Legal Notices

ALBANY COUNTY AIRPORT AUTHORITY

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

Sealed proposals are hereby requested by the Albany County Airport Authority for Contract No. SC-719 for Snow Removal  Services at Albany International Airport. Proposal documents may be examined at the Airport Authority Office, Eastern Contractors Association, Dodge Reports, Works in Progress, Syracuse Building Exchange, Builders Exchange of Rochester, CProjects.com, Capital Region Minority Business Association and the Capital District Minority Contractors Association. Complete sets of Contract Documents and Proposal Forms MAY BE OBTAINED beginning at 10:00 AM on August 5, 2010 AT THE ALBANY COUNTY AIRPORT AUTHORITY PURCHASING OFFICE by making a non-refundable payment, either by check or money order made payable to the Albany County Airport Authority, in the amount of $20.00. No proposal shall be considered unless the organization making the proposal has first obtained a copy of the RFP.  In accordance with State Finance Law §§139-j and 139-k, this solicitation includes and imposes certain restrictions on communications between the Airport Authority and an Offerer/Proposer during the procurement process.  An Offerer/proposer is restricted from making contacts from the earliest notice of intent to solicit offers by this solicitation through final award and approval of the Procurement Contract by the Authority (“restricted period”) to other than designated staff unless it is a contact that is included among certain statutory exceptions set forth in State Finance Law §139-j(3)(a).  Designated staff, as of the date hereof, is Bobbi Matthews, Purchasing Agent.  Authority employees are also required to obtain certain information when contacted during the restricted period and make a determination of the responsibility of the Offerer/proposer pursuant to these two statutes.  Certain findings of non-responsibility can result in rejection for contract award and in the event of two findings within a 4 year period the Offerer/proposer is debarred from obtaining governmental Procurement Contracts.  Further information about these requirements can be found by request to the designated staff and the New York State Office of General Services Advisory Council on Procurement Lobbying Web site at: http://www.ogs.state.ny.us/aboutOgs/regulations/defaultAdvisoryCouncil.html. A non-mandatory Pre-Proposal Meeting will be held on August 19, 2010 at 10:00 A.M.(EST) at the Albany County Airport Authority, Administration Building, Second Floor, Albany, New York 12211.  Each proposal must be prepared and submitted in accordance with the Instructions to Proposers. Only those proposals in the hands of the ALBANY COUNTY AIRPORT AUTHORITY, PURCHASING OFFICE, ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, ROOM 204, SECOND FLOOR, ALBANY, NEW YORK 12211 available to acknowledge at 2:00 P.M. (EST) September 9, 2010, shall be considered. Proposals shall be verbally acknowledged at such time in the Albany County Airport Authority Conference Room, Administration Building, Second Floor, Room 202, Albany, New York. All interested parties may attend. DBE RESPONSES ARE ENCOURAGED.

ALBANY COUNTY AIRPORT AUTHORITY

INVITATION FOR BID

Sealed bids are hereby requested by the Albany County Airport Authority for Contract No. 725 for WASTE MANAGEMENT SERVICES at Albany International Airport. Bid documents may be examined at the Airport Authority Office, Eastern Contractors Association, Dodge Reports, Works in Progress, Syracuse Building Exchange, Builders Exchange of Rochester, CProjects.com, Capital Region Minority Business Association and the Capital District Minority Contractors Association. Complete sets of Contract Documents and Bid Forms MAY BE OBTAINED beginning September 2, 2010,  AT THE ALBANY COUNTY AIRPORT AUTHORITY PURCHASING OFFICE by making a non-refundable payment, either by check or money order made payable to the Albany County Airport Authority, in the amount of $20.00. No bid shall be considered unless the organization making the bid has first obtained a copy of the RFB for the Airport Authority Purchasing Office.  In accordance with State Finance Law §§139-j and 139-k, this solicitation includes and imposes certain restrictions on communications between the Airport Authority and an Offerer/bidder during the procurement process.  An Offerer/bidder is restricted from making contacts from the earliest notice of intent to solicit offers by this solicitation through final award and approval of the Procurement Contract by the Authority (“restricted period”) to other than designated staff unless it is a contact that is included among certain statutory exceptions set forth in State Finance Law §139-j(3)(a).  Designated staff, as of the date hereof, is Bobbi Matthews, Purchasing Agent.  Authority employees are also required to obtain certain information when contacted during the restricted period and make a determination of the responsibility of the Offerer/bidder pursuant to these two statutes.  Certain findings of non-responsibility can result in rejection for contract award and in the event of two findings within a 4 year period the Offerer/bidder is debarred from obtaining governmental Procurement Contracts.  Further information about these requirements can be found by request to the designated staff and the New York State Office of General Services Advisory Council on Procurement Lobbying Web site at: http://www.ogs.state.ny.us/aboutOgs/regulations/defaultAdvisoryCouncil.html.    Only those bids in the hands of the ALBANY COUNTY AIRPORT AUTHORITY, PURCHASING OFFICE, ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, ROOM 204, SECOND FLOOR, ALBANY, NEW YORK 12211 available to read at 2:00 P.M. (EST) September 23, 2010, shall be considered. Bids shall be opened and read aloud at such time in the Albany County Airport Authority Conference Room, Administration Building, Second Floor, Room 202, Albany, New York. All interested parties may attend. DBE RESPONSES ARE ENCOURAGED.