Bids for waterline replacement project due by March 12, 2026.

ERIE COUNTY

NOTICE TO BIDDERS






MAPLE RD. & SWEET HOME RD. INTERSECTION 

WATERLINE REPLACEMENT

TOA Project No. 2025.029




Sealed bids for the above-mentioned project in the Town of Amherst will be received by mail or in a bid drop off box found in the rotunda of the Town’s Municipal Building, 5583 Main Street, Williamsville, New York on or before 12:00 P.M. local time on March 12, 2026, at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud. 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, the bid date, and the contract name and project number.

A Pre-bid Meeting will be held at the Town of Amherst Engineering Department, 1100 N Forest Rd, Williamsville, NY 14221 at 10:00 A.M on March 2, 2026.

The Proposal documents can be viewed and ordered through the following web site on or after February 19, 2026: www.avalonplanroom.com in the Public Bid Section. If you do not have internet access or have questions on ordering from the site, please contact Avalon Document Services at (716) 995-7777. Drawings and specification can be picked up at Avalon Documents printing at 40 La Riviere Dr, Buffalo, NY 14202, upon the non-refundable payment made by credit card or by a check made payable to Avalon Document Services.

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 proposal must be accompanied by the deposit of a certified check, payable to the Town of Amherst, for a sum equal to $15,000, or a bond with sufficient sureties in a penal sum equal to $15,000, conditioned that if the proposal is accepted, that they will execute within fifteen (15) days from the date of the acceptance of the proposal, a suitable security bond in the amount of the Contract, conditioned for the faithful and prompt performance and completion of the Work specified in the Contract.

Upon acceptance of their 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: February 19, 2026 Shawn A. Lavin, Town Supervisor