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ERIE COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY, WATERMAIN MATERIALS PURCHASE CONTRACT. Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Set Aside: No Minority Owned Sub-Contracting Goal: 0% Women Owned Sub-Contracting Goal: 0% Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business Contracting Goal: 0% Disadvantaged Owned Sub-Contracting Goal: 0% Contract term: One Year When permitted, members of the public may be present to observe the bid opening. All attendees must bring a government-issued photo identification (driver's license preferred) and check-in with the ECWA receptionist before being allowed entry to the bid opening. Whenever the Erie County Water Authority is operating under a Declaration of Emergency due to a pandemic or other general state of emergencies, members of the public may be precluded from being present at such bid opening. ANYONE ENTERING THE SERVICE CENTER OR OTHER AUTHORITY FACILITIES IS SUBJECT TO SUCH RESTRICTIONS OR LIMITATIONS IN PLACE AT THE TIME OF ENTRY. Beginning at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Prevailing Time, on Monday, November 20, 2023, Project Manuals and accompanying USB flash drive may be obtained in person at the Service Center Front Desk, by writing the Service Center Front Desk at the above address, or calling 716-684-1510 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. If obtaining documents in person, government-issued photo identification is required to enter the building and a business card for bidder's contact person is requested. Contract Documents will be mailed to prospective bidders wishing to obtain a set upon receipt of prospective bidder's charge number for UPS or FedEx. The mailing date will be considered the bidder's date of receipt. Partial sets of documents will not be available. Each bid shall be accompanied by a certified check or bid bond in the amount of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid. In accordance with State Finance Law 139-j and 139-k, all questions about meaning or intent of the bidding documents shall be submitted to the designated contact person in writing. The designated contact is Michael E. Stoklosa, Assistant Engineering Drafts worker, Erie County Water Authority, 3030 Union Road, Cheektowaga, New York 14227, telephone number 716-685-8525, email: mstoklosa@ecwa.org. The Erie County Water Authority reserves the right to reject any and all bids or to accept any bid deemed to be for the best interest of the Water Authority even though the proposal chosen may result in the award of the contract to a bidder whose bid is not mathematically lowest. The final contract will be executed in the format set forth in the proposed Contract Documents located in this Project Manual. The Contract will be for a one-year term, with the potential for two additional six-month extensions. It is anticipated that the term of the original contract will be from February 1, 2024, through January 31, 2025, subject to the approval of Authority's Board of Commissioners.