Susan E. Wagner High School (Staten Island) Field Upgrade

project number - S00714856-S2 ALL BIDS ARE TO BE SUBMITTED VIA EMAIL ONLY. Although this solicitation has been publicly, advertised only Contractors that are prequalified with the SCA are eligible to submit bids for this project. All bids must be submitted to the following email address scabids@nycsca.org, and be received by the bid opening date and time, or as amended, or your firm's bid will be rejected. Please allow extra time for transmittal of all pertinent documents to avoid rejection. This is an electronic transmittal process with no manual interaction by the SCA's Team. This is a secure dedicated email address created for receipt of bids. PLEASE REMEMBER TO USE THE MANDATORY NAMING CONVENTION IN THE SUBJECT LINE OF YOUR EMAIL WHEN YOU SUBMIT THIS BID. EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY THE SUBJECT LINE OF ALL BIDS MUST CONTAIN THE WORD BID FOLLOWED BY THE EXACT SOLICITATION NUMBER FOLLOWED BY THE FULL NAME OF THE FIRM. EXAMPLE OF AN EMAIL SUBJECT LINE WOULD BE EXACTLY AS FOLLOWS: BID 23-12345D-1 SMITH AND JONES ELECTRICAL IF YOUR BID IS NOT LABELED WITH THE EMAIL SUBJECT LINE ABOVE, EXACTLY AS IS, IT WILL BE REJECTED. All firms will have the opportunity to attend public bid opening online. Please check the SCA's website and on the home page click on the word "Bid" on the lower left hand corner for the Bid Schedule where you will access the Link and Conference Call Information in order to access the Bid Opening. IN YOUR EMAIL BID, PLEASE SEND ONLY BID PAGE (APPENDIX A), A SCANNED IMAGE OF YOUR BID BOND, AND WSF FORM (REQUEST FOR WICKS - MEPS) IF APPLICABLE. Please put the Name of the School and Borough and the Solicitation Number in the Subject Line and save each attachment with the Name of the School and Borough and the Solicitation Number in the Document Name. (e.g., PS 177Q; Solicitation #: Firm Name - Bid; PS 177Q; Solicitation #: Firm Name - WSF (MEP); PS 177Q; Solicitation #: Firm Name - Bid Bond. Please make sure you have a scanned image of the required submittal, ready to re-send to the Specialist, in case when he or she reads aloud the bids that have been received, and does not read your firm's name. We have NO REASON to expect this to be an issue but we are asking everyone to be doubly sure bids are prepared in advance. . Please make sure that you are prequalified to perform work greater than One Million ($1,000,000) Dollars if your bid is in excess of $1,000,000 and that your firm have the applicable experience for this scope of work as of the bid opening date and time. WEBSITE ACCESS Firms seeking to submit bids or to obtain the solicitation documents and addenda for this project are directed to do so via our the Solicitation Number above in the format as follow: XX-XXXXXD. See specific Contractor-furnished insurance requirements and SCA-furnished Insurance Coverage, Builder's Risk Coverage and Deductibles, the Owner Controlled Insurance Program (OCIP). Upon request, the apparent low bidder for this project will be required to submit to the SCA/Construction Manager its bid breakdown using a Project Specific Template, within seventy-two (72) hours of the bid opening or when requested. PHASING EXHIBIT Attached, as Appendix B to the Construction Contract is the Phasing Exhibit for this Project. LUMP SUM BID AMOUNT: ALL BID AMOUNTS MUST BE IN WHOLE DOLLARS ONLY. Bidders shall submit a LUMP SUM BID AMOUNT in the form attached as Appendix A to the Construction Contract to complete the project within the "Performance Period" after normal school hours under the conditions specified in the Contract Documents (as defined in the SCA's General Conditions dated October 11, 2022) inclusive of the Phasing Exhibit. BID BOND - ALL BONDS ARE BEING PROCESSED VIA SURETY 2000 A Bid Bond prepared on the form attached to the Construction Contract as Appendix C or a Certified Check of the Bidder for five (5%) percent of the Bid Amount must accompany the Lump Sum Bid Form. (Appendix A). WICKS TRADE WORK A "Wicks" subcontractor is defined as a subcontractor performing construction work in the HVAC, Plumbing & Gas Fitting or Electrical Trades and (except for HVAC) licensed to do business in the CITY OF NEW YORK in that trade. The SCA has determined that the work under this solicitation involves Electrical Work. All proposed "Wicks" trade subcontractors must be prequalified by the SCA. However, said firm must not be "disqualified", "suspended", or "ineligible", at the time of Bid Opening. Therefore, the Bidder must include with its bid, and in accordance with the Information for Bidders Section, the name of its proposed "Wicks" trade subcontractor and estimate for the trade listed in the previous sentence. The Bidder must complete and submit with its bid the "Wicks" Subcontractor Request Form. (Appendix G). If the bid for any Wicks trade is $1,000,000 or more, the subcontractors proposed for these trade(s) by the Bidder must be prequalified by the SCA at the time of Bid Opening to do work greater than $1,000,000. If the Bidder intends to perform the "Wicks" trade work with its own forces, it must include with its bid, in accordance with the Information for Bidders Section, its name, the trade(s) and an estimate for the trade(s). Bidders intending to perform electrical or plumbing work with their own forces must be properly licensed to perform this work in the CITY OF NEW YORK. If a bidder intends to perform HVAC work with its own forces, it must furnish, upon the SCA's request, evidence satisfactory to the SCA that it possesses the technical capability to perform the HVAC work in accordance