Renovation of a service station / car wash facility in Jamestown, New York. Completed plans call for the renovation of a service station / car wash facility.

Bidders should provide any questions concerning the proposal in writing. The questions and requests for information should be submitted in writing to the following address, all questions submitted will be answered in writing along with any documentation being sent to all prospective bidders and who have previously obtained the bid documents. Address all correspondence to: BPU TECHNICAL Alex Pickett Jamestown Board of Public Utilities P.O. Box 700 Jamestown, NY 14702-0700 PH 716 - 661-1693 FAX 716-661-1645 E-Mail: apickett@jamestownbpu.com ADMINISTRATIVE LEAD Todd Hoaglund Jamestown Board of Public Utilities P.O. Box 700 Jamestown, NY 14702-0700 PH 716-661-1662 Fax 716-661-1645 Email: thoaglund@jamestownbpu.com PRC# 2023001448 A bid cannot be withdrawn after the expiration of the time set for receiving bids, nor can any change in price or other details be made by letter, telegram, or verbal statement. The prices and other information must be legibly written (or printed) in ink, the bid price, or prices being written in words as well as figures. Bidders must acquaint themselves fully with the amount and nature of the work to be done by carefully studying the Specifications and drawings and by visiting the site, examining existing construction, and inquiring into any local conditions which may affect their work. No bid will be accepted from, nor will any Purchase Order be awarded to any person or company who is in arrears with the Board of Public Utilities upon debt or Purchase Order, or who is in default, as surety or otherwise, upon any obligation to said Board or whose work has heretofore proven unsatisfactory or dilatory. If required in Section 4, each proposal shall be accompanied by a Proposal Bond issued by a surety company authorized by license to write insurance contracts in New York State and rated "A" or better by A. M. Best Company, Inc. in Best's Key Rating Guide, and otherwise acceptable to the BPU, or by a certified check on solvent bank in an amount of at least ten percent (10%) of the amount bid, as an evidence of good faith that the Bidder will, within ten (10) days after the date of notification that its Proposal has been accepted, enter into a contract with the Board of Public Utilities of the City of Jamestown (BPU), New York, to execute its proposal. If a certified check is furnished, it shall be drawn to the order of the Treasurer of the City of Jamestown, New York. If a Proposal Bond is furnished, it shall be on the blank form attached hereto. If required by Section 4, each Bidder shall furnish with the Proposal, a "Statement of Surety" to the effect that, should the bid be accepted, the Surety is willing to provide a Performance Bond in the sum of one hundred percent (100%) of the contract price, conditioned upon the faithful and satisfactory performance of all obligations and requirements of the contract and guaranty of materials and workmanship for 12 months following final acceptance of the work by the BPU. If the Bidder to whom this Contract is awarded fails to sign same, and provide the required Performance Bond within ten (10) days after the award is made, the award may be canceled and in that event, the Bidder will forfeit to the BPU such portion of the check or Proposal Bond as may be required to pay the difference between its bid and that of the Bidder who shall eventually accept and fulfill the contract, or shall be used to reduce the cost of the work if done by the BPU. A bid which is not accompanied by the required certified check or Proposal Bond, or a bid which is incomplete, or which contains alterations, erasures, discrepancies, or a conditional proposal, or a bid in which the surety company is not named, may be rejected. All certified checks will be returned to their respective depositors immediately after the contract has been signed and the Contractor's Performance Bond herein required has been furnished and approved by the BPU's properly authorized representatives. The BPU reserves the right to reject any bid or all bids, the right to waive any informalities, the right to permit exceptions deemed not to be of substance, and the right to accept any bid which the BPU deems to represent the prudent and economical expenditure of the public moneys for the benefit of the BPU's ratepayers by securing the maximum quality at the lowest possible cost. All proposals shall be submitted in an opaque sealed envelope or package plainly marked on the outside with the name, address, and phone number (including FAX number) of the person, firm, partnership, or corporation bidding and the name of their respective representatives whom they expect to be present when the bids are opened. The SPECIFICATION - PROPOSAL - PURCHASE ORDER NUMBER on which the bid is submitted shall be plainly marked on the outside of the sealed envelope containing the bid. If forwarded by US Mail, the envelope containing each proposal shall be placed in another envelope addressed to Mr. David Leathers, General Manager, Board of Public Utilities, P O Box 700, Jamestown, New York 14702-0700. If forwarded otherwise than by US Mail, it must be delivered to Mr. David Leathers, General Manager, Board of Public Utilities, 92 Steele Street, Jamestown, New York 14701. An original and two (2) complete copies of the Proposal shall be provided in sealed envelopes marked "BD-01-23- COPIES" and include the bidder's information as indicated above. Two (2) proposals from a firm, corporation, or association under different names will not be considered. Reasonable grounds for supposing that any bidder is interested in more than one proposal for this work will be cause for the rejection of all proposals in which it has been interested. Any or all proposals will be rejected if there is reasonable ground for supposing that there is collusion among bidders, and all participants in such collusion will receive no further recognition for this work. The Bidder shall submit a complete proposal providing prices for all options and supply any information (with the proposal) which may be required to completely evaluate its proposal or the bid may be declared irregular. If the Bidder should encounter any condition not provided for in the Purchase Order Documents that will affect its bid or the performance of its Purchase Order obligations should the Bidder be awarded the Purchase Order, the Bidder shall notify the BPU in writing at least five (5) days prior to the opening of the bids and enclose a copy of such letter with the bid.