Site work for a water / sewer project in Lewiston, New York. Working plans call for site work for a water / sewer project.

Rehabilitation of an existing service connection vault, including replacement of meter and check valve assembly. New assembly will require rehabilitation of the existing vault, installation of aboveground check valve enclosure, and electrical service for the enclosure. 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 $1,473,245 or less (maximum amount has been adjusted for inflation effective January 1, 2022). 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. Each bid must be prepared and submitted in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders and must be accompanied by Bid Security in the form of a certified check, bank check, or bid bond in the amount of: $12,500.00 The Estimate Range for this project is: $200,000 - $250,000 *The value for this project is based on a financial range. The value is listed as the highest possible cost from the range provided by a stakeholder or official project document. The following goals for MWBE participation on this project have been established at: Minority Owned Business Enterprise (MBE) 10% Women Owned Business Enterprise (WBE) 20% The following goals for SDVOB participation on this project have been established at: Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Business 4% The completion date for this project is 365 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). $1,000.00 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: 3:00PM on July 28, 2022 By submitting a bid, the Bidder agrees not to make any claim for, or have any right to, damages because of any misinterpretation or misunderstanding of the specifications, or because of any misinformation or lack of information. OPRHP reserves the right to exercise the following: Evaluate, accept and/or reject any and all bids, in whole or in part, and to waive technicalities, irregularities, and omissions if, in OPRHP's judgement, the best interests of OPRHP will be served. In the event compliant bids are not received, OPRHP reserves the right to consider late or non-conforming bids as offers