LAKE AVENUE BRIDGE REHABILITATION OVER THE OWASCO RIVER

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Notice is hereby given that the City of Auburn will accept sealed bids for: LAKE AVENUE BRIDGE REHABILITATION OVER THE OWASCO RIVER PIN 3756.93; BIN 2207050; LD040626 The Owner is the City of Auburn, and the work site is located in the City of Auburn. The projects limits extend from 140 ft. South of the existing bridge and 20 ft. North of the existing bridge over the Owasco River. 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: concrete substructure repairs, major steel repairs to plate girders and cantilevered sidewalk beams, localized steel painting, concrete deck replacement, replacement of deck joints, removal and replacement of concrete sidewalks, and asphalt approach paving. This is a BridgeNY (Federal Aid) Project and NYSDOT Standard Specifications, officially finalized and adopted on January 1, 2026, as posted on the New York State Department of Transportation’s website must be followed by the successful bidder. The DBE goal for this project is: 0%. There are no M/WBE or SDVOB goals for this project. The EEO Employment goals for this project are: 2.5% 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. The Bidding and Contract Documents may be obtained through the City of Auburn’s website at www.auburnny.gov, under Bids/RFPs. The City will maintain an official list of plan holders. All bidders who download documents from the website must provide complete contact information as requested. This information will be used to add the bidder to the official plan holders list. There will be a non-mandatory pre-bid meeting at 10:00 a.m. local time, on Tuesday January 13, 2026 in the 1st Floor City Council Chambers at the Memorial City Hall, 24 South Street, Auburn, New York. No questions or inquiries regarding this bid will be accepted within five (5) business days prior to the bid opening. Contractors that obtain Contract Documents from a source other than the issuing office must notify the issuing office 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 the City of Auburn to Bidders listed on the official Plan Holders List. An emailed response from the Bidder to the Addendum sent by the City of Auburn 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 the Acknowledgement of Receipt of Addenda. Failure of any Bidder to receive any such Addendum or interpretation shall not relive 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 are to be directed via email to the Owner: Scott McIntyre at [email protected] and Engineer: Jeff Reina, P.E., C&S Engineers Inc. at [email protected]. Bidders shall promptly notify the Engineer of any errors, omissions, conflicts or ambiguity within the Contract Documents within 10 calendar days of bid opening. 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 accompanied by security in an amount not less than five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid in the form and subject to the conditions provided in the Instructions to Bidders. Bids to be considered must be received in a sealed envelope at the Department of Engineering Services, Memorial City Hall, 24 South Street, Auburn, New York, until 11:30 AM (local time) on Tuesday January 27, 2026 at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud. Bids received after the above noted time will not be accepted. Prospective bidders must submit their bid in a sealed envelope that is clearly marked with the name of bidder, company address, bid due date and the name of the project “BID: LAKE AVENUE BRIDGE REHABILITATION OVER THE OWASCO RIVER, PIN 3756.93; BIN 2207050; LD040626; CITY OF AUBURN, NEW YORK”. If forwarded my mail, the sealed envelope containing the bid must be enclosed in another envelope addressed as specified in the bid form. Faxed or emailed bids are unacceptable. 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, Payment and Guarantee Bonds 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 at https://www.osc.state.ny.us/state-vendors/vendrep/vendor-responsibilityforms?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. The City of Auburn 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 City of Auburn before any award of contract may be made. Receipt of bids by the City of Auburn shall not be construed as authority to bind the City of Auburn. Lake Avenue shall be open to vehicles and pedestrians and the full bridge closure shall be removed by September 1, 2026. All project work shall be substantially completed by December 31, 2026. Refer to Section 1.07 for definition of substantial completion. Any punch list work shall be completed, and final quantities shall be ready for final payment by May 31, 2027. 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. Owners Contact Engineer’s Contact Scott McIntyre Jeffrey M. Reina, P.E. Assistant Civil Engineer Department Manager Engineering Department C&S Engineers, Inc. Memorial City Hall, 3rd Floor 499 Col. Eileen Collins Boulevard 24 South Street Syracuse, New York 13212 Auburn, New York 13021 Phone: (315) 703-4409 Phone:(315) 255-4133 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] *END OF ADVERTISEMENT* 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%