Merrick Avenue Signal Expansion -P.I.N. 0761.44

Important Additional Information
Sealed Proposals, invited by the County of Nassau, will be received by the County Executive of Nassau
County, in the office of the Clerk of the Nassau County Legislature, Room 117, in the Theodore Roosevelt
Executive and Legislative Building, 1550 Franklin Avenue, Mineola, New York, on Tuesday, September
29th, 2026 until 10:30 AM, at which time the Proposals where accompanied with and presented
separate from the required Bid Security will be publicly opened and read aloud, in the Meeting Room
of the Nassau County Legislature, and the contract awarded as soon thereafter as practicable.
Vendors doing business with Nassau County, including those responding to this solicitation, must
register with the County. The Nassau County Bid Solicitation Boards are open to all registered vendors.
Vendors that have not registered are able to view open solicitation opportunities, but they are not able
to download solicitation documents or submit bids or proposals.

To complete the registration process, please click on the New Vendor registration
link: https://apex5.nassaucountyny.gov/ords/f?p=CEVM:VREG
Inquires May Be Directed To
All questions regarding this contract shall be submitted via e-mail prior to 4:00 PM on Thursday,
September 10th, 2026 to Michael Hagan at MHagan@nassaucountyny.gov.
Pick Up and Submit Information
Instructions to Bidders, Form of Bid Bond, Proposal, Form of Agreement, Specifications and the Plans,
herein called the “Contract Documents”, may be examined at the Permit Office of the Department of
Public Works, first floor, 1194 Prospect Avenue, Westbury, Nassau County, New York, 11590-2723,
Phone No. (516) 571-6840, from 9:00 AM on Friday, August 28, 2026 until 3:45 PM on Friday,
September 25, 2026 (closed from 12:00 Noon to 1:00 PM and on all County Holidays). Copies of the
Bid Contract Documents for use in bidding will be available for purchase at the Permit Office.
Furthermore, a downloadable set of the technical specifications (NOT to be used for bidding) can be
found on the County solicitation board at no charge for all registered users
at: https://apex5.nassaucountyny.gov/ords/f?p=533:226. To access these documents, click on the
“Vendor Portal” link. Once you are in the Vendor Portal, click on “Nassau County Procurement,” and,
under “Formal Solicitation,” access and download the Request for Bid Contract documents.
In order to submit a bid, a non-refundable fee of $300.00 by check or money order, payable to the
Nassau County Treasurer, will be required for each set of Bid Contract Documents purchased from the
Permit Office. Prospective bidders requesting Contract Documents by mail must remit an additional, non-
refundable, fee of $30.00 per set to cover handling and first-class mailing.
ONLY BID CONTRACT DOCUMENTS PURCHASED FROM THE PERMIT OFFICE IN THIS MANNER WILL BE
ACCEPTED/CONSIDERED.
Performance Bond/Bid Security
Security for Bid as set forth herein must be presented with the Bid.
“FAILURE TO PROVIDE THE REQUIRED SECURITY WILL RENDER THE BIDDER NON-RESPONSIVE AND THE
BID WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED, OPENED OR READ ALOUD. IN ADDITION, IF THE BID REQUIRES
SUBMISSION OF SUBCONTRACTOR INFORMATION, FAILURE TO PROVIDE THE REQUIRED
INFORMATION AT THE TIME OF BID OPENING MAY RENDER THE BIDDER NON-RESPONSIVE.”
VENDORS ARE ENCOURAGED TO READ THE INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS CAREFULLY, ESPECIALLY WITH
RESPECT TO THE BID BOND REQUIREMENTS.
SUBCONTRACTOR LISTS - In accordance with GML § 101, for projects (1) to which a project labor
agreement applies, (Labor Law Section 222) and, additionally, (2) on a public work contract for which
separate specifications have not been prepared, each Bidder shall submit with its bid a separate sealed
list on the forms provided with the proposal forms that names each subcontractor (for the following
enumerated work, if applicable) that the Bidder intends to use to perform work on the contract, and

