Varick Street Green Infrastructure and Streetscape Improvements

Sealed Bids for the construction of Varick Street – Green Infrastructure and Streetscape Improvements will be received by Board of Contract and Supply Office, City Hall, 1 Kennedy Plaza, Utica, New York 13502. Bids will be received, until 3:15 pm local time on September 8, 2022, at which time the Bids received will be publicly opened and read. The Project consists of the removal of impervious concrete and asphalt surfaces and replacement with permeable pavers, sidewalk repairs, tree pits and plantings along Varick Street, Sunset Avenue, and Columbia Street.

Bids will be received for a single prime Contract. Bids shall be on a unit price basis.

The Issuing Office for the Bidding Documents is the Board of Contract and Supply Office via the “Avalon Plan Room.” The Contract Documents may be viewed and ordered through the Avalon Plan Room website at: www.avalonutica-planroom.com in the “Public Bid” section. If you do not have internet access or have questions on ordering from the site, please contact Avalon Document Services at (315) 724-5555.

A non-refundable deposit of Thirty Dollars ($30.00) payable to Avalon Document Services will be required to obtain a download of an electronic version of the Project Manual and Plan Sheets (Contract Documents) and the Bid Booklet. Cash payments will not be accepted. The payment includes shipping of the Bid Booklet to anywhere in the Continental United States via UPS or FedEX ground. Should potential bidders want expedited shipping they should include their UPS or FedEX account number with their planroom order or be charged additional shipping at their expense. By submission of the $30.00 non-refundable payment, bidder will be registered as an official planholder. Only official planholders are eligible to bid on the project. Subcontractors, suppliers, equipment vendors, etc. will also be required to submit the non-refundable payment in order to receive the Bid Booklet and the electronic files.

If bidders wish to purchase printed copies of the Contract Documents, they may be obtained through Avalon at their own expense. Only official planholders will be allowed to obtain printed copies of the Contract Documents. Full-size drawings are on 24” x 36” paper.

A pre-bid meeting will be held at 11:00 am local time on August 30, 2022 at Utica City Hall.

Bid security shall be furnished in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders.

Bids will be accepted only from Bidders who obtain Bidding Documents from the Issuing Office (via Avalon Plan Room) and are duly registered on the List of Bidders. Bidders shall submit proof of qualifications to perform the Work as described in the Instructions to Bidders.

Issuance of the bid proposal was resolved by the Board of Contract and Supply on July 28, 2022.

The Board of Contract and Supply reserves the right to waive any formalities and to reject any and all bids.