ERIE COUNTY
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
Senior Center - Boiler Replacement
Project No. 2025 F-6.4
Sealed bids for the above-mentioned project in the Town of Amherst will be received by the Contracts Compliance & Administration Department in the Municipal Building, Williamsville, New York before 12:00 P.M. local time on Thursday, May 14, 2026, at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud in the Council Chambers, Amherst Municipal Building, 5583 Main Street, Williamsville, NY, 14221. Four (4) copies of each Bid are required to be enclosed in an opaque sealed envelope plainly marked on the outside with the name of the Bidder, Bidder’s address, the name of the Project, and the contract name and project number.
A pre-bid walkthrough will be held Tuesday, May 5, 2026 at the Amherst Senior Center located at 370 John James Audubon Highway, Buffalo, NY 14228 at 10:00am. It is highly recommended that all bidders attend the pre-bid walkthrough to understand the full scope of the proposed work. Bidders should report to the main entrance.
Digital documents can be requested via email to Mike Bushen - mbushen@amherst.ny.us. Documents will also be available through The Construction Exchange of Buffalo WNY and Bid Net Direct.
Requests for information (RFI) shall be made in writing via email to BZintel@bepc.biz no later than noon on May 7, 2026. Responses to RFI’s will only be answered via Addendum. Addenda will officially be issued directly from the Town; therefore, bidders must register with the Town to ensure they receive Addenda. To register, notify mbushen@amherst.ny.us, including project name, company name, company representative, email address, and phone number.
The Town of Amherst reserves the right to extend this bid to other municipalities and qualifying divisions as set forth under NYGML.
Proposals shall be made and received upon the following conditions:
Each bid must be accompanied by the deposit of a certified check, payable to the Town of Amherst, or a bond in a penal sum equal to twenty-five hundred dollars ($2,500), conditioned that if the bid is accepted, the Contractor will enter into a contract for the same, and will execute such further security as may be required for the faithful performance of the contract.
Upon acceptance of his Bid, if the successful bidder fails to enter into a Contract pursuant to the requirements of the Contract Documents, or fails to give the further security prescribed in this Notice, with the same time limited therein, then the check/bond deposited as aforesaid and the monies standing to the credit of the same, shall be forfeited to the Town as liquidated damages, or the payment of the bond enforced for the benefit of the Town. The Town of Amherst reserves the right to waive informalities in or to reject any and all bids.
By the Order of the Town Board of
Amherst, Erie County, New York
Date: April 30, 2026