Park Office / Entrance Reconstruction – Phase 12

NEW YORK STATE OFFICE OF PARKS, RECREATION AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION

NOTICE TO BIDDERS

Sealed bids for Park Office / Entrance Reconstruction – Phase 2 at Wellesley Island State Park, Town of Fineview, Jefferson County, New York will be received by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (OPRHP), via email at MidState.Capital.Procurement@parks.ny.gov. Electronically submitted bids must only be attached in PDF format– hyperlinks will not be accepted.  Note: There is a 20MB limit when submitting attachments via email.  If email is not an option for the bidder an alternate address will be provided upon written request to a designated contact. Deadline for bid submission is 1:00 PM local time, April 16, 2025.  Sealed bids will be publicly opened and read via WebEx only at 1:30 PM local time, April 16, 2025. The Contract D number should be clearly marked in the subject line of your email, along with the words “BID SUBMISSION”.  Each bid must be prepared and submitted in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders and must be accompanied by a scanned Bid Security in the form of a certified check, bank check, or bid bond in the amounts noted below:

Note: The original hardcopy bid bonds for the two lowest bidders must be postmarked and sent via certified mail within 48 hours of receiving the bid summary from the Office.

General Construction Contract D006297, $93,700.00, Ninety-Three Thousand Seven Hundred dollars and zero cents.

Provide all labor, material, and equipment necessary to rehabilitate the existing 1,870 square foot +/- Park Conference Building, provide new courtyard, improvements to existing parking lots and roadways, site utilities, and miscellaneous site improvements as shown in the contract documents for the general contract.

Engineer’s Estimate Range: $1,592,713.00 - $2,154,847.00

Electrical Contract D006298, $17,700.00, Seventeen Thousand dollars and zero cents.

Provide all labor, material, and equipment necessary to rehabilitate the existing 1,870 square foot +/- Park Conference Building, provide new courtyard, improvements to existing parking lots and roadways, site utilities, and miscellaneous site improvements as shown in the contract documents for the electrical contract.

Engineer’s Estimate Range: $300,197.00 - $406,148.00

Mechanical Contract D006299, $8,950.00, Eight Thousand Nine Hundred Fifty dollars and zero cents.

Provide all labor, material, and equipment necessary to rehabilitate the existing 1,870 square foot +/- Park Conference Building, provide new courtyard, improvements to existing parking lots and roadways, site utilities, and miscellaneous site improvements as shown in the contract documents for the mechanical contract.

Engineer’s Estimate Range: $151,378.00 - $204,805.00

Plumbing Contract D006300: $8,200.00 Eight Thousand Two Hundred dollars and zero cents.

Provide all labor, material, and equipment necessary to rehabilitate the existing 1,870 square foot +/- Park Conference Building, provide new courtyard, improvements to existing parking lots and roadways, site utilities, and miscellaneous site improvements as shown in the contract documents for the plumbing contract.

Engineer’s Estimate Range: $139,345.00 - $188,526.00

The Bid opening will be conducted ONLY via WebEx at the link listed below:

https://meetny-gov.webex.com/meetny-gov/j.php?MTID=ma0c282bea9a6b7398cf0d57093bf695b.

MINORITY AND WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE PARTICIPATION GOALS (MWBE)

The following goals for MWBE participation on General Contract D006297 have been established at:

Minority Owned Business Enterprise (MBE)         18%

Women Owned Business Enterprise (WBE)          12%

The following goals for MWBE participation on Electrical Contract D006298 have been established at:

Minority Owned Business Enterprise (MBE)         13%

Women Owned Business Enterprise (WBE)          17%

The following goals for MWBE participation on Mechanical Contract D006299 have been established at:

Minority Owned Business Enterprise (MBE)         12%

Women Owned Business Enterprise (WBE)            4%

The following goals for MWBE participation on Plumbing Work Contract D006300 have been established at:

Minority Owned Business Enterprise (MBE)         25%

Women Owned Business Enterprise (WBE)            5%

SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN OWNED BUSINESS (SDVOB) GOALS

The following goals for SDVOB participation on this project have been established at:

Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Business           6%

PUBLIC BUILDING LAW § 8(6)

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 $1,628,283 or less (maximum amount has been adjusted for inflation effective January 1, 2024). 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.

PROJECT COMPLETION

The completion date for this project is 645 Days after agreement has been approved by the NYS Comptroller’s Office.

Project Milestones for Contract Completion as follows:

1. Anticipated Notice to Proceed: July 9, 2025.
2. Onsite Construction Activities May Commence: December 15, 2025.
3. Anticipated Contract End: May 15, 2027.

Project Specific Liquidated Damages (Refer to Article 14.10 of the General Conditions).

Please see Article 14.10 in the General Conditions for the Schedule of Liquidated Damages per day.

Starting on the advertisement date, the Bidding and Contract Documents may be obtained free of charge via email from Dawn Barker at Dawn.Barker@parks.ny.gov.

In accordance with State Finance Law, Section 139-j, the following agency staff have been designated as contacts for this contract:

Jason Wolfanger, 315-479-3221, Jason.Wolfanger@parks.ny.gov

Kevin Lawton, 315- 492-1756, Kevin.Lawton@parks.ny.gov

Dawn Barker, 315-479-3234, Dawn.Barker@parks.ny.gov

Please note that contacting any other agency staff regarding this contract may be a violation of State Finance Law, Section 139-j, resulting in a determination of contractor non-responsibility.

CONTRACTOR REGISTRY REQUIREMENT in December 2024

Newly established subsection 220-i to NYS Labor Law Article 8 requires contractors and subcontractors to register with the Bureau of Public Work and Prevailing Wage Enforcement for public work. This registration must be completed prior to bidding on public work projects covered under Article 8 of Labor Law. The effective date of the registration requirement is December 30, 2024.  No contractors or subcontractors are required to register prior to that date; however, after the effective date, bidders may be found to be non-responsive if they fail to include a digital copy of their registration certificate with their bid submission, and registration number on the project bid form.  The apparent low bidder will additionally be held responsible to provide copies of registration certificates for all subcontractors on their approved Utilization Plan before the contract is submitted to the Office of the Comptroller for approval.

Please refer to this website for information:  https://dol.ny.gov/contractor-and-subcontractor-landing. The registration login page is found here:  Log In - Management System for Protecting Workers’ Rights.

EXECUTIVE ORDER No. 16

The successful bidder will be required to furnish an Executive Order No. 16 certification form prior to contract award. The Executive Order can be found here:  https://www.governor.ny.gov/executive-order/no-16-prohibiting-state-agencies-and-authorities-contracting-businesses-conducting.

The Executive Order Certification Form can be found here: https://ogs.ny.gov/system/files/documents/2022/04/eo16_certification.pdf.

BONDS

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: 4:00 PM on April 2, 2025. RFIs received after this due date and time will not be processed.

There will not be a formal Pre-Bid meeting. Instead, there will be site access on Monday, March 24, 2025, from 10:00 AM until 2:00 PM for potential bidders to visit the site. Any information or clarification needed should be submitted in the form of an RFI per the instructions to bidders, for resolution of discrepancies and ambiguities.