Amsterdam Pedestrian Safety Improvements, Amsterdam, NY

Appendix 14-8: Notice to Bidders – Advertisement of Bid Notice is hereby given that the City of Amsterdam will accept sealed bids for: Amsterdam Pedestrian Safety Improvements, Amsterdam, NY PIN 2650.58 New York State Comptroller’s Contract NO D040992 New York State Department of State Contract Number C1001599 The Owner is the sponsor, and the work site is located in the City of Amsterdam. The projects limits extend from: Bridge Street – Florida Avenue to Gilliland Avenue Main Street – Market Street to Church Street East Main Street – Washington Street to Hamilton Street Schuyler Street – Front Street to East Main Street 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: [Provide a description of work included. E.g. Installation of approximately 3,500 ft of sidewalks with or without curb; signing and striping including the installation of crosswalks, pedestrian traffic signal upgrades, drainage modification, resurfacing, bridge replacement, etc.] This is a Federal Aid Project and NYSDOT Standard Specifications, officially finalized and adopted on January 1 st , 2026, as posted on the New York State Department of Transportation’s website must be followed by the successful bidder. [Choose appropriate goal format, DBE or M/WBE and SDVOB, based on funding and eliminate section not applicable] There are no DBE goals for this project. T here are no MBE/WBE goals for the federally funded TAP share of this project. T here are no MBE/WBE goals for the NYSDOS DRI share of this project. (The EEO Goals apply to ALL contracts) The EEO Employment goals for this project are: 3.2% Minority Employment Goal 6.9% Women Employment Goal The use of the NYSDOT approved civil rights reporting software, Equitable Business Opportunities (EBO), is required. Access authorization to EBO can be found at https://ebo.dot.ny.gov/ . No residential or geographical restrictions will be in effect for this project. Applicable Federal requirements take precedence over State and local requirements unless state and local requirements are deemed to be more stringent. Contract Documents, including Invitation to Bidders, Instructions to Bidders, Wage Rates, Bid Documents, Agreement, Special Notes, Specifications, Contract Drawings, and any Addenda may be examined at the City Clerk’s Office, City of Amsterdam, 61 Church Street, Amsterdam, New York 12010. Complete sets of the drawings, specifications and bid forms may be obtained at the City of Amsterdam Clerk’s Office at61 Church Street, Amsterdam, New York 12010. Contract Documents may be purchased for a $10 (ten) dollar fee on a USB flash drive format. The USB flash drive does not need to be returned. Contract documents may also be obtained electronically, at no cost, via file share by sending a request to clerk@amsterdamny.gov . A site visit will not be conducted. No questions or inquiries regarding this bid will be accepted within three (3) business days prior to the bid opening. 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 on page TBD of the Bid Form and the Acknowledgement of Receipt of Addenda, page 18. Failure of any Bidder to receive any such Addendum or interpretation shall not relive 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 Richard C. Bennett, P.E., LaBella Associates, either through email at: rbennett@labellapc.com or by telephone at 585-402-7088. Bidders shall promptly notify Richard Bennett of any errors, omissions, conflicts or ambiguity within the Contract Documents within 14 days of bid opening. All bids must include the completed Bid Form, Non-Collusive Bidding and Disbarment Certifications, Lobbying Certifications, and for federally funded contracts the completed DBE Participation Package (i.e., Summary of DBE commitments, DBE confirmations, and/or good faith effort (if required), as well as, the Bidder’s List (CONR 80LL) with information about all quotes received from DBE and non-DBE Subcontractors prior to letting. 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 the City Clerks Office located at City Hall, 61 Church Street, Amsterdam, NY 12010 by 11:00 AM local time, on July 20 th , 2026, at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud. Bids received after the above noted time will not be accepted. All sealed envelopes should be clearly labeled “BID: AMSTERDAM PEDESTRIAN SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS” . For bids to be considered, the Bidder must be registered with the NYS Department of Labor (DOL) prior to submitting a bid. Bids from unregistered Contractors shall be declared non-responsive. The Bidder to whom the Contract is awarded will be required to furnish Performance and Payment Bonds guaranteeing performance of work and prompt payment 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 instructions for completion online at https://www.osc.state.ny.us/state-vendors/vendrep/vendor-responsibility-forms?redirect=legacy#Construction . 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). Successful bidders will be required to pay prevailing wage rates on this contract. The City of Amsterdam 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 City Council before any award of contract may be made. Receipt of bids by the City of Amsterdam shall not be construed as authority to bind the City of Amsterdam. NYSDOS funded work elements shall be completed by November 15 th , 2026, with final closeout and payment issued by December 31 st , 2026. Federally funded elements shall be completed by June 30 th , 2027, with final closeout and payment issued by July 31 st , 2027. 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 Daniel Gray Richard Bennett P.E. Director of Community & Senior Transportation Engineer Economic Development 300 State Street, Suite 201 61 Church Street Rochester, NY 14614 Amsterdam, NY 12010 rbennett@labellapc.com dgray@amsterdamny.gov 585-402-7088 518-841-4304 Business enterprises awarded an identical or substantially similar procurement contract within the past five years: Del Signore Blacktop Paving Inc Callanan Industries Luizzi & Brothers Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business (SDVOB) SDVOB Goal: 0.00% Minority / Women Business Enterprise contracting goals (MWBE) MBE Goal: 3.20% WBE Goal: 6.90% Disadvantaged Business Enterprise contracting goals (DBE) DBE Goal: 0.00% <div class="bg-primary text-white fw-bold p-2 collapse-toggle"