Allegany County Bridges PIN 6755.59

Notice to Bidders – Advertisement of Bid Notice is hereby given that the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (NYSOPRHP) will accept sealed bids for: Allegany County BridgesGenesee Valley Greenway State Park – Towns of Hume & CaneadeaPIN 6755.59D006303 The Owner is the NYSOPRHP and the work site is/are located in the towns of Hume & Caneadea. The projects limits extend from: Minard Road, Village of Rossburg/Town of Hume NY (Northern Terminus) to State Route 19, Town of Caneadea NY (Southern Terminus). 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:Four (4) new pedestrian bridges with trail restoration and site amenities in the vicinity. This is a Federal Aid Project and NYSDOT Standard Specifications, officially finalized and adopted on July 2025 as posted on the New York State Department of Transportation’s website must be followed by the successful bidder.Based upon the Interim Final Rule issued by the US Department of Transportation September 30, 2025, DBE Goals do not apply to this project. There are no MBE/WBE/SDVOB goals for this project. (DBE Goals are 0%) The EEO Employment goals for this project are: 6.3% 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 for free of charge and obtained via email from Carley McMullen at [email protected]. In accordance with State Finance Law, Section 139-j, the following agency staff have been designated as contacts for this contract: Sara Gilbert, P.E. // 585-895-3069 //[email protected] Szuba, P.E. // 716-379-6946 // [email protected] McMullen // 716-255-0568 // [email protected] Hartson // 716-265-1655 // [email protected] Please note that contacting any other agency staff regarding this contract may be a violation of State Finance Law, Section 139-j, resulting in a determination of contractor non-responsibility. GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE AND THE WORKPLACE CERTIFICATION effective November 5, 2025Pursuant to New York State Finance Law §139-M, all bidders on competitive state procurements are required to certify that they maintain a written policy addressing gender-based violence in the workplace. (Please review the form for details regarding minimum requirements.) Each bid submission must include a signed and completed copy of the certification form. If an organization is unable to make the certification, a signed statement explaining the reason must be submitted with the bid. Failure to include the completed form or explanatory statement with the bid submission will result in disqualification. The template form will be provided with the bidding documents. CONTRACTOR REGISTRY REQUIREMENT effective December 2024Newly established subsection 220-i to NYS Labor Law Article 8 requires contractors and subcontractors to register with the Bureau of Public Work and Prevailing Wage Enforcement for public work. Contractors must complete registration prior to bidding on public work projects covered under Article 8 of Labor Law. The effective date of the registration requirement was December 30, 2024. Bidders must prove they are registered at the time of bid opening by submitting a digital copy of their company’s registration certificate with their bid. Failure to provide the registration certificate at bid opening will result in automatic disqualification. The apparent low bidder will additionally be held responsible to provide copies of registration certificates for all subcontractors on their approved Utilization Plan before subcontractors commence work. Please refer to this website for information: https://dol.ny.gov/contractor-and-subcontractor-landing The registration login page is found here: Log In - Management System for Protecting Workers’ Rights A site visit will be conducted on December 10, 2025, at 8:30 am, starting at the parking lot at the Caneadea River Access Park, 8738 NY-19, Caneadea, NY 14717. A map will be distributed at the starting location and time indicating a driving route for the pre-bid meeting. – PLEASE DO NOT PARK ON, OR ENTER, PRIVATE PROPERTY WHILE ATTENDING THIS PRE-BID MEETING. 8:30 – 9:00 AM – Meet at Caneadea River Access, discuss scope of project9:00 – 9:45 AM – Walk to Caneadea bridge location/observe location (both banks)9:45 – 10:00 AM – Drive to Houghton site, meet at parking lot north of Houghton Volunteer Fire Department, 9750 NY-19, Houghton, NY 1474410:00 – 10:30 AM – Walk to Houghton bridge location/observe location 10:30 – 10:45 AM – Drive to Fillmore site, turn onto Music Way (this is a private driveway so parking on the road/driveway is not allowed). Park in the driveway at Town park. Parking is limited here so alternate parking locations may need to be found. For GPS directions, use the Dollar General located at: 46 S. Genesee St., Fillmore, NY 1473510:45-11:30 AM – Walk to Fillmore bridge location/observe location11:30 – 11:45 PM – Drive to Rossburg site, park in right-of-way on West River Road. Do not park on private property. For GPS directions, use address: 5900 West River Road, Fillmore, NY 14735.11:45 – 12:30 PM – Walk to Rossburg site & back. The Greenway is a shared private drive, please stay on Greenway.12:30-12:45 PM - Drive to Rossburg culvert site.12:45 – 1:00 PM – Walk to Rossburg culvert site and back. End of pre-bid site tour. All Requests For Information (RFIs) are due by: 4:00 PM on December 18, 2025. RFIs received after this due date and time will not be processed. 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 NYSOPRHP to Bidders listed on the official Plan Holders List. An emailed response from the Bidder to the Addendum e-mail originated by NYSOPRHP 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 4 of the Bid Form and the Acknowledgement of Receipt of Addenda, page 4. Failure of any Bidder to receive any such Addendum or interpretation shall not relieve 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 Sara Gilbert through email at: [email protected]. Bidders shall promptly notify NYSOPRHP of any errors, omissions, conflicts or ambiguity within the Contract Documents by the RFI date.All bids must include the completed Bid Form, Non-Collusive Bidding and Disbarment Certifications, Lobbying Certifications, and 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 prepared and submitted in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders and must be accompanied by a scanned Bid Security in the form of a certified check, bank check, or bid bond in the amount of: $285,000.00. Sealed bids for Allegany County Bridges at Genesee Valley Greenway State Park, Allegany County, New York will be received by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (NYSOPRHP), via email at [email protected]. Electronically submitted bids must only be attached in PDF format– hyperlinks will not be accepted.Note: There is a 20MB limit when submitting attachments via email. If email is not an option for the bidder an alternate address will be provided upon written request to a designated contact. Deadline for bid submission is 9:30 AM local time on January 13, 2026. Sealed bids will be publicly opened and read via WebEx only at 10:00 AM local time on January 13, 2026. The Contract D number should be clearly marked in the subject line of your email, along with the words “BID SUBMISSION”. Each bid must be prepared and submitted in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders and must be accompanied by a scanned Bid Security in the form of a certified check, bank check, or bid bond in the amount of: $285,000.00. Note: The original hardcopy bid bonds for the two lowest bidders must be postmarked and sent via certified mail within 48 hours of receiving the bid summary from the Office. The Bid opening will be conducted ONLY via WebEx at the link listed below:https://meetny-gov.webex.com/meetny-gov/j.php?MTID=m380619c8b9ca58bf30cea40e00dd75ea 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 instruction for completion online athttps://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. NYSOPRHP 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 Attorney General before any award of contract may be made. Receipt of bids by the NYSOPRHP shall not be construed as authority to bind the NYSOPRHP. The work will be substantially completed 452 calendar days from Notice to Proceed. 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. Business enterprises awarded an identical or substantially similar procurement contract within the past five years: None Disadvantaged Business Enterprise contracting goals (DBE) DBE Goal: 0.00%