Sealed bids for streambank restoration work in Conesville are being accepted.

GREENE COUNTY

NOTICE TO BIDDERS





NOTICE is hereby given, that sealed bids or proposals for work in the Town of Conesville, Schoharie County, NY will be received at the Greene County Soil and Water Conservation District (GCSWCD), 907 Greene County Office Building, Cairo, NY 12413 until 12:00 PM, local time on May 6, 2026 , and will be publicly opened and read aloud at that time. Bids shall be submitted in sealed envelopes, addressed to GCSWCD and shall bear on the face thereof, the name and address of the bidder and the appropriate contract title: “Manor Kill Streambank Restoration at Pangman Road”.

The GCSWCD will conduct a Site Showing on April 23, 2026 at 10:00 AM . Attendance at the site showing is Mandatory and Contractors shall meet near the Pangman Road bridge over the Manor Kill (near 135 Pangman Road, Gilboa, NY 12076). Submitting questions in writing before the Site Showing is strongly encouraged. Bidder questions after the Site Showing shall be requested in writing and will be answered prior to the Bid Due date.

The work consists of the restoration of approximately 260 feet of stream bank and will include excavation and fill to create a new stable slope, rock revetment, new aligned stream channel and construction of in-stream rock structures to create a riffle/pool complex. Work items also include the installation of various bioengineering practices and plantings to create a riparian area.

Bid Documents may be examined and issued free of charge on USB flash drive at GCSWCD, 907 Greene County Office Building, Cairo, NY 12413. Paper copies of the Project Manual can be obtained upon receipt of a non-refundable deposit of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) and Contract Drawings can be obtained for Fifty Dollars ($50.00) on April 17, 2026 . The checks should be made payable to the Greene County Soil and Water Conservation District. Addenda, if any, will be issued only to those persons whose name and address are on record as having obtained the contract documents. It is the Contractors’ responsibility to verify and obtain any and all issued Addenda. It is requested that bid packages be picked up prior to the Site Showing.

A certified check or bank draft, payable to the order of the Greene County Soil and Water Conservation District, negotiable United States Government Bonds (at par value), or a satisfactory Bid Bond executed by the Bidder and an acceptable surety, in an amount equal to at least ten percent (10%) of the Base Total Bid shall be submitted with each Bid. The GCSWCD is exempt from paying sales and compensating use taxes of the State of New York and of cities and counties on all materials to be incorporated into the work.

The successful Bidder, to whom a Contract is awarded, will be required to execute a good and sufficient bond of indemnity of a duly authorized surety company, equal to the full amount of the Contract, as security for the faithful performance on the part of the Contractor of all the covenants and agreements contained in said Project Manual and Contract Drawings. Bid selection will be made to the lowest, qualified, responsible bidder. The GCSWCD reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive any informalities therein, and to select the Bid, the acceptance of which, in its judgment, will best assure the efficient performance of work. Bids may be held by the GCSWCD for a period not to exceed sixty (60) days from the date of the opening of bids, for the purpose of reviewing the bids and investigating the qualifications of Bidders prior to awarding the Contract. All inquiries in reference to the project shall be directed to Rich Andreassen at the GCSWCD, at (518) 622-3620 or rich@gcswcd.com . By Order of the GCSWCD, Joel DuBois, Executive Director.