Observation Tower Railing Improvements

NEW YORK STATE OFFICE OF PARKS, RECREATION AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION

NOTICE TO BIDDERS

Sealed bids for Observation Tower Railing Improvements at the Prospect Point Observation Tower of Niagara Falls State Park, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York will be received by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (OPRHP), via email at Western.Capital.Procurement@parks.ny.gov. Electronically submitted bids must only be attached in PDF format– hyperlinks will not be accepted. Note: There is a 20MB limit when submitting attachments via email. If email is not an option for the bidder an alternate address will be provided upon written request to a designated contact. Deadline for bid submission is 9:30 AM local time, November 20, 2025. Sealed bids will be publicly opened and read via WebEx only at 10:00 AM local time, November 20, 2025. The Contract D number should be clearly marked in the subject line of your email, along with the words “BID SUBMISSION”. Each bid must be prepared and submitted in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders and must be accompanied by a scanned Bid Security in the form of a certified check, bank check, or bid bond in the amount of: $68,800

Note: The original hardcopy bid bonds for the two lowest bidders must be postmarked and sent via certified mail within 48 hours of receiving the bid summary from the Office.

General Construction Contract
Fabrication and installation of steel railing and mesh on the existing railing system at the west end of the observation tower at Niagara Falls State Park.

D006490

$68,800
Sixty-eight thousand eight hundred dollars and zero cents

$1,169,175 - $1,581,825

The Bid opening will be conducted ONLY via WebEx at the link listed below:
https://meetny-gov.webex.com/meetny-gov/j.php?MTID=m0934cf00059d24908c79dc3cfa66c53c

MINORITY AND WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE PARTICIPATION GOALS (MWBE)

The following goals for MWBE participation on this project have been established at:
Minority Owned Business Enterprise (MBE) 6%
Women Owned Business Enterprise (WBE) 24%

PUBLIC BUILDING LAW § 8(6)
Pursuant to Public Building Law § 8(6), 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 $1,677,139 or less (maximum amount has been adjusted for inflation effective January 1, 2025). If more than one responsible and reliable MWBE firm meets the requirements, the MWBE firm with lowest bid will be deemed the apparent low bidder.

PROJECT COMPLETION
The completion date for this project is 180 days after agreement has been approved by the NYS Comptroller’s Office with construction completed by May 21, 2026.

Project Specific Liquidated Damages (Refer to Article 14.10 of the General Conditions).
$1,750 / day

Starting on the advertisement date, the Bidding and Contract Documents may be examined free of charge and obtained via email from Carley McMullen at Carley.McMullen@parks.ny.gov .

In accordance with State Finance Law, Section 139-j, the following agency staff have been designated as contacts for this contract:
Erin Zenger 716-299-0803 Erin.zenger@parks.ny.gov
John Honan 716-299-0811 John.Honan@parks.ny.gov
Carley McMullen 716-255-0568 Carley. McMullen@parks.ny.gov
Carissa Hartson 716-265-1655 Carissa.Hartson@parks.ny.gov

Please note that contacting any other agency staff regarding this contract may be a violation of State Finance Law, Section 139-j, resulting in a determination of contractor non-responsibility.

CONTRACTOR REGISTRY REQUIREMENT in December 2024
Newly established subsection 220-i to NYS Labor Law Article 8 requires contractors and subcontractors to register with the Bureau of Public Work and Prevailing Wage Enforcement for public work. Contractors must complete registration prior to bidding on public work projects covered under Article 8 of Labor Law.

The effective date of the registration requirement was December 30, 2024. Bidders must prove they are registered at the time of bid opening by submitting a digital copy
of their company’s registration certificate with their bid. Failure to provide the registration certificate at bid opening will result in automatic disqualification. The apparent low bidder will additionally be held responsible to provide copies of registration certificates for all subcontractors on their approved Utilization Plan before subcontractors commence work.
Please refer to this website for information: https://dol.ny.gov/contractor-and-subcontractor-landing

The registration login page is found here: Log In - Management System for Protecting Workers’ Rights

EXECUTIVE ORDER No. 16

The successful bidder will be required to furnish an Executive Order No. 16 certification form prior to contract award.

The Executive Order can be found here: https://www.governor.ny.gov/executive-order/no-16-prohibiting-state-agencies-and-authorities-contracting-businesses-conducting

The Executive Order Certification Form can be found here: https://ogs.ny.gov/system/files/documents/2022/04/eo16_certification.pdf

BONDS
The successful bidder will be required to furnish a Performance Bond and a Labor and Material Bond/Payment Bond in the statutory form of public bonds required by Sections 136 and 137 of the State Finance Law, each for 100% of the amount of the Contract.

All Requests For Information (RFIs) are due by: 5:00 pm on November 7, 2025

RFIs received after this due date and time will not be processed.

There will be a pre-bid meeting on November 3, 2025 at 11:00am at the Prospect Point Observation Tower at Niagara Falls State Park.