly label the sealed proposal and place the proposal inside the correct

box.

2.) Mail the sealed proposals to Room 502, City Hall, Buffalo, New York, 14202 with ATTN to the

Commissioner of Public Works, Parks and Streets. Bidders should allow for delivery before the bid

opening (highly encouraged to schedule for delivery on or prior to Tuesday, April 15, 2025). It is also

highly encouraged that bidders track delivery of their mailed proposals and use appropriate priority

mail as necessary. City of Buffalo staff is available to accept deliveries on standard business days

Monday-Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM.

Bids will be opened by City of Buffalo Representatives on WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 2025 at 11:00 AM

LOCAL TIME via video/phone conference call. Bidder representatives can request to view the public bid

opening by emailing Phillip Pecoraro (ppecoraro@buffalony.gov) before 5:00 PM on Tuesday, April 15, 2025.

An updated meeting invitation will be sent prior to the bid opening to all who request to be added.

Proposal documents can be viewed and ordered at www.avalonbuff-planroom.com in the Public Jobs section.

If you do not have internet access or have questions about ordering from the website, please contact Avalon

Document Services at (716) 995-7777. Proposal documents may be obtained from Avalon Document

Services, 40 La Riviere Dr, Suite 150, Buffalo, NY 14202, upon a non-refundable payment of FIFTY-EIGHT

DOLLARS ($58.00) per set. Payment can be submitted only by company check or money order made payable

to the City of Buffalo, Dept. of Public Works, Parks and Streets. NO CASH AND NO PERSONAL CHECKS.

Addenda will be emailed from Avalon Document Services to Bidders listed on the official Plan Holders List.

Bidders must acknowledge receipt of all Addenda by securely stapling in place all addenda within the front or

back covers of the proposal book. All Addenda so issued shall become part of the Contract Documents.

The City of Buffalo will not be responsible for full or partial set of Contract Documents, including any Addenda

obtained from any other source. The City of Buffalo reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive

any informalities therein.

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PRE-BID MEETING

A pre-bid and Compliance Meeting will be held on WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 2025 AT 2:00 PM where M/WBE

compliance and Section 3 requirements will be reviewed. Please have a responsible representative attend

this meeting. The meeting will be held at City Hall, Room 512.

Questions regarding the Contract Documents should be directed to Stephen M. Buccilli at

sbuccilli@buffalony.gov. Bidders shall promptly notify Stephen M. Buccilli at sbuccilli@buffalony.gov of any

errors, omissions, conflicts or ambiguity within the Contract Documents. No questions or inquiries regarding

this bid will be accepted after 4:00 PM ON APRIL 7, 2025.

This project is being carried out with financial aid from the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) from

the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Bidders must comply with HUD’s

regulations in 24 CFR Part 75, which implement Section 3. Additionally, this agreement is for services related

to a project that is subject to the Build America, Buy America ACT (BABAA) requirements under Title IX of the

Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (“IIJA”), Pub. L. 177-58. Absent an approved waiver, all iron, steel,

manufactured products, and construction materials used in this project must be produced in the United States,

as further outlined by the Office of Management and Budget’s Memorandum M-22-11, Initial Implementation

Guidance on Application of Buy America Preference in Federal Financial Assistance Programs for

Infrastructure, April 18, 2022.

Each bidder’s attention is called to the General Municipal Law, which requires a bidder’s Certification of

Non-Collusion. Copies of such Certificates are part of the Proposal Form and, unless complied with, the bid

will not be accepted.

BIDDERS MUST SUBMIT PRIOR TO AWARDING OF A CONTRACT A STATEMENT INDICATING THAT

THEY WILL WORK TOWARD A MINORITY WORKFORCE GOAL OF 25% AND A WOMEN WORKFORCE

GOAL OF 5%. IN ADDITION, A STATEMENT MUST BE SUBMITTED PRIOR TO THE AWARDING OF A

CONTRACT INDICATING THAT THE BIDDER WILL WORK TOWARD A BUSINESS UTILIZATION GOAL

FOR MINORITY BUSINESS ENTERPRISE OF 25% AND WOMEN BUSINESS ENTERPRISE OF 5%.

All bidders shall, with their bid, submit a statement committing to providing apprenticeship training

opportunities to workers, as well as details of workforce diversification recruiting programs directed at

attracting candidates to fill positions to meet such requirements. Any bid received without this statement may

be deemed as non-responsive and rejected.

City of Buffalo Contact

Stephen M. Buccilli, P.E.

Principal Engineer, Division of Parks

Department of Public Works

65 Niagara Square - City Hall Room 502

Buffalo, New York 14202

sbuccilli@buffalony.gov

BURA Contact

Brandon Baxter

Special Project Manager

Buffalo Urban Renewal Agency

65 Niagara Square - City Hall Room 920

Buffalo, New York 14202

bbaxter@buffalony.gov

_______________________

Nolan R. Skipper, P.E.

City Engineer

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This is the opportunity summary page. It provides an overview of this opportunity and a preview of the attached documentation.

Bid Number:	Group 1098
Bid Title:	4TH STREET IMPROVEMENTS
Category:	Public Works, Parks & Streets
Status:	Open

4TH STREET IMPROVEMENTS

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