201.2024 Res Rejecting Bids - Sanitary Sewer Rehab Project - Greater Qsby Consolidated Sewer District & Authorizing Re-Advertisement RESOLUTION REJECTING BID FOR SANITARY SEWER
REHABILITATION PROJECT IN GREATER QUEENSBURY
CONSOLIDATED SANITARY SEWER DISTRICT AND AUTHORIZING
RE-ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
RESOLUTION NO.: 201,2024
INTRODUCED BY: Mr.Anthony Metivier
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY: Mr. Harrison Freer
WHEREAS, by Resolution No.: 344, 2023, the Queensbury Town Board authorized
engagement of Delaware Engineering, DPC (Delaware), for the provision of professional
engineering services regarding the design, bidding, construction administration and observation
services related to the proposed rehabilitation of the sanitary sewer system within the Greater
Queensbury Consolidated Sanitary Sewer District specifically within the former Pershing-Ashley-
Coolidge Sewer District located in the Broadacres area of the Town that borders the City of Glens
Falls (Project), and
WHEREAS, General Municipal Law §103 requires that the Town advertise for bids and
award the bid to the lowest responsible bidder, and
WHEREAS, by Resolution No.: 111, 2024, the Town Board authorized the Town's
Purchasing Agent to post and publish an advertisement for bids for the Project as set forth in bid
documents and specifications prepared by Delaware and/or the Town Purchasing Agent, and
WHEREAS, following such advertisement and receipt of bids, the Town Purchasing Agent,
Water Superintendent/Wastewater Director and Delaware opened all received bids on May 6, 2024,
reviewed the bids and have recommended that the Town Board reject all received bids and re-
advertise for bids so that manholes related to the Project may be added to the Project as an
alternate component, and
WHEREAS, the Town Board accordingly wishes to reject the bids received and re-advertise
for bids,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby rejects the bids received by the
Town and opened on May 6, 2024 in connection with the Project and authorizes and directs the
Purchasing Agent to re-advertise for bids in accordance with revised bid documents and
specifications to be prepared by Delaware, the Town Water Superintendent/Wastewater Director
and/or the Town Purchasing Agent, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes and directs the Town Purchasing
Agent to open all bids, read them aloud and record the bids as is customarily done and present the
bids to the Town Board.
Duly adopted this 20''day of May, 2024, by the following vote:
AYES Mr. Metivier, Mr. Freer, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Strough
NOES None
ABSENT: Mr. McNulty