Group 31503

Bituminous Concrete Asphalt Mixtures (2023 VPP NYSDOT Specific Projects)
(Federal & State Funds)

This Solicitation is issued by the New York State ("NYS") Office of General Services ("OGS"), Procurement Services for Bituminous Concrete Asphalt Mix as specified herein for the NYS Department of Transportation (Authorized User shall mean the NYS Department of Transportation ONLY).

Bituminous Concrete is a mixture of stone of various sizes and liquid material. The mixture is heated and proportioned in a bituminous concrete plant and compacted on a road in a heated state. Once the material cools, it becomes a hard durable material. Bituminous concrete is used for roads, parking lots, tennis courts, sidewalks, bike paths, and for patching same. This Solicitation and ensuing contracts provide an avenue for preventive maintenance activities which ensure that highways and bridges meet or exceed their optimum useful life.

The Solicitation outlines the terms and conditions and all applicable information required for submitting a bid. Bidders should pay strict attention to the bid submission date and time to prevent disqualification. Bidders are strongly encouraged to read the language of the Solicitation thoroughly and to precisely follow the instructions included in the Solicitation and all attachments.

VENDOR NOTIFICATION REGISTRATION FOR BID OPPORTUNITIES

Vendors wishing to review bid solicitations may visit the OGS Bid Calendar at:
https://ogs.ny.gov/procurement/bid-opportunities

A vendor must register with the New York State Contract Reporter to receive bidder notifications and updates by navigating to the "I want to find contracts to Bid on" page to register for their free account.

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For a vendor to receive email notifications regarding updates to the content or status of a particular solicitation, the vendor must choose the option "bookmark the ad" located in the upper right-hand side of the ad, then return to their account, view their list of bookmarked ads, and then select the "send me notification updates" option listed to the right of the ad.

Note: Submission of responses by a vendor to a solicitation that does not account for updated information may result in their bid/offer being deemed non-responsive. Vendors are strongly encouraged to review the advertised solicitation in full prior to submitting a bid to ensure inclusion of any updated information. Additionally, if the vendor does not opt in to receive notification updates regarding a particular solicitation, they will not receive e-mail notifications regarding updates, including e-mail notifications regarding the posting of the question-and-answer documents and updates to solicitation documents.

Pursuant to State Finance Law § 139-j and § 139-k, this Solicitation includes and imposes certain restrictions on communications between OGS and a Bidder during the procurement process. Further information about these requirements can be found on the OGS website at: https://ogs.ny.gov/acpl/.