Ticonderoga LaChute River Trail Extension Project

NOTICE TO BIDDERS LaChute River Trail Extension Project. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Town of Ticonderoga will accept sealed bidsat the Town Hall, located at 132 Montcalm Street, Ticonderoga, NY 12883 until2:00 p.m., local time on August 16, 2024, and will be publicly read aloud at thattime. All interested bidders are highly encouraged to attend the pre-bid meeting held at10:30 am, local time on Tuesday, July 9, 2024, at the Town of Ticonderoga TownHall. Bid documents are available on MJ Engineering’s website:https://www.mjteam.com/bids. Bids may be mailed or hand-delivered to TownClerk, Town of Ticonderoga, PO Box 471, 132 Montcalm St., Ticonderoga, NY12883. All bids must be received by the Town Clerk on or before 2:00 p.m., localtime on August 16, 2024. All bids submitted in response to this notice shall be marked “SEALED BID –LACHUTE RIVER TRAIL EXT GC clearly on the outside of the envelope withthe bidder’s name and address. All bids must be made on the official Bid Form or an exact copy by reproductionthereof and enclosed in a sealed envelope. No Bidder may withdraw his bid withinsixty (60) calendar days after the actual date of the opening thereof. Each bid must beaccompanied by Bid Security in the form of a certified check, bank check, or bidbond in the amount of five percent (5%) of the total amount of the base bid.The successful bidder will be required to furnish a Performance Bond and a PaymentBond in the statutory form of public bonds required by Section 137 of the StateFinance Law, each for one hundred percent (100%) of the amount of the Contract.This is a public works project and state prevailing wages as determined by the NewYork State Department of Labor must be paid. Provisions for prevailing wages are setforth in this Project Manual. The Town affirmatively states that in regard to any contract entered into pursuant tothese instructions, without regard to race, color, sex, religion, age, national origin,disability, sexual preference or Vietnam Era veteran status, disadvantaged andminority or women-owned business enterprises will be afforded equal opportunity tosubmit bids in response hereto. This project is being financed by the New YorkDepartment of State Local Waterfront Revitalization Program Funds. Seeinstructions to Bidders for additional information. New York Department of State encourages the greatest extent possible theparticipation of minorities, women-owned businesses, and Section 3 businessenterprises, and individuals in NYS DOS funded projects. The Contractor, bybidding on the contract acknowledges his/her understanding and support for thispolicy and pledges to fully cooperate with the Town of Ticonderoga in meeting therequirements set forth in the Bidding and Contracting documents. All qualifiedDisadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE’s), Minority and Women-OwnedBusiness Enterprises (MWBE’s), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Businesses(SDVOB’s) as well as Section 3 businesses, are encouraged to respond. The overallMWBE goal is 30% for this project and is split evenly between MBE’s and WBE’sPlease contact MJ Engineering at the following email address contact@example.gov additional information concerning the bidding. Any technical questions must bereceived ten (10) days prior to the bid opening date. Any questions received afterthis date will not be answered. The Town reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive any and all informalities,disregard all nonconforming, non-responsive or conditional bids and advertise for newbids, if in its opinion the best interest of the Municipality will hereby be promoted. Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Set Aside: No Total MWBE Participation Goals: 30% Due date:08/16/2024 2:00 PM Contract term: 1 year County(ies): Essex Location: Ticonderoga, NY Business entities awarded an identical or substantially similar procurement contract within the past five years: none