Renovation of a municipal facility in Cold Spring, New York. Completed plans call for the renovation of a municipal facility.

**As of September 3, 2019, the project has not been awarded. A timeline for the award is not yet established.** Bidders may bid on any or all of the four (4) contracts, provided that a separate bid must be submitted for each contract on which the Bidder wishes to submit a Bid. Bids received after that time will not be accepted. It is deemed the responsibility of all prospective bidders to ensure that bids are delivered to the location indicated herein. The Work shall be completed and available for occupancy by no later than one calendar year from the date of award of the contract and subject to the milestone dates specified in Section 011200 - Multiple Contract Summary in the Project Manual. Checks or money orders shall be made payable to Town of Philipstown. Any bidder requiring documents to be shipped shall make arrangements with the printer and pay for all packaging and shipping costs. Bid and Contract Documents may be examined at no charge upon appointment at Highlands Architecture pllc, 3212 Route 9, Cold Spring, NY 10516. Prospective bidders may request clarification of the bid documents in writing addressed to Highlands Architecture, attention Justin Kacur via e-mail (jkacur@highlandsarchitecture.com) No interpretations of the meaning of the plans, specifications or other contract documents will be made to any bidder orally. Every question for such interpretations shall be in writing using the correct form, and must be received One (1) week prior to bid date in order to be considered. Each bid shall be prepared and submitted in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders, on the Bid Form bound within the Project Manual. Bidders are required to execute and submit a non-collusive bidding affidavit pursuant to New York State General Municipal Law 103-d to certify on the Bid Form that Bid prices have been arrived at without collusion. As required by New York State Finance Law 139-1, Bidders are required to submit the following statement subscribed by the Bidder and affirmed byt the Bidder as true under the penalty of perjury: "By submission of this Bid, the Bidder and each person signing on behalf ot the Bidder certifies, and in the case of a joint bid each party thereto certifies as to its own organization, under penalty of perjury, that the Bidder has and has implemented a written policy addressing sexual harassment prevention in the workplace and provides annual sexual harassment prevention training to all of its employees. Such policy meets the minimum requirements of section two hundred oneg of the Labor Law." If a Bidder cannot make the foregoing certification, such Bidder shall so state and shall furnish with the Bid a signed affidavit setting forth in detail the reasons therefor. Bid Security in the amount of five percent (5%) of the Bid must accompany each bid in accordance with the Instruction to Bidders. One hundred percent (100%) Labor and Material Payment Bond and one hundred percent (100%) Performance Bond will be required of the successful bidder(s) prior to signing the contract. The Owner reserves the right to consider all Bids for a period of sixty (60) days following the bid opening before awarding the Contract, and reserves the right to waive any informalities or to reject any and all Bids. No bidder may withdraw his bid within sixty (60) days after the actual date of the opening thereof. Attention of bidders is particularly called to the requirements as to equal employment opportunity, prevailing wages, and all other Federal, New York State and local requirements. Minority Buisiness Enterprises (MBE) and Women Business Enterprises (WBE) are encouraged to submit bids. Attention of bidders is called to the requirement that all employees engaging in work on the project under the subject contracts must be paid prevailing wages as recited in the proposed contract documents. Subject to the provisions of Article 28, Part III of the New York State Tax Law and the provisions of the Contract Documents, the Town of Philipstown is exempt from payment of sales and compensating use taxes of the State of New York and cities and counties on all materials supplies to the Town pursuant to the contracts being bid. The Town of Philipstown is a supporter of the Putnam Affirmative Action Equal opportunity Agreement and encourages the employment of Philipstown residents.