Manager’s House Improvements

NEW YORK STATE OFFICE OF PARKS, RECREATION AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed bids for Manager’s House Improvements at Newtown Battlefield State Park, Town of Elmira, Chemung County, New York will be received by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (OPRHP), 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 1:00 PM local time, March 18, 2026. Sealed bids will be publicly opened and read via WebEx only at 1:30 PM local time, March 18, 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: $17,100.00, Seventeen Thousand One Hundred Dollars and Zero Cents. 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. General Construction Contract D006498 Contract includes all work indicated in the drawings and specifications for General Contract #D006498 or “GC” including but not limited to all labor, materials and equipment necessary to remediate any lead-containing paint, siding replacement, roofing replacement, and associated attic work, except for bat exclusion and bat guano remediation. Bat exclusion and bat guano remediation in not in this contract and NYS OPRHP will complete the bat guano remediation. Engineer’s Estimate Range: $290,597.00 – $393,160.00 This building is a residence and is occupied. Access to the project site during the pre-bid period is limited to the date of the pre-bid conference. Contractors may request additional access to project site during advertising, but access will only be allowed with the permission of the Project Manager listed on the cover of this manual. The Bid opening will be conducted ONLY via WebEx at the link listed below: https://meetny-gov.webex.com/meetny-gov/j.php?MTID=mb6559c976722802f79d029669f5df706 MINORITY AND WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE PARTICIPATION GOALS (MWBE) The following goals for MWBE participation on this project have been established at: Minority Owned Business Enterprise (MBE) 12 % Women Owned Business Enterprise (WBE) 18 % SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN OWNED BUSINESS (SDVOB) GOALS The following goals for SDVOB participation on this project have been established at: Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Business 3 % PUBLIC BUILDING LAW § 8(6) Pursuant to Public Building Law § 8(6), any contracts over $5,000 for the work of construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair, or improvement of any State building, a responsible and reliable NYS-certified Minority or Women-Owned Business Enterprise that submits a bid within ten percent of the lowest bid will be deemed the apparent low bidder provided that the bid is $1,677,139 or less (maximum amount has been adjusted for inflation effective January 1, 2025). If more than one responsible and reliable MWBE firm meets the requirements, the MWBE firm with lowest bid will be deemed the apparent low bidder. PROJECT COMPLETION The completion date for this project is 564 Days after agreement has been approved by the NYS Comptroller’s Office. Project Specific Liquidated Damages (Refer to Article 14.10 of the General Conditions). Please see Article 14.10 in the General Conditions for the Schedule of Liquidated Damages per day. Starting on the advertisement date, the Bidding and Contract Documents may be obtained via email from Dawn Barker at [email protected]. In accordance with State Finance Law, Section 139-j, the following agency staff have been designated as contacts for this contract: Brian Burnett, 315-479-3252, [email protected] Mikayla Elliott, 607-539-4049, [email protected] Dawn Barker, 315-479-3234, [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, 2025 Pursuant 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 in December 2024 Newly 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 EXECUTIVE ORDER No. 16 The successful bidder will be required to furnish an Executive Order No. 16 certification form prior to contract award. The Executive Order can be found here: https://www.governor.ny.gov/executive-order/no-16-prohibiting-state-agencies-and-authorities-contracting-businesses-conducting The Executive Order Certification Form can be found here: https://ogs.ny.gov/system/files/documents/2022/04/eo16_certification.pdf BONDS The successful bidder will be required to furnish a Performance Bond and a Labor and Material Bond/Payment Bond in the statutory form of public bonds required by Sections 136 and 137 of the State Finance Law, each for 100% of the amount of the Contract. All Requests For Information (RFIs) are due by: 1:00 PM on March 4, 2026. RFIs received after this due date and time will not be processed. There will be a pre-bid meeting on February 25, 2026, From 2:30 PM – 3:00 PM at Newtown Battlefield State Park, 2346 County Rd. 60, Elmira, NY 14901. Business enterprises awarded an identical or substantially similar procurement contract within the past five years: None Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business (SDVOB) SDVOB Goal: 3.00% Minority / Women Business Enterprise contracting goals (MWBE) MBE Goal: 12.00% WBE Goal: 18.00%