Living with the Bay: Smith Pond Improvements at Smith Pond
Public Notice to Bidders
SEALED PROPOSALS FOR:
LIVING WITH THE BAY: SMITH POND IMPROVEMENTS AT SMITH POND
Bid No. 2010CD2(1001)
Sealed bids for Living with the Bay: Smith Pond Improvements at Smith Pond, Rockville Centre, New York, Bid No. 2010CD2(1001) will be received by the Village of Rockville Centre (the“Municipality”), at the Village of Rockville Centre Police Department, 34 Maple Avenue,Rockville Centre, New York 11570, until 11:00 am local time on November 3, 2020 when they will be publicly opened and read aloud in the Village Court Room. In accordance with Executive Order of the Governor of New York, the bid opening will be recorded, and the recording will be available on the Village website on November 4, 2020. Each bid must be prepared and submitted in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders and must be accompanied by Bid Security in the form of a certified check, bank check, or bid bond in the amount of five percent (5%) of the total amount of the bid.
Bidders will have an opportunity to visit the site of the work at 9:00 am on October 16, 2020 at Smith Pond Park. Attendance at the site visit is not mandatory in-order to bid for the work.Contact Mario Bento at mbento@rvcny.us at least 24 hours in advance of the site visit time to notify of your intent to attend. No later than forty-five (45) days after the bid opening, the Municipality shall accept bids or rejectall bids. After the bid opening, a bid may not be withdrawn prior to the date that is forty-five (45) days after such bid opening. The Municipality reserves the right to reject any or all bids, and advertise for new bids, if in its opinion the best interest of the Municipality will hereby be promoted.
CDBG-DR FUNDED PROJECT
The Municipality seeks to improve flood control, increase storm runoff attenuation capacity, improve water quality and habitat quality. Several resiliency interventions have been proposed,which architectural and engineering design has been completed, including: Improving the existing weir and installing a fish ladder and eel passage near the southeastern corner of the pond; Rebuilding a scenic overlook near Peninsula Boulevard;Constructing a new access drive to access Smith Pond spillway; Constructing approximately 1,800 linear feet of flood walls with flood breaks; Enhancing existing wetland communities by removing invasive species; and Improving social value within the surrounding community by enhancing recreational activities.
This project is being financed with U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”) Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (“CDBG-DR”) funds administered by the NYS Governor's Office of Storm Recovery (“GOSR”). Attention of bidders is particularly called to Section 3 requirements,1 M/WBE goals, Federal labor standards, Federal and State prevailing wage rates, online reporting requirements using Elation System, Inc. and other requirements included in the Supplementary Conditions for Contracts. See Instructions to Bidders for additional information.
Minority and Women Owned Business Participation Goals The following goals for MWBE participation on this project have been established at:
Minority Owned Business Enterprise (MBE) 15% Women Owned Business Enterprise (WBE) 15%
Equal Opportunity
The Municipality is an Equal Opportunity employer.
PROJECT COMPLETION
The completion date for this project is 250 Days after Bidder receives a notice to proceed with construction from the Municipality.
PROJECT SPECIFIC LIQUIDATED DAMAGES
Liquidated damages will be assessed for each day of delay of the contract and will be applied in accordance with Article 14.10 of the General Conditions.
CONTRACT DOCUMENTS
“Contract Documents” has the meaning set forth in Article 1.1 of the General Conditions herein. Starting on the advertisement date, the Contract Documents, specifications and plans can be examined on the Village’s website at www.rvcny.gov
Or at the following OneDrive link - http://rvcny.us/SmithPondGOSR.
DESIGNATED CONTACT
The following agency staff has been designated as contact for this contract:
Rockville Centre Purchasing Department
Kathy McMahon
Purchasing Agent
Please note that contacting any other agency staff regarding this contract may be a violation of state or municipal law, rule or regulation, resulting in a determination of contractor non- responsibility.
BONDS
The successful bidder will be required to furnish a Performance Bond and a Payment Bond in the statutory form of public bonds required by Section 137 of the State Finance Law, each for one hundred percent (100%) of the amount of the Contract.
REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION
No formal pre-bidding meeting will be held. However, questions or requests for clarification maybe directed to Rockville Centre Purchasing Department. Please contact Kathy McMahon via email only at kmcmahon@rvcny.us. Questions must be submitted no later than October 23, 2020.