NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that sealed bids, in DUPLICATE, are sought and requested by the Village of Owego (hereinafter called "Owner"), for the construction of the following Project:

Bids are requested for the General Trades Work, in accordance with Drawings, Project Manual, and other Bidding and Contract Documents prepared by Hunt Engineers, Architects, Land Surveyors & Landscape Architect, DPC 100 Hunt Center, Airport Corporate Park, Horseheads, NY 14845.

NOTE: This multiple prime project was previously advertised and bid. Bids for Electrical and Plumbing contracts have been accepted. This rebid is for the General Trades contract only; all specifications and drawings are included for reference.

Sealed bids will be received by the Owner until 1 P.M. local time on Thursday, June 15, 2023 at the Village of Owego Hall Office, 22 Elm Street Owego, NY 13827, at which time and place all bids will be opened and publicly read aloud.

The Bidding Documents and Bid Forms may be examined at the following: The Builders Exchange of the Southern Tier: www.bxstier.com

East - 15 Belden Street, Binghamton NY 13903 West - 65 E. Main St., Falconer, NY 14733 Village of Owego, 22 Elm Street, Owego, NY 13827

Hunt Engineers, Architects, Land Surveyors & Landscape Architect, DPC Airport Corporate Park, 100 Hunt Center, Horseheads, NY 14845-1019

Bid Documents are also available for electronic viewing at www.HUNT-EASplans.com; including an up to date Plan Holders list.

Copies of said documents may be obtained from the Horseheads office of Dataflow, Inc., Airport Corporate Park, 100 Hunt Center, Horseheads, NY 14845, phone (607) 562-2196, fax (607)

562-3214, email "C o rning@GoDataFlow.com " by bidders upon payment of a deposit of $50.00 for each complete set and a separate, non-refundable $25.00 shipping and handling payment for each set. Electronic (pdf) files are also available for a non-refundable payment of $25.00. All checks for sets of Bidding and Contract Documents shall be made payable to the Village of Owego . All checks for shipping and handling, and PDF sets, shall be made payable to Hunt-EAS.

All Prime Contract Bidders who have paid the aforesaid deposit for an entire set of Bidding and Contract Documents and have submitted a bid with required bid security; and return such sets to Dataflow Inc. Horseheads office in GOOD CONDITION within thirty (30) calendar days after the award of contract or rejection of bids, shall receive a refund of the full amount of such deposit. Any NON-BIDDER may be refunded his deposit only upon returning plans and specifications PRIOR to the bid opening. Postage and HANDLING are NOT REFUNDABLE.

All questions prior to bid opening must be received by the close of business on Friday, June 2, 2023. Questions shall be directed to James C. Peckham, PE at Hunt Engineers, Architects, Land Surveyors & Landscape Architect, DPC at email peckhamj@hunt-eas.com. All bidders request for information shall use the form located in specification 00 12 00 - Request for Information. A digital copy of this form is available upon request.

As bid security, each Bid shall be accompanied by a certified check or Bid Bond made payable to Owner, in accordance with the amounts and terms described in the INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS.

The Owner requires that all bids shall comply with the bidding requirements specified in the INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS. The Owner may, at his discretion, waive informalities in bids, but is not obligated to do so, nor does this represent that he will do so. The Owner also reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Under no circumstances will the Owner waive any informality which, by such waiver, would give one Bidder a substantial advantage or benefit not enjoyed by all other Bidders. No Bidder may withdraw his Bid before forty-five (45) days after the actual date of the opening thereof, unless a mistake due to error is claimed by the Bidder in accordance with INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS.

Attention of Bidders is particularly called to requirements as to conditions of employment to be observed and minimum wage rates to be paid under the Contract.

An Optional Pre-Bid conference for all Bidders will be held on Thursday, May 18, 2023 at 1 P.M. at Marvin Park, in Owego, NY for the purpose of reviewing the bidding procedures, the scope of work, and inspecting the proposed work areas.

Attention of Bidders is particularly called to the requirement for ensuring that employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against because of their age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or marital status.

The following goals for MWBE participation on this project have been established at: Minority Owned Business Enterprise (MBE) 15%

Women Owned Business Enterprise (WBE) 15%

(Municipality to calibrate in accordance with overall requirement for project of 30%)

For all further requirements regarding bid submittal, qualifications, procedures, and contract award, refer to the Instructions to Bidders that are included in the Bidding Documents.

The Village of Owego reserves the right to waive any irregularities or informalities in or to accept or reject any or all bids.

This Advertisement is issued by: Owner: The Village of Owego By: Mike Baratta

Title: Mayor

May 11, 2023