The work will involve the construction of an addition onto the existing water treatment plant located at 470 Cornwall Hill Road. Each Contractor shall submit an affidavit stating that the existing site has been examined to accompany the Bid submission. All contractor questions shall be directed to the office of the Engineer, in writing. Each Bid must be made upon the prepared bidding sheets furnished with the Contract Documents, and in accordance with the requirements of the Instructions to Bidders, and provide all the information required. It is the Bidder's responsibility to read the attached said documents and to sign all documents required. Upon submission of Bid, it is understood that the Bidder has read, fully understands, and will comply with the requirements of the Bid Documents. Each Bidder must deposit with his Bid, security in the form of a Bid Bond, in the amount of five percent (5%) of the total Bid. TOWN'S RIGHTS RESERVED The Town of Patterson may make such investigation as it deems necessary to establish the qualifications of the Bidders. The Town shall have the right to reject any or all Bids, reject a Bid not accompanied by a required bid security or by other data required by the Bidding Documents, or reject a Bid which is in any way incomplete or irregular. It is the intent of the Town of Patterson to award a Contract to the lowest responsible Bidder who has submitted a Bid in accordance with the Bidding Documents and does not exceed the funds available. The Town shall have the right to waive informalities or irregularities in a Bid received and to accept the Bid which, in the Town's judgment, is in the Town's own best interests. STATEMENT OF NON- COLLUSION Bidders on the Contracts are required to execute a non-collusion bidding certificate pursuant to Section 103(d) of the General Municipal Law of the State of New York. STATEMENT OF EQUALITY The Town of Patterson hereby notified all Bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in regard to any Contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, minority business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit Bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, or national origin in consideration for an award.