with the Contract Documents. PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENT (PLA) As a condition of award under this Solicitation, the SCA will require the lowest responsive, and responsible bidder and its subcontractors of any tier performing Work on this project to become signatory to, and be bound by, the provisions of the Project labor Agreement (PLA) newly executed on the 25 th of August, 2020. The PLA applies to the Work performed under this solicitation and bids must be prepared in compliance with the PLA. The PLA can be accessed at our Website at the following click on Project Labor Agreement, and then see below for Project Labor Agreement covering Fiscal Years 2021 - 2025. The Bidder is required to execute a PLA Letter of Assent (in the form of Appendix L to the Construction Contract) pursuant to which it agrees to become signatory to, and abide by, the provisions of the PLA. This PLA Letter of Assent will be issued at the time of the Notice of Intent to Award letter. The Bidder must sign and return this document to the SCA along with the required Construction Performance and Labor and Material Payment Bonds. Failure to submit this PLA Letter of Assent will render the Bidder to be non-responsive and therefore, ineligible for award of a contract under this solicitation. QUESTIONS REGARDING THE CURRENT PLA SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO MAYRA LOPEZ, DIRECTOR OF LABOR LAW, AT EMAIL: MLOPEZ8@NYCSCA.ORG OR TELEPHONE NUMBER: PRE-QUALIFICATION Pursuant to the SCA's authorizing legislation, contracts will only be awarded to contractors prequalified by the SCA. If the Bidder is not prequalified at the time of the bid opening its bid will not be accepted. Please check all three (3) lists (disqualified, suspended, and otherwise ineligible) when conducting a search to obtain the complete prequalification status of a firm appearing on the SCA's Website Bidders can ensure their eligibility for contract award by verifying that they are currently prequalified. All inquiries regarding prequalification status should be directed to the SCA's Prequalification Dept. at (718)472-8777. All questions by prospective bidders concerning this solicitation should be directed, in writing at least three (3) business days prior to the originally scheduled, or, if applicable, postponed bid opening date to Mr. Vish Persaud, at E-mail: vpersaud@nycsca.org, Phone Number: (718) 752-5935. This checklist is to assist bidders in the preparation of their bids. The SCA may reject a Bidder's bid as nonresponsive if its bid does not include all of the following items: Although this solicitation has been publicly, advertised only Contractors that are prequalified with the SCA are eligible to submit bids for this project. All bids must be submitted to the following email address scabids@nycsca.org, and be received by the bid opening date and time, or as amended, or your firm's bid will be rejected. Please allow extra time for transmittal of all pertinent documents to avoid rejection. This is an electronic transmittal process with no manual interaction by the SCA's Team. This is a secure dedicated email address created for receipt of bids. EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY THE SUBJECT LINE OF ALL BIDS MUST CONTAIN THE WORD BID FOLLOWED BY THE EXACT SOLICITATION NUMBER FOLLOWED BY THE FULL NAME OF THE FIRM. EXAMPLE OF AN EMAIL SUBJECT LINE WOULD BE EXACTLY AS FOLLOWS: BID 23-12345D-1 SMITH AND JONES CONSTRUCTION IF YOUR BID IS NOT LABELED WITH THE EMAIL SUBJECT LINE ABOVE, EXACTLY AS IS, IT WILL BE REJECTED. IN YOUR EMAIL BID, PLEASE SEND ONLY BID PAGE (APPENDIX A), A SCANNED IMAGE OF YOUR BID BOND, AND WSF FORM (REQUEST FOR WICKS - MEPS) IF APPLICABLE. PLEASE PUT THE NAME OF THE SCHOOL AND BOROUGH AND THE SOLICITATION NUMBER IN THE SUBJECT LINE AND SAVE EACH ATTACHMENT WITH THE NAME OF THE SCHOOL AND BOROUGH AND THE SOLICITATION NUMBER IN THE DOCUMENT NAME. (e.g., PS 177Q; Solicitation #: Firm Name - Bid; PS 177Q; Solicitation #: Firm Name - WSF (MEP); PS 177Q; Solicitation #: Firm Name - Bid Bond.) Bids should be sent to scabids@nycsca.org. PLEASE REMEMBER TO USE THE MANDATORY NAMING CONVENTION IN THE SUBJECT LINE OF YOUR EMAIL WHEN YOU SUBMIT THIS BID. 1. Scan and Email Completed Bid Form (Appendix A) signed. 2. Scan and Email Completed Bid Bond on the specified form attached hereto as Appendix C (with a surety company listed on the Department of the Treasury's Listing of Approved Sureties). 3. Scan and Email Completed Wicks Subcontractor Request Form attached as Appendix G (WSR Form) if Wick Trades identified as required in the Solicitation's Invitation to Bid Letter. *IMPORTANT: Bidders must complete and submit the above items in accordance with the Solicitation Documents. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE BID OPENING, APPARENT LOW BIDDER, PLEASE EMAIL THE FOLLOWING TO YOUR CONTRACT ADMINISTRATOR: 4. Email all Construction Contract pages ("CC" pages). (Low Bidder). 5. Email Financial submissions listed in the Information for Bidders (Appendix F) under the Section entitled C "Determination of Bidder Responsibility", Item 2., include LCCB and Detail Back log (Low Bidder). 6. COVID related, New York State has allowed the indoor/outdoor mask mandate to lapse, however, please continue to wear a mask if it is your preference.

Division 11 -	Equipment, Play Field Equipment and Structures, Playground Equipment, Play Structures.
Division 31 -	Earthwork, Selective Clearing, Grading.
Division 32 -	Exterior Improvements, Athletic and Recreational Surfacing, Site Improvements, Fences and Gates, Planting.
Division 33 -	Utilities.