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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Two (2) General Construction Work Contracts: 47878-C and 47903-C, Two (2) Plumbing Work

Contracts: 47875-P and 47877-P, and Two (2) Electrical Work Contracts: 47871-E and 47873-E.

Sealed bids for the above Work located in the Geographic Contract Areas described below in Table 1

and comprising separate contracts for General Construction, Plumbing, and Electrical Work, will be

received by the Office of General Services (OGS), Design & Construction Group (D&C), Contract

Management, 35th Fl., Corning Tower, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12242, until 2:00 p.m. on the

date indicated in Table 2 below, when they will be publicly opened and read. Each bid must be

prepared and submitted in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders and must be accompanied by a

bid security (i.e., certified check, bank check, or bid bond in the amount of $25,000).

All successful bidders will be required to furnish a Performance Bond and a Labor and Material Bond

pursuant to Sections 136 and 137 of the State Finance Law, each for 100% of the amount the

Anticipated Annual Value of Work as noted in Table 2.

This Advertisement for Bids is for multiple Job Order Contracts (hereinafter called JOC). A Job

Order Contract is an indefinite quantity contract pursuant to which the Contractor will perform a

series of individual repair, alteration, modernization, maintenance, rehabilitation, demolition, and

construction projects at different locations. Work is accomplished by means of issuance of a Job

Order against a master contract. Under the JOC concept, the Contractor furnishes all management,

documentation, labor, materials, and equipment needed to perform the Work. The State has published Construction Task Catalogs containing a series of work items with pre-established Unit Prices. The Contractor will bid Adjustment Factors to be applied to the pre-established Unit Prices.

The price paid by the State for an individual Project will be determined by multiplying the preestablished Unit Prices by the appropriate quantities and by the appropriate Adjustment Factor(s).

Table 1- Geographic Contract Areas

Geographic Contract Areas

Contract # – Area Title – Counties Served

47871-E – 1 – Bronx, Kings, Nassau, New York, Queens, Richmond, and Suffolk, Counties of New York State.

47873-E – 3 – Albany, Columbia, Delaware, Greene, Fulton, Hamilton, Montgomery, Otsego, Rensselaer,

Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Warren and Washington Counties of New York State.

47903-C – 3 – Albany, Columbia, Delaware, Greene, Fulton, Hamilton, Montgomery, Otsego, Rensselaer,

Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Warren and Washington Counties of New York State.

47875-P – 5 – Broome, Cayuga, Chenango, Cortland, Herkimer, Madison, Oneida, Onondaga, Oswego, Tioga,

and Tompkins Counties of New York State.

47877-P – 7- Chemung, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Wayne and Yates Counties

of New York State.

47878-C – 8 – Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans, and Wyoming Counties

of New York State.

Table 2- Contract Values and Bid Due Dates

Contract Number – Anticipated Annual Value of Work – Bid Due Date

47871-E – $1,000,000 – 8 October 2025

47873-E – $1,000,000 – 8 October 2025

47875-P – $1,000,000 – 8 October 2025

47877-P – $1,000,000 – 8 October 2025

47878-C – $1,000,000 – 8 October 2025

47903-C – $2,000,000 – 8 October 2025

Advertisement for Bids

Updated 01/07/2025 Contract Nos: 47871-E, 47873-E, 47875-P, 47877-P, 47878-C. 47903-C

Prospective bidders must register for a Pre-Bid Conference to attend. The conference will be held for

the purpose of discussing the JOC concept, Contract Documents, specifics of the OGS JOC

program, OGS expectations, JOC from the Contractor’s perspective (including how to properly

prepare a bid) and other bid considerations. The attendees representing prospective bidders at the

Pre-Bid Conferences should be principals of the firm and/or the individuals who will be compiling the

bid on behalf of the firm. If the bidder is a joint venture, at least one party of the joint venture must

register to attend a Pre-Bid Conference.

