LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE TO BIDDERS: Sealed bids will be received, publicly opened and read at the Ulster County Department of General Services, 100 Development Court, Kingston, NY 12401 on Thursday, November 12, 2026 at 3:00 PM for PERSEN HOUSE EXTERIOR RESTORATION PROJECT, BID #RFB-UC26-148C. Please refer to Section 36.0 of the bid document for information regarding site visit. Specifications and conditions may be obtained at the above address or on our website at www.ulstercountyny.gov/Departments/General-Services.

Ed Jordan, Ulster County Director of General Services

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS, SUBCONTRACTORS, SUPPLIERS AND VENDORS
This 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. All contracts and subcontracts for the project are subject to the terms of the State of New York Contract for Grants (SNYCG) -- Standard Terms and Conditions, which can be found online at https://grantsmanagement.ny.gov/state-agency-resources, Appendix A (A), Attachment A-1 (A1) and Attachment A-2 (A2), attached hereto.
Note particularly the following requirements:
- The State's right to review and approve every subcontract in excess of $100,000. SNYCG III (B)(2)
- The requirement that subcontracts contain provisions specifying (1) that work accord with the terms of the State of New York Contract for Grants, (2) that nothing in the subcontract shall impair the rights of the State under the State of New York Contract for Grants, and (3) that nothing in the subcontract, nor under the State of New York Contract for Grants creates any contractual relationship between the subcontractor and the State. SNYCG III (B)(2)
- Contractor's responsibility to submit vendor responsibility information to the State, including a Vendor Responsibility Questionnaire for subcontracts that equal or exceed $100,000. SNYCG III (B)(4)
- Non-discrimination requirements A(5) and A1(F)
- Equal Opportunity provisions, including a requirement that the following provisions be included in construction subcontracts in excess of $25,000:
- The Contractor shall not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment because of race, creed, color, national origin, sex, age, disability or marital status;
- The Contractor shall make and document its conscientious and active efforts to employ and utilize minority group members and women in its work force on State contracts;
- The Contractor shall undertake or continue existing programs of affirmative action to ensure that minority group members and women are afforded equal employment opportunities without discrimination. Affirmative action shall mean recruitment, employment, job assignment, promotion, upgrading, demotion, transfer, layoff, or termination and rates of pay or other forms of compensation;
- At the request of the State, the Contractor shall request each employment agency, labor union, or authorized representative of workers with which it has a collective bargaining or other agreement or understanding, to furnish a written statement that such employment agency, labor union or representative shall not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin, sex, age, disability or marital status and that such union or representative shall affirmatively cooperate in the implementation of the Contractor's obligations herein; and
- The Contractor shall state, in all solicitations or advertisements for employees, that, in the performance of the State contract, all qualified applicants shall be afforded equal employment opportunities without discrimination because of race, creed, color, national origin, sex, age, disability or marital status. A(12) and A1(F)
- Wages and Hours Provisions A(6)
- New York State business requirement A(20)
- Worker's Compensation and Disability Benefits Insurance coverage SNYCG III (I) (L), A (4), A1(E)
- NEW Effective December 30, 2024. Department of Labor Public Work Contractor and Subcontractor Registry A1 (O)