City of Batavia Austin Park Playground

***THIS PROJECT CONTAINS SPECIFICATIONS ONLY***

LaBella Associates, D.P.C.

LBA Project No. 2250130

City of Batavia

Austin Park Playground

CITY OF BATAVIA

GENESEE COUNTY, NEW YORK

AUSTIN PARK PLAYGROUND

PROJECT NO. 2250130

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Sealed Bids for the construction of the site improvements will be received by the City of Batavia,

Tuesday, September 9, 2025, at which time the Bids received will be publicly opened and read.

The Project consists of the construction of site improvements at Austin Park including removal of the

existing playground, construction of a new playground with amenities, drainage including conduits,

appurtenances, and connections, concrete sidewalks, and other improvements as noted in the Bidding

Documents dated August 2025.

Bids will be received for the entire contract only. As indicated in the Bid Form, the Base Bids

and Alternate Bid Items shall be on a stipulated sum basis. All bids shall be made on the form

furnished by the Issuing Office.

The Issuing Office for the Bidding Documents is the City of Batavia Public Works Office, One Batavia

City Centre, Batavia, NY 14020. Prospective Bidders may examine or obtain the Bidding Documents

at the Issuing Office, M-F, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM. Prospective Bidders may also obtain the

Bidding Documents from Rotolite Elliott, 1 Grove Street, Pittsford, NY 14534; (585) 385-1463; M-F,

8:00 AM – 5:00 PM.

Printed copies of the Bidding Documents may be obtained from either of the above locations, upon

payment of $100.00 for each set requested. Checks for Bidding Documents shall be payable to City of

Batavia. Bidding Documents may also be viewed online with a non-refundable online payment by

visiting www.recplanroom.com (click Public Jobs under the Menu Tab on the left-hand side of the plan

room homepage). Once in the Public Jobs plan room, select the link for this project.

When requesting bid documents, prospective bidders shall provide their name, firm’s name, shipping

address (no PO Box numbers), telephone number, email address, name of the project for which they are

requesting Bidding Documents, intended contract, amount of money enclosed, and if applicable, check

numbers. Bidders who obtained the Bidding Documents from the Issuing Office and return a full set of

the Bidding Documents in good condition (suitable for re-use) within 30 days after opening of Bids will

receive a refund of the $100.00 payment.

If you would like a set of Bidding Documents mailed to you, please provide an additional non-refundable

check for $25.00 per set (or actual shipping cost, if higher) payable to Rotolite Elliott. Upon receipt of

payment, Rotolite Elliott will mail Bidding Documents to you. The date that the Bidding Documents

are mailed by Rotolite Elliott will be considered the Bidder’s date of receipt of the Bidding Documents.

Partial sets of Bidding Documents will not be available from the above locations. Neither Owner

nor Engineer will be responsible for full or partial sets of Bidding Documents, including Addenda if

any, obtained from sources other than the above.

Bidding documents may also be examined at:

• Construction Exchange of Buffalo and WNY, Inc., 2660 William Street, Buffalo, NY 14227,

https://conexbuff.com/;

• Builders Exchange of Rochester, 180 Linden Oaks, Suite 10, Rochester, NY 14625, https://robex.com/;

August 2025 001113 - 1 ADVERTISEMENT TO

LaBella Associates, D.P.C.

LBA Project No. 2250130

City of Batavia

Austin Park Playground

August 2025 001113 - 2 ADVERTISEMENT TO BID

• Syracuse Builders Exchange, 6563 Ridings Road, Syracuse, NY, 13206, https://www.syrabex.com/;

• The Builders Exchange of the Southern Tier, Inc. – West, 65 East Main Street, Falconer, NY 14733

Email: planroom@bxstier.com

• New York State Contract Reporter- https://www.nyscr.ny.gov/login.cfm

A pre-bid conference will not be held for the project.

Bid security shall be furnished in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders. All questions or requests

for information must be submitted by 5:00 PM on August 29, 2025.

This project is subject to NYSOPRHP program requirements as outlined in Section 004610 of the

Specifications and including, but not limited to:

• Participation of Minority- and Women-Owned Business Enterprises (“MWBE”) pursuant to

Executive Law Article 15-A, Economic Development Law Article 4-A and 5NYCRR Parts 140-145,

Rules and Regulations of the Minority and Women's Business Development Program.

There is no specific minimum MWBE participation rate or percentage for this contract, however,

a good faith effort needs to be shown;

• Completion and submission of documentation identified in Section 004610; and,

• Provision and erection of project signage in accordance with specifications identified in Section

004610.

• Participation opportunities for New York State certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned

Businesses (“SDVOB”).

• Requirements regarding suspension and debarment.

• Restrictions on lobbying.

Prospective bidders should review the NYSOPRHP requirements included in the Bidding Documents. The

OPRHP program’s MWBE combined goal for construction contracts shall govern above any other goals

identified in these documents.

Owner: City of Batavia

By: Tom Phelps, Director of Public Works

Date: August 18, 2025

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