NOTICE TO BIDDERS
Januray 9, 2006


NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that sealed proposals in duplicate are sought and requested by the Town of Esopus Library Board, Town of Esopus Library (hereinafter called "Owner"), for the construction of a New Library.

Separate Bids are requested for a Prime Contracts for:

in accordance with Drawings, Project Manual, and other Bidding and Contract Documents prepared by:
Thomas Associates Architects + Engineers
80 State Street
Albany, New York 12207

A Pre Bid conference for all Bidders will be held in the Town of Esopus Library at 1:00 P.M. on Tuesday, January 31, 2006 for the purpose of considering questions posed by Bidders. Sealed bids will be received by the Owner until 1:00 P.M., local time, Wednesday, February 15, 2006 in the Town of Esopus Library, 189 Broadway, P.O. Box 1167 , Port Ewen, New York 12466, at which time and place all bids will be opened and publicly read aloud. The Bidding Documents and Forms of Proposals may be examined at the following:

Copies of said documents may be obtained from Thomas Associates Architects + Engineers at the following address, by Bidders for Prime Contract Work upon payment of a deposit of $100.00 for each complete set and a separate, non-refundable $25.00 shipping and handling payment for each set.
Thomas Associates Architects + Engineers
80 State Street
Albany, New York 12207

Partial sets or sections of the Contract Documents for use by subcontractors may be obtained from the Architect upon making a written request listing the drawing numbers and Project Manual sections desired, and upon payment equal to the cost of duplicating same; no part of such payment shall be refunded. Subcontractors obtaining partial sets or sections of the Contract Documents are advised that they remain responsible for all information contained in the complete set of Contract Documents.

All Prime Contract Bidders who have paid the aforesaid deposit for an entire set of Bidding and Contract Documents; have submitted a bid with required bid security; and return such sets to the Architect in GOOD CONDITION within thirty (30) calendar days after the award of contract or rejection of bids, shall receive a refund of the full amount of such deposit for one (1) set. Partial reimbursement, in an amount equal to full deposit less actual cost of Bidding and Contract Document reproduction for one (1) set, shall be made for the return of all other sets in GOOD CONDITIONS within thirty (30) calendar days after award of contracts or rejection of bids.

All checks for sets of Bidding and Contract Documents, complete or partial, shall be made payable to the Architect. As bid security, each Bid shall be accompanied by a certified check or Bid Bond made payable to Owner, in accordance with the amounts and terms described in the INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS.

The Owner requires that all bids shall comply with the bidding requirements specified in the INSTRUCTION TO BIDDERS. The Owner may, at its discretion, waive informalities in bids, but is not obligated to do so, nor does it represent that it will do so. The Owner also reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Under no circumstances will the Owner waive any informality that, by such waiver, would give one Bidder a substantial advantage or benefit not enjoyed by all other Bidders. No Bidder may withdraw his Bid before forty-five (45) days after the actual date of the opening thereof, unless a mistake to error is claimed by the Bidder in accordance with INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS.