Mail the sealed proposals to Room 10, City Hall, Buffalo, New York, 14202 with ATTN to the Commissioner of Public Works, Parks and Streets. Bidders should allow for delivery before the bid opening (highly encouraged to schedule for delivery on or prior to Tuesday, March 14, 2023). It is also highly encouraged that bidders track delivery of their mailed proposals and use appropriate priority mail as necessary. City of Buffalo staff is available to accept deliveries on standard business days Monday-Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Addenda will be emailed from Avalon Document Services to Bidders listed on the official Plan Holders List. Bidders must acknowledge receipt of all Addenda by securely stapling in place all addenda within the front or back covers of the proposal book. All Addenda so issued shall become part of the Contract Documents. Pre Bid Meeting Info : Bidder representatives must email William Ratka, P.E. at wratka@didonato.cc before Tuesday, March 7, 2023 at 5:00 PM to be added to the meeting invitation. A meeting invitation will be sent to all requestors by Wednesday, March 8, 2023 at 10:00 AM. Please have a responsible representative attend this meeting. The City of Buffalo will not be responsible for full or partial set of Contract Documents, including any Addenda obtained from any other source. The City of Buffalo reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any informalities therein. Questions regarding the Contract Documents should be directed to Phillip Pecoraro at ppecoraro@buffalony.gov. Bidders shall promptly notify Phillip Pecoraro at ppecoraro@buffalony.gov of any errors, omissions, conflicts or ambiguity within the Contract Documents. No questions or inquiries regarding this bid will be accepted within three (3) business days prior to the bid opening. This project is being carried out with financial aid from the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Bidders must comply with HUD's regulations in 24 CFR Part 135, which implement Section 3. Each bidder's attention is called to the General Municipal Law, which requires a bidder's Certification of Non-Collusion. Copies of such Certificates are part of the Proposal Form and, unless complied with, the bid will not be accepted. BIDDERS MUST SUBMIT PRIOR TO AWARDING OF A CONTRACT A STATEMENT INDICATING THAT THEY WILL WORK TOWARD A MINORITY WORKFORCE GOAL OF 25% AND A WOMEN WORKFORCE GOAL OF 5%. IN ADDITION, A STATEMENT MUST BE SUBMITTED PRIOR TO THE AWARDING OF A CONTRACT INDICATING THAT THE BIDDER WILL WORK TOWARD A BUSINESS UTILIZATION GOAL FOR MINORITY BUSINESS ENTERPRISE OF 25% AND WOMEN BUSINESS ENTERPRISE OF 5%. All bidders shall, with their bid, submit a statement committing to providing apprenticeship training opportunities to workers, as well as details of workforce diversification recruiting programs directed at attracting candidates to fill positions to meet such requirements. Any bid received without this statement may be deemed as non-responsive and rejected.
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