251.2024 Authorizing Award of Bid to Arold Construction Company Inc for Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation Project in Greater Qby Consolidated Broadacres Area RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AWARD OF BID TO
AROLD CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC. FOR SANITARY SEWER
REHABILITATION PROJECT IN GREATER QUEENSBURY
CONSOLIDATED SANITARY SEWER DISTRICT -FORMER PERSHING-
ASHLEY-COOLIDGE SEWER DISTRICT -BROADACRES AREA
RESOLUTION NO.: 251, 2024
INTRODUCED BY: Mr. Anthony Metivier
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY: Mr. Michael Dixon
WHEREAS, the Queensbury Town Board duly established the Greater Queensbury
Consolidated Sanitary Sewer District(District) in accordance with New York Town Law, and
WHEREAS, by Resolution No.: 344,2023, the Town Board authorized: 1) 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 District specifically within the Town's
former Pershing-Ashley-Coolidge Sewer District located in the Broadacres area (Project), and 2)
establishment of the Broadacres Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation Capital Project and Broadacres
Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation Capital Project Fund 4248, and
WHEREAS, General Municipal Law §103 requires that the Town advertise for bids and
award the bid to the lowest responsible bidder and by Resolution No.: 111,2024, the Town Board
authorized an advertisement for bids for the Project, and
WHEREAS, the Town Purchasing Agent opened all received bids on May 6, 2024 and with
the Water Superintendent/Wastewater Director (Director) and Delaware, reviewed the bids and
recommended that the Town Board reject all received bids and re-advertise for bids so that
manholes related to the Project may be added as an alternate component and so by Resolution No.:
201,2024, the Town Board rejected the bids and directed the Purchasing Agent to re-advertise for
bids in accordance with revised bid documents and specifications, and
WHEREAS, the Town Purchasing Agent opened all received bids on June 12'', 2024 and
along with Delaware and the Director reviewed the bids and recommended that the Town Board
award the Project's Contract 41 bid to the lowest, responsible bidder, Arold Construction
Company, Inc., for their Base Bid and Alternate price of$290,375, and
WHEREAS, the Director has advised the Town Board that there are times when Change
Orders may become necessary and therefore he has requested authorization to approve and sign
Change Orders that he deems necessary or appropriate up to a ten-percent(10%) contingency, and
WHEREAS, by Resolution No.: 261,2021, the Town Board accepted $2,794,633.02 in
American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Grant Funds from the
NYS Department of Budget, such Recovery Funds to be used in accordance with the terms and
conditions set forth by the NYS Department of Budget and/or the Federal Government, and the
Town Board may consider use of some of these Recovery Funds as well as funds from the
Wastewater Department's Undesignated, Unassigned Fund Balance Account No.: 032-0000-0909
for this qualifying infrastructure investment Project,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby accepts and awards the bid for the
Rehabilitation of the Sanitary Sewer System within the Greater Queensbury Consolidated Sanitary
Sewer District Contract 41 (Project) from the lowest, responsible bidder, Arold Construction
Company, Inc., for their Base Bid and Alternate price of$290,375, to be paid from Capital Project
Account No.: 248-8120-2899, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board hereby authorizes and directs the Director to approve
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and sign any and all Change Orders pertaining to the Project that he deems necessary or appropriate
up to a ten-percent(10%) contingency or a total amount not exceeding $29,038, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes and directs the Town Budget Officer
to amend the Town Budget and transfer up to $319,413 from the Wastewater Department's
Undesignated,Unassigned Fund Balance Account No.: 032-0000-0909 to Capital Project Account
No.: 248-8120-2899 and make any adjustments necessary to effectuate payment, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes and directs the Town
Supervisor/Deputy Town Supervisor to execute any needed Agreement with Arold Construction
Company, Inc., in form acceptable to the Town Supervisor, Director, Town Budget Officer and/or
Town Counsel and/or any other necessary documentation and the Town Supervisor/Deputy Town
Supervisor, Wastewater Director and/or Budget Officer to take such other and further actions as may
be necessary to effectuate the terms of this Resolution.
Duly adopted this 1st day of July, 2024, by the following vote:
AYES Mr. McNulty, Mr. Strough, Mr. Metivier, Mr. Freer, Mr. Dixon
NOES None
ABSENT: None
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