Pre-Bid Conferences – Zoom:

Using the links below, prospective bidders will need to register for one of the dates listed below.

Prospective bidders will then receive a confirmation email with a link to join on the selected date.

Prospective bidders will click on one of the provided links within the confirmation email and Zoom will launch. The system will walk prospective bidders through joining the meeting by audio either via phone or on their computer.

Wednesday September 24, 2025 – 10:00AM-12:00PM

Zoom Link – https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4704584205782390873

Wednesday October 1, 2025 – 10:00AM-12:00PM

Zoom Link – https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4704584205782390873

Designated staff are Catherine Skaczkowski, Jessica Hoffman, and Pierre Alric in the Division of

Contract Management, telephone (518) 474-0203, fax (518) 473-7862.

Bidders responding to this Advertisement must familiarize themselves with the State Finance Law requirements and will be expected to affirm that they understand and agree to comply on the bid form. Further information about these requirements can be found within the project manual or at:

https://ogs.ny.gov/ACPL/

Pursuant to Public Buildings Law § 8(6), effective January 11, 2020, for any projects where the

project design commenced on or after January 1, 2020 and for 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 $1,680,923 or less, as adjusted annually for inflation beginning March 1, 2025. If more than one responsible and reliable MWBE firm meets these requirements, the MWBE firm with the lowest bid will be deemed the apparent low bidder.

___Project commenced design before January 1, 2020. Not subject to provision.

X Project commenced design on or after January 1, 2020. Subject to provision.

Pursuant to New York State Executive Law Article 15-A and the rules and regulations promulgated

thereunder, OGS is required to promote opportunities for the maximum feasible participation of New

York State-certified Minority and Women-owned Business Enterprises (“MWBEs”) and the employment of minority group members and women in the performance of OGS contracts. All bidders are expected to cooperate in implementing this policy. OGS hereby establishes an overall goal of 30% for MWBE participation, 15% for Minority-Owned Business Enterprises (“MBE”) participation and 15% for Women Owned Business Enterprises (“WBE”) participation (based on the current availability of qualified MBEs

and WBEs). The total contract goal can be obtained by utilizing any combination of MBE and /or WBE participation for subcontracting and supplies acquired under this Contract. Trades with 0% goals are Advertisement for Bids

Updated 01/07/2025 Contract Nos: 47871-E, 47873-E, 47875-P, 47877-P, 47878-C. 47903-C

encouraged to make “good faith efforts” to promote and assist in the participation of MWBEs on the Contract for the provision of services and materials.

Article 17-B of the New York State Executive Law provides for more meaningful participation in public procurement by certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Businesses (“SDVOBs”). Bidders are expected to consider SDVOBs in the fulfillment of the requirements of the Contract. Such participation may be as subcontractors or suppliers, as protégés, or in other partnering or supporting roles. OGS hereby establishes overall goals for SDVOBs’ participation under this contract as follows: 3% for the C trade contractor, 3% for the E trade contractor, and 3% for the P trade contractor, based on the current

availability of qualified SDVOBs. Trades with 0% goals are encouraged to make “good faith efforts” to promote and assist in the participation of SDVOBs on the Contract for the provision of services and materials.

The Bidding and Contract Documents for this Project are available for viewing and downloading from OGS Design & Construction’s plan room hosting service, Bid Express. Vendors wishing to view and/or download bid documents must complete a one-time registration for the Bid Express service. There

is no cost to register for Bid Express. Registration along with viewing and downloading of documents

can be accessed at the following link: http://www.bidexpress.com

For questions about downloading of bid documents, please send an e-mail to

support@bidexpress.com, or call the Bid Express toll-free number at (888) 352-2439.

For all other questions, please send an email to DCPlans@ogs.ny.gov, or call (518) 474-0203.

For additional information on this project, please use the link below and then click on the project

number:

https://online.ogs.ny.gov/dnc/contractor

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