Sealed proposals will be received at Division of Purchase of the City of Syracuse, New York, 213 City Hall, Syracuse, New York, 13202, on February 5th 2026, for PIN 3757.08 NSEW Interconnect Phase II Project until 2:30 p.m. On the same day and immediately thereafter, the sealed proposals will be opened and publicly read by the Director of the Office of Management & Budget, Division of Purchase of the City of Syracuse, New York.
The project provides for the extension of the existing traffic signal interconnect along James St. & a section along S. Salina St., connecting back to the traffic control center located at the City of Syracuse DPW offices.
The Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) participation requirement for this project of 0%. The affirmative action goals include a minority utilization of 3.8% and utilization goal of 6.9% for women.
Sets of plans and specifications for the work under this contract shall only be obtained from the Director of the Office of Management & Budget, Division of Purchase upon deposit of a new check or money order in the amount of $100.00, payable to the Commissioner of Finance of the City of Syracuse. Checks transferred from other jobs will not be accepted.
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Each bid must be accompanied by a certified check or bid bond, in the amount of five percent (5%) of the total maximum bid price (combination of base bid or alternate bid plus add-on items) for the contract in the form and subject to the conditions provided in the Information for Bidders.
Pre-bid Conference: The City of Syracuse has scheduled a pre-bid conference in order to review all of the specific requirements of this contract. Attendance at the pre-bid is recommended but is optional. The pre-bid conference is scheduled for January 16th, 2026, at 09:00 a.m. to be held at The Dept. of Engineering Conference Room, 4th Floor, City Hall, 233 East Washington Street, Syracuse, New York 13202.
Additional Advertisement Information per the Local Project Manual:
Amendments/Addenda: No interpretation of the meaning of the plans, specifications, or other Contract Documents will be made to any bidder orally. Every request for such interpretation should be
made in writing addressed to: City of Syracuse, Department of Engineering, 233 E. Washington Street,
Room 401,Syracuse, NY 13202 Attn: John Kivlehan, E-mail:
[email protected] Fax (315) 448-8488 And to be given consideration must be received at least five (5) days prior to the date fixed for the opening of the bids. Any and all of such interpretations and any supplemental instructions will be in the form of written addenda to the Specifications which, if issued, will be mailed & e-mailed to all Bidders (at respective addresses furnished for such purposes) not later than three days (72 hours) prior to the date fixed for the opening of the bids. Failure of any Bidder to receive any such addendum or interpretation shall not relieve any bidder from any obligation under his bid as submitted. All addenda
so issued shall become part of the Contract Documents. Failure to request an interpretation constitutes a waiver to later claim that ambiguities or misunderstandings caused a Bidder to improperly submit a bid or to inadvertently bid on certain items.
Time for Performance of Contract: All work items of this contract shall be completed within 300 calendar days from the date of the Notice to Proceed or shall be completed by June 15th, 2027, whichever comes first, inclusive of a winter shutdown as described All work items of this contract shall be substantially completed 3 weeks before June 15th, 2027. The Contractor shall be allowed only one (1) winter shutdown during the course of this project. The winter shutdown period shall be defined as a timeframe where the Contractor has suspended completion of the uncomplete work in this project due to winter weather. The winter shutdown period shall be scheduled by the Contractor. The Contractor shall notify the Owner, in writing, 14 days prior to the start of a winter shutdown period. Once the winter shutdown period has commenced, the shutdown period shall remain in effect until the Contractor schedules the completion of the remaining uncompleted work items. The contractor shall notify the Owner in writing, 14 days prior to the end of the winter shutdown period. The Bidder’s attention is directed to the liquidated damages provisions of Part “J” of Section 500 of these contract documents.
NYSDOT Standard Specification Version Date: January 1, 2026
Required to use Equitable Business Opportunity (EBO) software
Required to submit New York State Uniform Contracting Questionnaire (CCA-2) online for prime and subs
Required to submit completed Non-Collusion Forms (Appendix 12-1A)
Required to submit completed Lobbying Activities Form (Appendix 12-1A)
Required for Contractor to be registered with NYSDOL prior to letting
Required to submit DBE Participation Package (i.e., DBE commitments, DBE confirmations, and/or Good Faith Efforts)
Required to submit Bidder’s List (Appendix 12-11 CONR 80LL)
Bidder required to promptly notify contact of any errors, omissions, conflicts, ambiguity, etc. in/among contract documents
NO residential or geographical restrictions or warranties
Bid cannot be withdrawn within 45 days of letting
The City reserves the rights to waive any informalities and to reject any and all bids
Questions: Contact John Kivlehan, Division Engineer, Dept. of Engineering, Room 401, 233 E. Washington Street, Syracuse, NY 13202. E-mail:
[email protected]
· Additional information, referenced forms etc. are contained within the proposal once obtained.
Business enterprises awarded an identical or substantially similar procurement contract within the past five years:
EJ Electric
Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business (SDVOB)
SDVOB Goal: 0.00%
Minority / Women Business Enterprise contracting goals (MWBE)
MBE Goal: 0.00%
WBE Goal: 0.00%
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise contracting goals (DBE)
DBE Goal: 0.00%