Albany County Airport Authority Tender

Tenders are invited for Runway 01-19 obstruction tree removals - phase 6 Description: Sealed bids are hereby requested by the Albany County Airport Authority for Contract No. 20-1065 GC for Runway 01-19 Obstruction Tree Removals Phase 6 at at Albany International Airport. This project includes mitigating approximately twenty-two (22) acres of trees located within the Runway 19 approach surfaces. Tree mitigation methods will include clearing with no ground disturbance, selective clearing to reduce the tree canopy elevations, tree crown reduction, clearing and grubbing with site grading and individual tree removal. There is a DBE Goal for this project of 4.08%. Bid DOCUMENTS MAY BE OBTAINED beginning at 10:00 AM on February 9, 2021, from Bid Net Direct by visiting www.bidnetdirect.com//albany-county-airport-authority or AT THE ALBANY COUNTY AIRPORT AUTHORITY PURCHASING OFFICE for a non-refundable fee of $75.00. No bid shall be considered unless the organization making the bid has first obtained a copy of the IFB. In accordance with State Finance Law §§139-j and 139-k, this solicitation includes and imposes certain restrictions on communications between the Airport Authority and an Offerer/bidder during the procurement process. An Offerer/bidder is restricted from making contacts from the earliest notice of intent to solicit offers by this solicitation through final award and approval of the Procurement Contract by the Authority ( restricted period ) to other than designated staff unless it is a contact that is included among certain statutory exceptions set forth in State Finance Law §139-j(3)(a). Designated staff, as of the date hereof, is Bobbi Matthews, Purchasing Agent. Authority employees are also required to obtain certain information when contacted during the restricted period and make a determination of the responsibility of the Offerer/bidder pursuant to these two statutes. Certain findings of non-responsibility can result in rejection for contract award and in the event of two findings within a 4 year period the Offerer/bidder is debarred from obtaining governmental Procurement Contracts. Further information about these requirements can be found by request to the designated staff and the New York State Office of General Services Advisory Council on Procurement Lobbying Web site at: https://www.ogs.ny.gov/acpl/ . A non-mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held on February 18, 2021 at 11:00 A.M. at the site location at the North East corner of Burhrmaster Road and NYS Route 7. All interested parties MUST pre-register for this meeting by emailing the Airport Purchasing Agent at bmatthews@albanyairport.com or call 518-242-2213. In order to comply with social distancing, the Authority may schedule a second pre-bid meeting if necessary. Only those bids in the hands of the ALBANY COUNTY AIRPORT AUTHORITY, PURCHASING OFFICE, MAIN TERMINAL, THIRD FLOOR, ALBANY, NEW YORK 12211 at 2:00 P.M. (EST) March 4, 2021, shall be considered. Bids shall be ope