New York State Contract Reporter #2138973

Niagara Falls State Park perimeter security and site improvement construction

New York State is seeking a general-construction contractor for perimeter security upgrades at Niagara Falls State Park. - Buyer: New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (OPRHP), Capital – Western District; the project is also identified with the Niagara Region. - Scope: Furnish and install active vehicle barriers, gate operators, crash-rated bollards, foundations, and related electrical work, along with site preparation, paving, and landscape restoration. - Products and quantities: 39 crash-rated bollards and covers; gate barriers, gate operators, fire boxes at each gate, and native Niagara Escarpment limestone boulders (approximately two tons minimum each). Quantities for other items are not stated. - Named manufacturers and product examples: No OEM is specified for the barriers, gate operators, or bollards. Erosion-control examples named in the specifications are Filter X, Mirafi 100X, Stabilinka T140N, Geofab, and Envirofence; equivalent products are allowed where specified. - Paving: Asphalt materials reference NYSDOT items 404.09101 (9.5 F1 top course), 404.198901 (19 F9 binder course), and 304.11 (Type 2 base course). Vehicle-detection loops must be saw-cut into finished asphalt. - Notable requirements: Provide a fire box at each gate; gate operation is intended to allow free exit. Limestone boulders must be naturally angular and quarried from the Niagara Escarpment. Goat Island electrical trenching requires archaeology monitoring. Landscaping includes tree and shrub care through contract completion; plantings have an 18-month guarantee and replacement plantings an additional 12-month guarantee. - Project structure and estimate: Lump-sum general construction; estimated value is $1,408,107–$1,905,086. Participation goals are 7% MBE and 18% WBE.

Description

The project will implement security improvements at Niagara Falls State Park. Work includes furnishing and installing active vehicle barriers and a gate operator, associated foundations and electrical work, asphalt pavement milling and paving, crash-rated bollards and foundations, and native quarried limestone boulders. Associated landscape improvements are also included. The notice identifies the location as Niagara Falls State Park in Niagara, New York.

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