The Erie County Water Authority is seeking bids for water service investigations, contract 3, which involves investigating water service line materials by vacuum excavations. Bids must be submitted by 10:00 a. m. Eastern Prevailing Time on Thursday, April 23, 2026, at the Service Center front desk. A pre-bid meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, April 7, 2026, at 9:00 a. m. and is recommended but not mandatory. Bidders must provide a certified check or bid bond of 5% of the bid amount. All questions regarding the bidding documents must be submitted in writing to Mark D. Jarmuz. The Authority reserves the right to reject any or all bids.
The bid must be received by the Erie County Water Authority no later than 10:00 a. m. Eastern Prevailing Time, on Thursday, April 23, 2026, at the Service Center front desk, Erie County Water Authority, **** Union Road, Cheektowaga, New York ****.
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.
Only official planholders will be allowed to bid on the project. 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 they print and in which format size they are printed.
A pre-bid meeting will be held at 9:00 a. m. Eastern Prevailing Time, on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, at Erie County Water Authority Service Center, **** Union Road, Cheektowaga, New York **** at the pre-bid meeting is recommended but is not mandatory.
In accordance with State Finance Law 139j and 139k, all questions about meaning or intent of the bidding documents shall be submitted to the designated contact person in writing.