RFP for the demolition of two buildings located at 316 Laurel Avenue and 330 North 10th Street in the City of Olean along with removal of debris. Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Set Aside: No Minority Owned Sub-Contracting Goal: 0% Women Owned Sub-Contracting Goal: 0% Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business Contracting Goal: 0% Disadvantaged Owned Sub-Contracting Goal: 0% Contract term: 09/13/24 - 12/31/24 Removal of demolition debris proposals will be received at the City of Olean Code Enforcement Office in the Olean Municipal Building, Room 212, in Olean, New York, until the 13th of September, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. (EDST) and will be opened in the Room 211 in the Municipal Building, Olean, New York for demolition of two buildings (316 Laurel Ave. and 330 N. Tenth St.). Information for bidders, specifications, proposal forms, etc. may be obtained from the Code Enforcement Office, located in the Olean Municipal Building in room 212, Olean, New York 14760, telephone (716) 376-5683. The City of Olean reserves the right to waive any informalities, or, to reject any or all proposals. No bidder may withdraw their proposal for a period of 60 days after date of opening. Proposals will be required to deposit with their bid, a certified check, bid bond, or cash for 10% of the bid. The proposal guarantee will be returned to the Contractor upon execution of the Purchase Order. Proposal guarantee will be returned to the unsuccessful bidders within ten days from the award of the contract.Negligence on the part of the proposal bidder in preparing the proposal confers no rights for the withdrawal of proposal after it has been opened. No proposals may be withdrawn during the period of 60 days after the time scheduled for the opening of proposals. It is agreed that time is of the essence of this contract. If the Contractor shall fail to complete the work within the time specified herein, the City of Olean, at its election, may terminate the Contract by giving three (3) day notice of such termination to the Contractor in writing, and may, for the purpose of completing the Contract, enter upon the premises, take possession of all materials, and at the expense of the Contractor, complete the work covered by this contract. The City of Olean shall have the same option to terminate the Contract and complete the work in case of bankruptcy, insolvency, appointment of a receiver for the Contractor, failure properly and promptly to reimburse workers, material, sub-contractors, or any other breach of the contract. In any of these events, the City may adopt all subcontracts made by the Contractor and all such sub-contractors shall be bound by such adoption, if made, and the City may continue with or without public advertisement, the work specified in the original contract, exclusive of so much thereof as shall be provided in any subcontracts so adopted. Work shall be completed within five (5) days after commencement of work. For each calendar day beyond five (5) days required to complete the work, the Contractor shall pay to the City of Olean, the sum of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) a day as liquidated damages, provided, that the right of the Contractor to proceed shall not be terminated, or the Contractor charged with liquidated damages because of any delays in the completion of the work due to strikes, or an Act of God. Contract, in its entirety, is to be completed within ninety (90) days of notice by Code Enforcement Supervisor of availability of buildings for demolition. For each calendar day beyond ninety (90) days required to complete the work, the Contractor shall pay to the City of Olean, the sum of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) a day as liquidated damages in addition to aforementioned damages per property, provided, that the right of the Contractor to proceed shall not be terminated, or the Contractor charged with liquidated damages because of any delays in the completion of work due to strikes, or an Act of God.