GOVERNMENT CENTER BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS COURTHOUSE COOLING TOWER REPLACEMENT

NOTICE TO BIDDERS Project No.:1519

Bid Title: GOVERNMENT CENTER BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS – COURTHOUSE COOLING TOWER REPLACEMENT

Sealed Bids for the above referenced Bid Number and Title will be received until 3:00 PM on October 30, 2024, at the Rockland County Purchasing Department, 50 Sanatorium Road, Bldg. A 6 th Floor, Pomona, NY 10970, at which time they will be publicly opened and read.

IMPORTANT NOTICE - Bid Distribution:

The County of Rockland officially distributes Bidding Documents through the Empire State Purchasing Group's Bid Notification System. Copies of Bidding Documents obtained from any other source are not considered official copies. Only those vendors who obtain Bidding Documents from the Empire State Purchasing Group's Bid Notification System are guaranteed to receive addendum information, if such information is issued. Vendors interested in participating in this Bid may download a copy from: www.bidnetdirect.com.

Description of Work: This project is for the Cooling Tower replacement at the Rockland County Courthouse in New City NY. The existing cooling tower is approximately twenty-two years old and has reached the end of its useful life expectancy. However, this cooling tower is currently operational year-round and provides cooling throughout this facility. Equipment lead times are estimated to be approximately six months. Separate contracts will be issued for Electrical and Mechanical Construction. The awarded Mechanical Contractor shall be responsible for the rigging and replacement of all new equipment and the removal and disposal of this existing cooling tower.

Bids are being solicited for and separate contract(s) will be issued in accordance with the Wicks Law for the following trades:

General Contracting Plumbing Electrical Mechanical Other_________________

The total Contract Time from the issuance of the Notice to Proceed until the total closeout of the project shall be 330 calendar days. The Contract Time to perform the construction work shall be 270 calendar days from the issuance of the Notice to Proceed to Substantial Completion.

The Bid security or deposit required to accompany this Bid is Ten Percent (10%) of the total Bid price in the form of a Certified Check or Bid Bond. Payee to be: Commissioner of Finance, County of Rockland, 50 Sanatorium Road, Building A, 8 th Floor, Pomona, New York 10970.

Bid bonds/Bid checks will be returned after award of the contract to the successful Bidder or the rejection of all Bids.

Pre-Bid Meeting: A Pre-Bid Meeting will be held on Wednesday, October 16, 2024 at 11:00 A.M. , at the Facilities Management Conference Room, 2 nd Floor Building A, at the Dr. Robert L. Yeager Health Center, 50 Sanatorium Road, Pomona NY 10970.

The County reserves the right to waive any irregularity in Bidding deemed in its sole discretion to be non-substantive or technical in nature, and to reject any or all Bids and to accept any Bid or Bids as submitted, or as modified, which in the opinion of the County will be in the best interest of the County of Rockland.

The Bid of each Bidder shall contain the certification to non-collusive Bidding as set forth in Section 103-d of the New York State General Municipal Law, included in the specifications. Bidders must strictly comply with this requirement.

Filing Section 8 Bidding Forms 8.0 to 8.10 of the Contract Documents is mandatory when submitting your Bid for this project.

IMPORTANT NOTICE – Bid Distribution :

Vendors interested in obtaining the official version of the solicitation may register to download the solicitation at: www.bidnetdirect.com .

The County of Rockland officially distributes bidding documents through BidNet Direct. Copies of bidding documents obtained from any other source are not considered official copies. Only those vendors who obtain bidding documents from BidNet Direct are guaranteed to receive all attachments, drawings or addendum information, if such information is issued.

Any questions related to this solicitation should be sent via email to: purchasing@co.rockland.ny.us