ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
Town of Phelps, New York will receive sealed Bids for the 4BNY94 - Culvert Replacement Project Melvin Hill Road over Tributary to Canandaigua Outlet in Ontario County, New York. Bids will be received until and publicly opened and read at the following place and time:
PLACE: Town of Phelps Office79 Main StreetPhelps NY, 14532
DATE: Tuesday, November 10th , 2026 TIME: 1:00 PM
Sealed bids may be mailed (return receipt requested) to the following address:
Town of Phelps Office, 79 Main Street, Phelps NY, 14532, Attn: Barb Middlebrook
The work to be performed consists principally of the furnishing of all labor and materials for:
Removal of the existing concrete culvert, and replacement with a 4-sidedsingle span precast concrete box unit structure supported on a gravelfoundation, and associated highway approach work and stream work.Construction will be on the existing alignment with a signed off-site detour tomaintain traffic during construction.
The forgoing is a general outline of work only and shall not be construed as a complete description of the work to be performed under the Contract.
On or after October 20th, 2026, copies of the Contract Documents may be obtained at the following location upon payment of $25.00 (by non-refundable check, made payable to the Town of Phelps) for each set of documents requested:
Town of Phelps Office, 79 Main Street, Phelps NY, 14532Attn: Barb Middlebrook (
[email protected] )
Contract Documents will be e-mailed to prospective bidders. Contract Documents will not be emailed until the aforementioned $25.00 payment is received by the Town. Only those who have purchased Contract Documents directly from the Town will be provided addenda and will be allowed to submit a bid.
The project duration is 120 days from Notice to Proceed for the 2027 construction season.
Bid envelope must have project name, bid date and bid time on envelope.
Bids must be made in writing on the forms furnished and shall be accompanied by a bid guaranty for an amount not less than five percent (5%) of the amount bid in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders. The successful Bidder will be required to furnish and pay for satisfactory Performance and Payment Bonds and provide insurance in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders.
All bids must be accompanied by a Non-Collusion Statement in order to be considered. Orleans County is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.
As a State funded project, there is no DBE goal for this project. The SDVOB goal for this project is 6%. The MBE and WBE goals for this project are 7% and 11%, respectively.
The EEO Employment goals for this project are 5.3% Minority Employment Goal and 6.9% Women Employment Goal.
The use of the NYSDOT approved civil rights reporting software, Equitable Business Opportunities (EBO), is required. Access authorization to EBO can be found at:
https://www.dot.ny.gov/main/business-center/civil-rights2/civil-rightsrepository/Tab/EBO_Login_Application.pdf
Town of Phelps is exempt under Section 1116 of the New York State Tax Law, and therefore, no sales tax shall be included in the bid.
Town of Phelps reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to accept any Bid or individual item or items which may be deemed most favorable to its best interests.
Questions regarding the contract documents for this project may be directed to Ed Farrell, P.E., Senior Bridge Engineer, for Ravi Engineering, at
[email protected]
Questions will be accepted up to 4pm, November 3rd, 2026.
Business enterprises awarded an identical or substantially similar procurement contract within the past five years:
None
Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business (SDVOB)
SDVOB Goal: 6.00%
Minority / Women Business Enterprise contracting goals (MWBE)
MBE Goal: 7.00%
WBE Goal: 11.00%