the agreed-upon amount to be paid to each, for: (1) plumbing and gas fitting, (2) steam heating, hot
water heating, ventilating and air conditioning apparatus and (3) electric wiring and standard
illuminating fixtures. Notwithstanding the forgoing, all subcontractors must be approved by the
Commissioner in writing prior to such subcontractor’s performance of any work.
Other
Vendors doing business with Nassau County, including those responding to this solicitation, must
register with the County. The Nassau County Bid Solicitation Boards are open to all registered vendors.
Vendors that have not registered are able to view open solicitation opportunities, but they are not able
to download solicitation documents or submit bids or proposals.
To complete the registration process, please click on the New Vendor registration
link: https://apex5.nassaucountyny.gov/ords/f?p=CEVM:VREG
All Vendors shall submit a Completed Appendix C: Offeror’s Affirmation of Understanding of and
Agreement Pursuant to State Finance law § 139-j(3) and § 139-j(6)(b).
Please be advised that the DBE goal for the subject County Federal Aid Project was set at 0%. The Project
also has a 5.8% EEO Minority participation goal along with a 6.9% EEO Female participation goal.
Project has federal funding. Federal reporting and NYSDOT record keeping requirements are included as
part of the contract documents.
The use of the NYSDOT approved civil rights reporting software, Equitable Business Opportunities (EBO), is
required. To be in compliance with the contract requirements for NYS Civil Rights reporting, it is
recommended that all Bidders and subcontractors have an active EBO account. Vendors/Sponsors can access
an EBO application as well as Login & Password information using the following
Link: https://www.dot.ny.gov/dotapp/ebo/instructions.
Additionally, for Federal Aid projects, bidders shall submit Nassau County Utilization Plan, NYS LPM
Appendix 12-10 and 12-1A with their bid. Note, all references to DBE goal in the attached Local Project
Manual are not applicable to this contract.
This Contract will be subject to Nassau County Local Laws No. 14-2002, “Participation by Minority Group
Members and Women in Nassau County Contracts,” which requires submission of a Utilization plan prior
to the award of a County contract, No. 2-2016, Participation of Service-Disabled Veterans in County
Contracts,” and No. 9-2002, as amended by No. 3-2015, which require that firms entering into contracts
with Nassau County must participate in registered and approved apprenticeship training programs unless
such requirement are supplanted by requirements specified in the bidding instructions. At the time of
bid submission, the Contractor shall submit, as part of its bid, documents in compliance with Title 51 of
the Nassau County Miscellaneous Laws demonstrating participation in approved apprenticeship
training programs that are appropriate for the type and scope of work to be performed pursuant to the
Contract. Such apprenticeship training programs appropriate for the scope of this Contract shall
include, but are not limited to the following: Laborers, Electricians, Operating Engineers, or any other

trade appropriate for the type of work proposed. The apprenticeship training programs shall be
registered with, and approved by, the New York State Commissioner of Labor in accordance with
Article 23 of the New York State Labor Law. Note that if the Contractor does not comply with these
requirements, the Commissioner may declare the Contractor's bid proposal non-responsive and award
the Contract to the next lowest responsible Bidder.VENDORS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO
THOROUGHLY READ THE INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR BIDDERS
Effective immediately, no Contractor may submit a bid for public work in New York State unless they
are registered with the NYS Department of Labor. Bids received from unregistered Contractors shall be
deemed non-responsive. Additionally, no Subcontractor may commence work on a public work project
unless they are registered with the NYS Department of Labor. Requests for approval of unregistered
Subcontractors will be denied. Further information is available at Public Work Contractor and
Subcontractor Registry Landing | Department of Labor.
Work Description
The scope of work involves the construction of twenty-three (23) traffic signals and ten (10) traffic
cameras at various intersections along Merrick Avenue, and Jerusalem Avenue.
Your bid shall be based upon a Notice to Proceed to be issued in the 1st Quarter of 2027.

Documents (sign in on the Nassau board to download): T62461-01G_PIN 0761.44_Contract_informational use ONLY.pdf, spec pages_for informational use only.pdf, T62461-01G_PIN 0761.44_Plans_FIN.pdf, Notice to Bidders_T62461-01G.pdf