Furnish and Deliver Liquid Chlorine in One Ton Containers to the Erie County Water Authority for Use in the Treatment of Water for Four Months

Liquid Chlorine 2023-2024, Notice to Bidders, P:\CHEM\P202300040\07 Specs-Master\03SF Notice to Bidders.docx Rev. 11/10/2022 00100-1 ERIE COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY 3030 UNION ROAD CHEEKTOWAGA, NEW YORK 14227 FURNISH AND DELIVER LIQUID CHLORINE IN ONE TON CONTAINERS TO THE ERIE COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY FOR USE IN THE TREATMENT OF WATER FOR FOUR MONTHS PROJECT NO: 202300040 NOTICE TO BIDDERS The Erie County Water Authority will receive separate, sealed bids to FURNISH AND DELIVER LIQUID CHLORINE IN ONE TON CONTAINERS TO THE ERIE COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY FOR USE IN THE TREATMENT OF WATER FOR FOUR MONTHS Bids must be received by the Erie County Water Authority no later than 11:00 a.m. Eastern Prevailing Time, on Tuesday, March 28, 2023, 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 - FURNISH AND DELIVER LIQUID CHLORINE IN ONE TON CONTAINERS TO THE ERIE COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY FOR USE IN THE TREATMENT OF WATER FOR FOUR MONTHS (PN 202300040)”. Beginning at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Prevailing Time, on Monday, March 6, 2023, 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. Liquid Chlorine 2023-2024, Notice to Bidders, P:\CHEM\P202300040\07 Specs-Master\03SF Notice to Bidders.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 David M. Patton PE, Senior Production Engineer, Erie County Water Authority, 3030 Union Road, Cheektowaga, New York 14227, telephone 716-685-8229, email dpatton@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 four-month term, with the potential for two additional one-year extensions. It is anticipated that the term of the original contract will be from May 1, 2023 through August 31, 2023, subject to the approval of Authority’s Board of Commissioners. ERIE COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY TERRENCE D. McCRACKEN Secretary to the Authority mailto:dpatton@ecwa.org