Industrial Blasting, Painting, and Associated Maintenance Contract

Industrial Blasting & Painting, 2024-2025, Notice to Bidders, P:\ECWA\P202400038\07 Specs Master\00100.docx Rev. 11/10/2022 00100-1 ERIE COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY 3030 UNION ROAD CHEEKTOWAGA, NEW YORK 14227 INDUSTRIAL BLASTING, PAINTING, AND ASSOCIATED MAINTENANCE CONTRACT PROJECT NO: 202400038 NOTICE TO BIDDERS The Erie County Water Authority will receive separate, sealed bids for the furnishing of all labor, plant, tools, equipment and specified materials or services for the ERIE COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY, INDUSTRIAL BLASTING, PAINTING AND ASSOCIATED MAINTENANCE. The Work consists of industrial blasting and painting throughout Erie County Water Authority’s facilities. Bids must be received by the Erie County Water Authority no later than 11:00 a.m. Eastern Prevailing Time, on Tuesday, April 9, 2024 at the Service Center Front Desk, Erie County Water Authority, 3030 Union Road, Cheektowaga, New York 14227. When permitted, members of the public may be present to observe the bid opening. All

attendees must bring a government-issued photo identification (driver’s license preferred) and check-in with the ECWA receptionist before being allowed entry to the bid opening. Whenever the Erie County Water Authority is operating under a Declaration of Emergency due to a pandemic or other general state of emergencies, members of the public may be precluded from being present at such bid opening. ANYONE ENTERING THE SERVICE CENTER OR OTHER AUTHORITY FACILITIES IS SUBJECT TO SUCH RESTRICTIONS OR LIMITATIONS IN PLACE AT THE TIME OF ENTRY. All bids being mailed (including FedEx, UPS, Priority Mail, etc.) or delivered shall be directed to the “SERVICE CENTER FRONT DESK” at the address listed above in a sealed envelope and be clearly marked on the outside of the mailing or hand-delivered envelope “BID ENCLOSED- ECWA INDUSTRIAL BLASTING, PAINTING, AND ASSOCIATED MAINTENANCE CONTRACT (PN 202400038)”. Beginning at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Prevailing Time, on Wednesday, March 13, 2024, Project Manuals and accompanying drawings, if applicable, may be obtained in person at the Service Center Front Desk at the above address. If obtaining documents in person, government-issued photo identification is required to enter the building and a business card for bidder’s contact person is requested. Documents may also be obtained by writing the Service Center Front Desk at the above address or calling 716-684-1510, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Contract Documents will be mailed to prospective bidders wishing to obtain a set upon receipt of prospective bidder’s charge number for UPS or FedEx. The mailing date will be considered the bidder’s date of receipt. Partial sets of documents will not be available. Industrial Blasting & Painting, 2024-2025, Notice to Bidders, P:\ECWA\P202400038\07 Specs Master\00100.docx Rev. 11/10/2022 00100-2 Each bid shall be accompanied by a certified check or bid bond in the amount of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid. In accordance with State Finance Law §§139-j and 139-k, all questions about meaning or intent of the bidding documents shall be submitted to the designated contact person in writing. The designated contact is Clayton J. Johnson, PE, Production Engineer, Erie County Water Authority, 3030 Union Road, Cheektowaga, New York 14227, telephone 716-685-8218, email: cjohnson@ecwa.org. The Erie County Water Authority reserves the right to reject any and all bids or to accept any bid deemed to be for the best interest of the Water Authority even though the proposal chosen may result in the award of the contract to a bidder whose bid is not mathematically lowest. The final contract will be executed in the format set forth in the proposed Contract Documents located in this Project Manual. The Contract will be for a one-year term, with the potential for two additional one-year extensions. It is anticipated that the term of the original contract will be from May 2024 through May 2025, subject to the approval of Authority’s Board of Commissioners. ERIE COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY TERRENCE D. McCRACKEN Secretary to the Authority