Sealed proposals for the construction of the above project will be received by the OnondagaCounty Purchasing Director, at the Onondaga County Civic Center, 421 Montgomery Street, 13thFloor, Syracuse, New York 13202 until 2:00 PM local time, Thursday, April 16 Tuesday, April 28, 2026, and thereat said time, publicly opened and read aloud.
This Onondaga County Department of Transportation (OCDOT) project, in the Town of Cicero,involves the rehabilitation of the Tuttle Road Bridge over Tuttle Brook. The work involves theremoval and replacement of the concrete bridge deck, fascia steel girder replacement, newbearings, concrete abutment and wingwall reconstruction, new steel guiderail, and minorapproach reconstruction.
A Pre-Bid Conference will not be held for this project.
All work shall be completed by November 20, 2026.
All work for this contract shall be performed and entirely completed between June 1, 2027 and November 19, 2027.
A hardcopy of the contract documents may be examined at no expense at the OCDOT officeslocated at: 6230 East Molloy Road, East Syracuse, New York 13057, by appointment only; contactViktor Makarchuk by telephone at 315.435.3205, or by email at:
[email protected] documents, may be obtained electronically by providing a valid email address to ViktorMakarchuk (
[email protected]). All prospective bidders are required to register withViktor Makarchuk to ensure receipt of any addenda. Any Addenda will be emailed to those onthe Plan Holders List. An emailed response from the bidder to the Addendum sent by OCDOTwill act as proof that the bidder received the Addendum.
Contractors that obtain contract documents from a source other than the issuing office must notifyViktor Makarchuk in order to be placed on the official Plan Holder List in order to receiveAddenda and any other Bid correspondence. Failure of any bidder to receive any such Addendumor interpretation shall not relive such bidder from any obligation under this bid submittal. AllAddenda so issued shall become part of the contract documents.
This Federal Aid Project uses New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT)Standard Specifications, officially finalized and adopted on January 1, 2026. Questions regardingthe contract documents should be directed to OCDOT either by emailing Viktor Makarchukat:
[email protected] or by telephone at (315) 435-3205. Bidders shall promptlynotify OCDOT of any errors, omissions, conflicts or ambiguity within the contract documentswithin 10 days of bid opening.
The bid proposal must be submitted in a separate sealed envelope with the name and number ofthe contract and bid reference number plainly endorsed on the outside of the envelope. Theproposal must be accompanied by cash, certified check or bid bond payable to the order of the“County of Onondaga” in an amount not less than five (5%) percent of the GROSS SUM BIDFOR THE COMPLETE PROJECT ONLY. Upon award of the contract to the low bidder, a 100%Performance Bond shall be required.
All bids must include all items contained in section “Form of Proposal”, in which are the requiredfederal Non-Collusive Bidding and Disbarment Certifications and Lobbying Certifications. Allbids must also include a completed DBE Participation Package as defined in section “AdditionalInformation for Bidders”.
The retention and disposal of the bid deposit, the execution of the Contract and Bond, shallconform to the provisions of the Highway Law, as set forth in Section 102 “Bidding Requirementsand Conditions” in the NYSDOT Standard Specifications.
A Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) utilization goal of 0% applies to this project. Thereare no MBE/WBE/SDVOB goals for this project.
The EEO Employment goals for this project are:
3.8% Minority Employment Goal6.9% Women Employment Goal
This is a unit price bid as described in the “Instructions to Bidders”. No bidder may withdrawhis/her bid within forty-five (45) calendar days after the actual date of the opening thereof.
All contractors and subcontractors submitting bids or performing construction work on publicwork projects or private projects covered by Article 8 of the Labor Law are required to registerwith the New York State Department of Labor under Labor Law Section 220-i. Each must alsohave an approved CCA-2 form on file with NYSDOT prior to being awarded a contract.
No residential or geographical restrictions will be in effect for this project. Applicable federalrequirements take precedence over State and local requirements unless state and localrequirements are deemed to be more stringent.
The use of the NYSDOT approved civil rights reporting software, Equitable BusinessOpportunities (EBO), is required. Access authorization to EBO can be found athttps://ebo.dot.ny.gov/.
The right is reserved to waive any informalities in the bid and to reject any or all bids.
ONONDAGA COUNTY, NEW YORK
Business enterprises awarded an identical or substantially similar procurement contract within the past five years:
1. Vector Construction Corporation
2. Slate Hill Constructors Inc.
3. Marcy Excavation LLC
4. JP Dugon Construction LLC
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%