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 five percentum (5%) of the total amount of the Bid, or a bond with sufficient sureties in a penal sum equal to five percentum (5%) of such total bid amount, 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. Location Evergreen Terrace Residential Development. Located off Tonawanda Creek Road Near Niagara Falls Blvd in the northwest region of Amherst Please be advised that a Bidders Conference is not scheduled, nor required, for this project. The scope of work includes the installation of new municipal street lighting in the Evergreen Terrace Residential Development, located off of Tonawanda Creek Road near Niagara Falls Boulevard in the northwest region of Amherst. The work includes installation of post top luminaires, poles, pole bases, handholes, wiring, wiring terminations, fusing/overcurrent protection, fixture energization, earthwork, site repairs and restoration, utility company coordination, network control modules, and all ancillary work. necessary to provide a complete and operating street lighting system The Town of Amherst reserves the right to waive informalities in or to reject any and all bids. The Town of Amherst reserves the right to extend this bid to other municipalities and qualifying divisions as set forth under NYGML. All questions about the meaning or intent of the Bidding Documents or the Contract Documents shall be submitted to ENGINEER in writing. All questions should be submitted to: Wendel, 375 Essjay Rd, Williamsville, NY 14221 ATTN: Amanda Stabell, Project Administrative Assistant, (astabeil@wendelcompanies.com).