Group 31503

Bituminous Concrete Asphalt Mixtures (2024 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 Mixtures 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.

This 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 this Solicitation thoroughly and to precisely follow the instructions included in the Solicitation and all attachments.

Link to OGS Bid Calendar:

All bid documents and attachments are available for viewing and downloading at:

https://ogs.ny.gov/procurement/bid-opportunities .

Solicitation Update Instructions:

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 in order 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.

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.”

Procurement Lobbying Information:

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/ .