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NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed bid proposals for the Highland Road Large Culvert Replacement, Town of Marathon, Cortland County, New York will be received at the County Highway Department Offices located at 4267 Traction Drive, Cortland, New York 13045, until 10:00 A.M. local time on March 13 2017, at which time they will be opened and read aloud. Bid proposals shall be placed in a sealed envelope with the following clearly marked on the front of the envelope: Bidder’s Name and Address “Bid to Cortland County for the Highland Road Large Culvert Replacement” Date and time of Bid opening Bid proposals may be hand delivered anytime during operating hours to the Highway Department Offices at the location mentioned above. Proposals must be delivered before the bid opening time. Bid proposals may also be mailed using regular mail to the following address: Cortland County Highway Department 60 Central Avenue Cortland, NY 13045 Bid proposals may also be “overnight” or otherwise shipped to the following address: Cortland County Highway Department 4267 Traction Drive Cortland, NY 13045 Bid proposals that are mailed using regular mail must be received in the regular Highway Department mail delivery on the business day prior to bid opening date. Bids received after this time will not be opened and will be returned to the bidder. Such bids shall not be considered. Bid proposals that are “overnight” or otherwise shipped must be received by 10:00 a.m. local time on the day of the bid opening. Bids received via “overnight” or “express” mail after this time will not be opened and will be returned to the bidder. Such bids shall not be considered. General Description of Work: This project includes the demolition and removal of the existing reinforced concrete bridge, installation of a precast 3-sided concrete structure on cast-in-place reinforced concrete footings, cast- in-place reinforced concrete wing walls, excavation and backfill, bridge railing, guide railing, road base construction, asphalt paving, stone filling erosion control items and establishment of turf. All necessary work as specified in the General Provisions and Proposal Booklet, and addenda, and any incidental work required for the completion of the contract shall be included in the price submitted by the bidder. The Contract Plans and Bid Proposal Booklet may be downloaded from the Cortland County website on or after February 23, 2017 at the following website address: http://www.cortland-co.org/Bids.aspx under the link entitled: ---PAGE BREAK--- “Highland Road Large Culvert Replacement” It is the responsibility of the Bidder to check the Website for addenda. The final date for posting addenda to the Website will be 3 working days prior to the bid opening date. Questions regarding the contract documents for this project may be directed to Ms. Trisha Jesset, Senior Engineer at (607) 753-9377. All Bids must be written in ink on the forms provided in the Proposal Booklet. The Bidder must submit the original and one extra copy. All Bid proposals shall be accompanied by a certified check, cashier’s check, or bid bond in the amount of 5% of the bid and made payable to the “Cortland County Highway Department”, as a guarantee that if the Contract is awarded to the bidder, he will sign the contract and furnish the required performance bond within ten (10) calendar days after he has received the contract. If a bidder should fail to sign the Contract and deliver the performance bond within ten days after he has received the Contract, the 5% guaranty shall be forfeited. All bidders will be required to sign a statement of non-collusion, which is included in the Proposal Booklet. The construction of this project will be done in strict accordance with the State of New York Department of Transportation Policies, procedures and specifications entitled “Standard Specifications, Construction and Materials adopted January 1, 2017” and addenda. The General Provisions of the Contract, Contract Forms of Proposal, Agreement, Bonds, General Construction Specifications, Materials of Construction, which are contained in these specifications, shall be adhered to in all respects. Attention should be paid to Section 106-11 of the New York State Department of Transportation Standard Specifications, Construction and Materials as pertains to Buy America Bid Requirements. Particular attention is hereby directed to the sections entitled “Definition and Terms” and “General Provisions” contained herein, which denotes definitions of the responsible parties and/or persons who will direct and supervise this work and contract in lieu of the references made to State engineers and officials in the Standard Specifications, Construction and Materials. In compliance with the provisions of Section 115 (Prevailing Rate of Wage), Public Law 627, the minimum wages paid laborers and mechanics are included in wage schedules that are set out in the bid proposal. Non-Collusion and State Finance Law certifications are included in the Bid Proposal Book, and they must be signed and submitted by the bidder with the bid. The County of Cortland reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids, to waive any informality in any bids, and to award the Contract in the County’s best interest. The County reserves the right to make the award within forty-five (45) days after the date of the bid opening, during which period bids shall not be withdrawn.