Town of Gates Memorial Park Water Main Extension

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that sealed proposals for the General Construction Work Contract are

sought and requested for:

CONSTRUCTION OF

MEMORIAL PARK WATER MAIN EXTENSION

Town of Gates

County of Monroe

State of New York

to be let by the Town of Gates according to the plans and specifications prepared by Costich

Engineering, D.P.C. Contract documents shall be available for review June 18, 2025.

The sealed proposals will be received by the Town of Gates Public Works Department at the Town Hall,

1605 Buffalo Road, Rochester, NY 14624, until the 2nd day of July, 2025 at 1:00 p.m. prevailing time, at

which time and place they will be publicly opened and read aloud.

Copies of the Contract Documents, including drawings and technical specifications, in both digital

download and printed formats may be obtained from Rotolite Elliott, P.O. Box 97, One Grove Street,

Pittsford, New York 14534, 585-385-1463 (voice) 585-385-2190 (fax), www.recplanroom.com, at cost. A

hard copy of the Contract Documents will be available for preview at the Town of Gates Town Hall Clerk’s

Office

The bidding documents must be obtained through Rotolite-Elliott in order to be considered a Plan Holder

of Record. Bidding documents obtained from any other source are for examination only, and are not

considered complete and are not valid for bidding purposes.

Each bid must be accompanied by a certified check or a bid bond in an amount not less than

5% of their bid in the form, and subject to the conditions set forth in the Contract Documents and

Instructions for Bidders.

Upon acceptance of their bid, if the successful bidder fails to enter into a contract pursuant to the

requirements of said agency, then the sum deposited as aforesaid shall be forfeited to the

Town of Gates as liquidated damages, or the payment of the bond enforced for the benefit of

the Town of Gates.

Upon acceptance of their bid, if the successful bidder fails to enter into a contract pursuant to the

requirements of said agency, then the sum deposited as aforesaid shall be forfeited to the

Town of Gates as liquidated damages, or the payment of the bond enforced for the benefit of the Town of Gates.

No bidder may withdraw his bid for a period of forty-five (45) days after the date set forth for the

opening thereof, and may not withdraw it at any time prior to the opening of bids. Each bidder’s attention

is called to the General Municipal Law, which requires a bidder’s signed Certificate of Non-Collusion,

copies of such certificates are part of the proposal form and unless complied with, the bid will not be

accepted.

The successful bidder must furnish 100% Performance Bond.

The Town of Gates is exempt under Section 1116 of the Tax Law, and, therefore, no sales

tax shall be included in the bid.

Women- , Minority- , and Veteran-Owned Businesses are encouraged to submit bids.

The attention of bidders is directed to the Contract Provisions governing selection and employment of labor.

Prevailing Wage Rates (Monroe County, NY) apply for this project in accordance with New York

Department of Labor Article 8.

No bids shall be accepted from, or any contract awarded to any person or corporation who is in

arrears to the Town of Gates upon any debt of Contract, or is a defaulter as surety or

otherwise upon obligation to the Town of Gates.

The Town of Gates also reserves the right to waive any informality in or to reject any and all

Bids, or to waive any nonconformity or irregularity in any bid, and to award the Contract in the Town’s

best interest. It further reserves the right to limit the amount of the award. The Town of Gates reserves the

right to reject any and all proposals and re-advertise at its discretion.

A pre-bid meeting will not be conducted.

The consultant contact for the Memorial Park Water Main Extension project as designated by the Town of

Gates shall be the sole point of contact for all questions and clarifications needed for the contract documents.

All requests for information or clarification shall be made in writing to the project bidding point of contact:

Emma L. Oakes, R.L.A. Costich Engineering, D.P.C. located at 217 Lake Avenue, Rochester, NY 14608,

with email address: eoakes@costich.com. No request will be addressed less than 72 hours of the bid opening

By order of the Town Board of the Town of Gates, Monroe County, New York.

Sarah Lobene, Town Clerk

Town of Gates