NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Undersigned, on behalf of the Essex County Board of Supervisors, will accept sealed bids at the Office of the Purchasing Agent until 2:00 P.M. on June 7, 2023 for PINE STREET BRIDGE OVER SARANAC RIVER REHABILITATION.

The bids shall be opened publicly and read aloud on June 7, 2023 at 2:00 P.M. at the Office of the Purchasing Agent, 7551 Court Street, Elizabethtown, New York 12932.

Bids are available at: https:/ /www.co.essex.n y .us/wp/bid. Bids may be mailed or delivered to: Essex County Purchasing, PO Box 217, 7551 Court Street, Elizabethtown, New York 12932.

All bids submitted in response to this notice shall be marked "SEALED BID – PINE STREET BRIDGE OVER SARANAC RIVER REHABILITATION." clearly on the outside of the envelope with the name and address of the bidder.

Please contact the Purchasing Office at (518) 873-3330 for additional information concerning the bidding. Specifications and standard proposals for the proposed work may be obtained at the above address.

In the event that the Essex County Purchasing Office is closed the day of the Bid Opening due to unforeseen circumstances, the bid(s) will be opened the next business day that the Essex County Purchasing Office is open. The Bid Submission time will remain the same.

Essex County affirmatively states that in regard to any contract entered into pursuant to these instructions, without regard to race, color, sex, religion, age, national origin, disability, sexual preference or Vietnam Era veteran status, disadvantaged and minority or women-owned business enterprises will be afforded equal opportunity to submit bids in response hereto.

Dated: May 15, 2023

Linda M. Wolf, CPA Purchasing Agent

Essex County Government Center 7551 Court Street – PO Box 217 Elizabethtown, New York 12932