Public Square Renovation - Rebid

The City of Hudson, New York, in partnership with Friends of the Public Square (FOPS) invites the submission of Sealed Bid Proposals from qualified Contractors to furnish materials and labor to complete the following project in accordance with the plans and specifications: Public Square Renovation-Rebid, Hudson, New York.

The project area is bound by North 7th Street, Warren Street, Columbia Street, and Park Place in the City of Hudson, New York. The project is funded in part by a grant from the NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation through Title 9 of the Environmental Protection Act of 1993.

This work is to be bid under a SINGLE CONTRACT system covering the work of all trades under separate contracts as follows: Contract No. 1 – General Construction.

General Construction Contract (GC): A general description of the primary work elements is listed below for reference. Bidders are responsible for reviewing all the drawings, specifications, and addenda (that may be issued) to obtain a complete understanding of the entire work scope. The Scope of Work includes all work indicated in the Contract Documents:

BASE BID

1. General Conditions N.T.E. 4%, including mobilization and demobilization.
2. Selective Demolition, Removals & Salvaged Items
3. Tree Protection, Root Pinning & Erosion Control
4. Tree Removal (24”+ DBH) & Tree Pruning
5. New Water Service and Distribution (To new MH Only)
6. Primary & Secondary Electric Service and Distribution (New Service, Park Lighting)
7. LED Site Lighting (New & Relocated)
8. Earthwork – General Site Grading & Excavation
9. Granite & Bluestone Curbing, Edging, and Pillars
10. Granite, Bluestone, and Limestone Pavements
11. Rectangular Asphalt Block Pavement
12. Full Depth Asphalt with Chip Seal Pavement
13. Compacted Bluestone Screenings with Wood Edging
14. Veterans’ Memorial – Uplighting and Flagpole Uplighting
15. Veterans’ Memorial – Memorial Foundations and Flagpole
16. Site Furnishings (Central Park Settee Bench)
17. Miscellaneous signage, reset existing and new, supply and install Dog Waste Stations
18. Landscape Plantings, including topsoil and mulch
19. Topsoil, Amend and Seed, Lawn, existing and new
20. Site Restoration and Cleanup

BID ALTERNATE #1: HEX BLOCK IN LIEU OF CHIP SEAL PAVEMENT

1. Deduct: Chip Seal Pavement
2. Add: Hexagonal asphalt block pavement on asphaltic base

BID ALTERNATE #2: RESTORE AND RESET HISTORIC GRANITE CURB

1. Clean and cut to size existing historic perimeter curb; salvaged under removals; stockpiled at the City of Hudson DPW yard.
2. Install sub-base and historic perimeter curb and Setee benches along Park Place.

This project shall be awarded as a single contract. [...] The completion date for the BASE BID of this project is 270 days after the City of Hudson and FOPS execute the contract agreement.

Sealed bid documents will be accepted until **12:00 PM (Noon) on December 2, 2026**. Bids received after that time will be disqualified. Bids will be opened at 12:15 PM and will be posted electronically on the online Planroom within 48 hours.

Each bid must be prepared and submitted in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders and must be accompanied by Bid Security in the form of a certified check, bank check, or bid bond in the amount defined in the “Information to Bidders.”

Performance Bond: The successful bidder will be required to furnish a Performance Bond and a Labor and Material Bond in the statutory form of public bonds required by Sections 136 and 137 of the State Finance Law, each for 100% of the amount of the Contract. No bidder may withdraw his/her bid within 45 business days after the date of the opening of bids.

Prospective Bidders must be registered with The City of Hudson via Planroom to be invited to the Pre-Bid meeting, receive a list of other Plan Holders, receive Addenda or responses to pre-bid questions (RFIs), and submit a bid.

Bids submissions with missing or incomplete information will be deemed ‘non-responsive’.

The completion date for the BASE BID of this project is 270 days after the City of Hudson and FOPS execute the contract agreement. ADD ALTERNATE #1: Extends the completion date by 60 days. ADD ALTERNATE #2 Extends the completion date by 30 days.