SPECIFICATIONS & INSTRUCTIONS
TO BIDDERS
FOR
STONE, SAND AND GRAVEL
Proposals to be entitled to consideration must be made in accordance with the following:
1. New York State specifications dated January 2, 1995, or as amended, by the New York State
Department of Transportation are to be considered as part of these specifications. Should product
supplied by the apparent low bidder fail these requirements, the Otsego County Highway
Department reserves the right to withhold payment and purchase from the second low bidder.
2. All stone and gravel bids must be submitted with a New York State Approval Number.
3. The price stated in this proposal shall be F.O.B. County trucks at the bidder’s plant.
4. The proposal for crushed stone shall be in effect from the date of acceptance to March 1, 2006,
unless canceled by the County Superintendent of Highways.
5. The estimated quantities for this proposal are 35,000 tons of sand; 35,000 tons of stone; and
20,000 tons of Item #4 for a total amount of 90,000 tons, approximately. The County
Superintendent of Highways reserves the right to use any combination of the sizes listed in this
proposal to make up this total.
6. The bidder shall maintain adequate equipment for loading and weighing the material specified in
this proposal.
7. The Superintendent of Highways of Otsego County may, upon written notice of ten days, cancel
this contract with the vendor.
8. The employees of the bidder shall perform their duties in regard to loading and weighing Countyowned vehicles, in an efficient manner and shall cause no delay in loading and weighing Countyowned vehicles.
9. The bid price submitted shall be exclusive of Federal and State taxes and the County reserves
the right to waive any informality or to reject any and all bids.
10. The attached bid, when signed by an authorized representative of the bidder and accepted by the
County, shall be the only contract for furnishing stone, sand and gravel for the contract period between
the bidder and the County of Otsego, and shall be considered as an agreement to the specifications and
provisions as herein stated.
11. The County reserves the right to award this bid to more than one vendor based on the proximity of
the bidder’s plant to the various maintenance projects in Otsego County.
BID NO. 5
STONE, SAND AND GRAVEL
TO: THE COUNTY OF OTSEGO, COOPERSTOWN, NEW YORK 13326
The undersigned having a principle place of business at the address listed below, and being
experienced and responsible for the performance of same, agrees to furnish to the County of Otsego
the following items at the unit price as herein stated and in accordance with New York State
Department of Transportation standard specifications, Section 304 - Subbase Course, Section 620 Bank and Channel Protection and Section 703 - Aggregates dated January 2, 1995 or as amended.
The attached Non-Collusion Statement must be signed and attached to the bid.
All bids must be submitted on this form.
All prices must be firm for 60 days.
The County reserves the right to reject any and all bids.
Do not detach the specifications from this form. All bidders must submit their bid proposals on the
form. Make no changes or additions to this form.
SECTION 304 - SUBBASE COURSE PER CUBIC YARD
ITEM NO.
ITEM
BID PER CUBIC YARD
Crushed Stone
304.02
Type 1
304.03
Type 2
304.04
Type 3
304.05
Type 4
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SECTION 304 - SUBBASE COURSE PER TON
ITEM NO.
ITEM
BID PER TON
Crushed Stone
304.02
Type 1
304.03
Type 2
304.04
Type 3
304.05
Type 4
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BID PER CU.YD
Screened Gravel
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BID PER TON
Screened Gravel
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SECTION 620 - BANK AND CHANNEL PROTECTION PER TON
ITEM NO.
ITEM
BID PER TON
620.03
Light Stone Filling
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620.04
Medium Stone Filling
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620.05
Heavy Stone Filling
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SECTION 703 - AGGREGATES PER TON
SIZE CRUSHED STONE PER TON CRUSHED GRAVEL PER TON SCREENED GRAVEL
PER TON
703-0203
703-0201
703-0203
1ST
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1A
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1
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2
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3
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1B (Sand)
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SECTION 703 - AGGREGATES PER CUBIC YARD
SIZE CRUSHED STONE P/YD
CRUSHED GRAVEL P/YD
1B
(Sand) ________________
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When
0 6 16 -
delivery is requested, rates for such delivery
5 miles
$0.
ton/mile
15 miles
$0.
ton/mile
50 miles
$0.
ton/mile
shall be:
$0.
$0.
$0.
SCREENED GRAVEL P/YD
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yard/mile
yard/mile
_ yard/mile
Dated:
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Bidder:
_____________________________________
By:
_____________________________________
Title:
_____________________________________
Address:
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Telephone No.: (
) _______________
Fax No.: (
) _______________
e-mail: ________________________________
Location of the plant which will serve the County under this
proposal:
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New York State Approval Number: ________________