This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Buffalo, New York. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

The New York State Thruway Authority is seeking to retain a qualified firm to provide term services for materials sampling, inspection, and testing services of construction-related materials on an as-needed basis for Thruway system projects in the Buffalo Division. Tasks assigned to the firm may include, but not be limited to, the following: o Asphalt and concrete field/plant inspection and testing o Subsurface exploration and sample analysis o Obtaining and testing asphalt and concrete cores o Soil testing including stockpile, gradation, and density testing o Dynamic load testing and CAPWAP analysis o Environmental testing o Asbestos bulk sampling and analysis and Asbestos Removal Monitoring All inspection, sampling, and testing should be performed in accordance with the required specifications and applicable NYSDOT methods and procedures. Laboratories shall be accredited under the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Laboratory Accreditation Program. Sampling and Testing Technicians must be certified in the following programs: 1) Hot Mix Asphalt Plant Production: New York Construction Materials Association/Alfred State QC/QA Plant Inspector Certification, 2) Hot Mix Density Monitoring: New York State Chapter of Association of General Contractors, Density Monitoring Certification; 3) Concrete Field: ACI Field Inspection, Level 1 Certification; 2) Soils & Granular Materials: North Eastern Transportation Technician Certification Program, Soils and Aggregate Certification; 5) Pavement Smoothness, Inertial Profiler Operator Certification: NYSDOT Profiler/Operator Certification Program; 6) Other potential technician certificates required may include PCI, NPCA, AWS, NACE, SSPC, and NICET. Subsurface exploration shall be taken in accordance with the most recent version of the NYSTA Subsurface Exploration Specification. All required drilling data from each subsurface exploration shall be entered onto the Thruway Authority's official subsurface exploration log form using gINT(R) software and the Authority's most recent gINT(R) Template and Library file. The estimated value of this term agreement is $500,000. The duration of this agreement is twenty-four months and the Authority shall have the option, in its sole discretion, to extend this agreement for one (1) additional one (1) year term. Any questions regarding requirements presented in this advertisement must be addressed to one of the Authority individuals listed below. In order for a firm's Letter of Interest (LOI) to be considered by the Authority, the following three (3) points must be met. If any of these three (3) points are not met, the LOI will not be reviewed, and the firm will not be considered for selection. The LOI shall be no more than three (3) standard single-spaced typewritten pages, using a 10 point or greater Arial (not Arial Narrow) font (line spacing and text), with a minimum 1/2 inch margin on all sides. Font scaling shall be set to one hundred percent (100%). Font spacing shall be set to "normal." All firms listed in the LOI must be currently registered with the NYS Department of State and must be able to conduct business in New York State. Where professional services (including engineering, architecture, and survey) are required, all firms listed in the LOI must be currently registered with the New York State Department of Education, Office of the Professions to practice in New York State, and must be able to legally provide professional services in NYS under the name as stated in the LOI (see below for additional details). If a firm will not be providing professional services, it must be clearly noted. CR Number: 2094081 Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Set Aside: No Total MWBE Participation Goals: 0% Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business Contracting Goal: 0% Disadvantaged Owned Sub-Contracting Goal: 0% Contract term: Two years, with an option for the Authority to extend for one (1) additional one (1) year terms. The method of contractor selection has not been determined at this time.