Empire State Trail City of Cohoes Trail Improvements Tree Clearing Contract

This procurement is being undertaken by the Greenway Conservancy for the Hudson River Valley, Inc., hereinafter “Hudson River Valley Greenway” or “HRVG”. Sealed bids will be received by the Hudson River Valley Greenway (HRVG) at 625 Broadway, 4th Floor Albany, NY 12233-2995 by MAIL until 4:00 PM on Wednesday, February 18, 2026. After this they will be required to be received IN-PERSON between 8:00AM and 11:00 AM on Thursday, February 19, 2026 at the offices of Greenman-Pedersen, Inc (GPI), located at 80 Wolf Road, Suite 600, Albany, NY 12205. Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at the offices of Greenman-Pedersen, Inc (GPI), located at 80 Wolf Road, Suite 600, Albany, NY 12205 on Thursday, February 19, 2026 at 11:00 AM. The proposed project is located in the City of Cohoes, Albany County, New York. Work will consist of cutting and removing 39 trees ranging from 6 inches to 36 inches diameter at breast height. The trees shall be cut flush to the ground (underground stumps and roots will be left in place). All trees must be removed no later than March 31, 2026. This advertisement describes the HRVG’s procurement of the portion of the Empire State Trail. Construction will be governed by the NYSDOT Standard Specifications Section 100 – General Provisions and Section 200 thru 700 - Technical Specifications. Minority- and Woman-Owned Business Enterprise (MWBE) along with Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business (SDVOB) contractors are encouraged to participate in this project. 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. There is no pre bid meeting for this project. Complete sets of the specifications and bid forms may be obtained on or after January 28, 2026 from the offices of Greenman-Pedersen, Inc (GPI) by emailing [email protected]. Contractors that obtain contract documents from a source other than the issuing office of GPI must notify GPI in order to be placed in the official plan holder’s list in order to receive addenda and other bid correspondence. Bids received from contractors other than those on the official plan holder’s list will not be accepted. The HRVG will award the contract to the firm that submits the lowest price bid that meets all requirements specified in the bid documents (e.g. the lowest qualified bidder) and will best serve the HRVG. The HRVG reserves the right: to reject any and all Bids; to waive any and all informalities; and the right to disregard all nonconforming, non-responsive or Conditional Bids. OWNER Hudson River Valley Greenway625 Broadway, 4th FloorAlbany, NY 12233-2995Phone: (518) 473-3835 Business enterprises awarded an identical or substantially similar procurement contract within the past five years: None 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%