ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS (N.Y. PUBLIC WORK)
The Town of Amenia
Invites bids for GENERAL CONSTRUCTION Work for New Highway Garage & Salt Shed Phase I – Site Clearing and Bulk Grading located at 3754-3756 NYS RTE 22, Amenia, New York, 12569.
Separate sealed bids will be received by Town of Amenia at 4988 NY-22, Amenia, NY 12501, until 2:00 p.m. local time on Tuesday, September 30, 2025. All received bids will be read aloud on Wednesday, October 1, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. It is the sole responsibility of the bidder to ensure that the bid is received at the designated location prior to the designated time that bids are due.
Complete sets of the drawings, specifications, and bid forms, becoming available to the public on Thursday, September 11, 2025 and may be viewed and downloaded at no charge by visiting the Empire State Purchasing Group website at: www.bidnetdirect.com//townofamenia.
A Pre-Bid Meeting for the Project will be conducted by the Architect/Engineer on September 19, 2025, at 9:00 am, local time, at 3754-3756 NYS RTE 22, Wassaic, NY 12592.
Bidders shall promptly notify the architect if any errors, omissions, conflicts, ambiguity, etc. within the contract documents. The above item and/or questions shall be submitted in writing via email to GSchmitt@cplteam.com. Interpretations or clarifications considered necessary will be issued via Addenda posted to the Empire State Purchasing Group website at www.bidnetdirect.com//townofamenia. Questions must be received on or before 12:00 p.m., EST, Monday, September 22, 2025. Questions received after this date may not be answered. Only questions answered by formal written Addenda will be binding. Oral and other interpretations or clarifications will be without legal effect. Where state and local requirements differ from federal, the federal requirements shall be followed. Final addenda will be issued Tuesday, September 23, 2025.
The Town of Amenia hereby reserves the right to waive any informalities and reject any or all Bids or to accept the one that in its judgment will be in the best interest of Town of Amenia.
A Bid Bond or Certified Check in the amount of five percent (5%) of Base Bid is required and must accompany proposal. Performance Bond and Labor Material Payment Bond equal to one hundred percent (100%) of Contract Sum are required to be delivered at time Contract is signed with Owner.
Attention of the Bidder is particularly called to the following:
1. The Owner's sales tax exemption.
2. The minimum wage rates to be paid under the contract.
3. The requirements pertaining to certification of Non-Collusion in preparation of proposals submitted for this Project.
No bidder may withdraw their bid within forty-five (45) days after date of bid opening.
In addition, the Bidding Documents for this project contain detailed requirements for the qualification of Bidders as follows:
1. Rigid bonding and insurance requirements.
2. Financial statements and bank references.
3. Lists of lawsuits, arbitrations or other proceedings in which the Bidder has been named as a party.
4. A statement of Surety's intent to issue Performance and Payment Bonds.
5. A description of other projects of similar size and scope completed by the Bidder.
Bidders will comply with New York State prevailing wage and supplement requirements.
Town of Amenia
Dutchess County
State of New York
Town Clerk