CR Number:2097966 Replacement of the existing filter underdrain system including air scour system, piping valves, structural, electrical, HVAC systems, instrumentation and controls, and appurtenant work in the Filter Building. Filter building addition, Residuals Pump Station addition and a new blower building. New exterior yard piping, chambers and vaults. Whenever the Erie County Water Authority is operating under a Declaration of Emergency due to a pandemic or other general state of emergencies, members of the public may be precluded from being present at such bid opening. Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Set Aside: No Total MWBE Participation Goals: 10% Contract term: 8/2023 to 6/2027 Business entities awarded an identical or substantially similar procurement contract within the past five years:None MP-090-G General Construction MP-090-H HVAC Construction MP-090-P Plumbing Construction MP-090-E Electrical Construction Bid security shall be furnished in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders. Bidding Documents may be obtained electronically. The designated website will be updated periodically with addenda, lists of registered plan holders, reports, and other information relevant to submitting a Bid for the Project. All official notifications, addenda, and other Bidding Documents will be offered only through electronically. The Issuing Office for the Bidding Documents is: Avalon 40 La Riviere Drive, Suite 150, Buffalo, NY 14202 Prospective Bidders may obtain copies of the Bidding Documents from the Issuing Office as described below. Partial sets of Bidding Documents will not be available from the Issuing Office. Neither Owner nor Engineer will be responsible for full or partial sets of Bidding Documents, including addenda, if any, obtained from sources other than the Issuing Office. Beginning at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 9, 2023, the Contract Documents may be viewed online and ordered through the Avalon Printed copies of the Contract Documents must be obtained from Avalon. The fee paid to Avalon is non-refundable. By submission of the non-refundable payment, bidder will be registered as an official planholder. Only official planholders are eligible to bid on the project. Subcontractors, suppliers, equipment vendors, etc., will also be required to submit the nonrefundable payment in order to receive the Contract Documents. Bidders acknowledge that they are responsible for review of all components of the Contract Documents, including all specification sections and drawings, regardless of how many drawings that print and in what format/size they are printed. In accordance with State Finance Law 139-j and 139-k, all questions about meaning or intent of the bidding documents shall be submitted to the designated contact person in writing. The designated contact is Tim Shafer, ARCADIS, 50 Fountain Plaza, Suite 600, Buffalo, NY 14202, telephone 716-667-6666, email: Tim.Shafer@arcadis.com. For all further requirements regarding bid submittal, qualifications, procedures, and contract award, refer to the Instructions to Bidders that are included in the Bidding Documents. The Erie County Water Authority reserves the right to reject any and all bids or to accept any bid deemed to be for the best interest of the Water Authority even though the proposal chosen may result in the award of the contract to a bidder whose bid is not mathematically lowest.