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Engineer:
Keystone Associates, LLC
229-231 State Street, Fourth Floor
Binghamton, New York 13901
Phone: (607) 722-1100
Owner:
Town of Hancock
661 West Main Street
Hancock, New York 13783
Phone: (607) 637-2454
Project:
Town of Hancock
Culvert Replacements on Cadosia Road over Snake Creek and Coon Hill Brook
NOTICE:
1. Sealed bids are requested by the Town of Hancock for Culvert Replacements on Cadosia Road over Snake Creek and coon Hill Brook in the Town of Hancock. The project involves the replacement of two steel plate pipes with two 3-sided precast culverts and the associated road work.
2. The work shall be bid on a unit price basis, with the Contract awarded to the lowest Responsible General Contractor.
3. The Plans and Specifications may be obtained and/or reviewed at the following location:
Keystone Associates, LLC
22-231 State Street, Fourth Floor
Binghamton, New York 13901
Phone: (607) 722-1100
4. The documents may be obtained upon payment of a deposit in the amount of $50.00/per set payable to Keystone Associates, LLC. Deposit will be refunded upon return of the documents in good condition within thirty (30) days following opening of the proposals,. No sets will be issued to Sub-Bidders by the Engineer. Those who do not submit prime bids will forfeit deposits.
5. The Documents will be available at the above location after 8:00 A.M. on the 10th day os April, 2009.
6. A Pre-Bid Conference will be held at 11:00 A.M. local time on April 17th, 2009 beginning at the Snake Creek culvert site on Cadosia Road in the Town of Hancock, New York, 13783. Bidders are encouraged to attend.
7. Proposals shall be received no later than 11:00 A.M. local time on April 28th, 2009 at the Town of Hancock Town Hall at which time they will be publicly opened and read.
8. BID SECURITY: Each proposal shall be accompanied by an acceptable form of Bid Security in the amount of five percent (5%) of the proposal.
9. All work requiring road closures and any in-stream work on this project is to be completed by August 31, 2009, all other work is to be completed by October 31, 2009.
10. The Contractor shall include all required with his Bid as outlined in the Project Manual. Failure to include all required items may result in the rejection of the bid.
11. The Owner reserves the right to waive irregularities and to reject any or all bids.
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LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE IS HEREBY given that the Annual Budget Hearing of the inhabitants of the Hancock Central School District qualified to vote at school meetings in the district will be held at the Central School building on Monday, May 11, 2009 at 7:30 p.m. for the transaction of such business as is authorized by Education Law.
NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that a copy of the statement of the amount of money which will be required for the ensuing year for school purposes may be obtained by any taxpayer in the district during fourteen days immediately preceding the annual budget hearing, except Saturday, Sunday, or holidays at the school district offices between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.
NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that the vote upon the appropriation of the necessary funds to meet the estimated expenditures, or any propositions and the election of the members of the Board of Education as well as the members of the Louise Adelia Read Memorial Library Board of Trustees, shall be held separately from the annual budget hearing on Tuesday, May 19, 2009 in the central school building auditorium, between the hours of 2:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.
Petitions nominating candidates for the offices of members of the Board of Education as well as for members of the Louise Adelia Read Memorial Library Board of Trustees must be filed with the Clerk of the District not later than April 20, 2009 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. The following vacancies are to be filled:
A. For the Board of Education, one three year term ending June 30, 2012, presently held by Frank Brown;
B. For the Board of Education, one three year term ending June 30, 2012, presently held by Rebecca L. Smith;
C. For the Louise Adelia Read Memorial Library Board of Trustees, a five year term currently held by Harvey English expiring June 30, 2014.
Each petition must be directed to the Clerk of the District, be signed by at least 25 qualified voters of the district, shall state the residence of each signer, the name and address of the candidate, and shall describe the specific vacancy of the Board of Education or Library Board for which the candidate is nominated, which description shall
include at least the length of term of office and the name of the last
incumbent.
PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that any proposition that is required to be included for vote shall be submitted in writing by means of a petition signed by at least 25 qualified voters stating the residence of each signer, which petition shall be filed with the Board of Education not later than 30 days prior to the date of election set forth in this notice. Any proposition may be rejected by the Board of Education if the purpose of the proposition is not within the powers of the voters or where the expenditure of money is required, by the proposition and such proposition fails to include the necessary specific appropriation.
ABSENTEE BALLOTS: An application for an absentee ballot may be obtained at the Office of the Clerk/District Office. Such application must be received by the District Clerk at least seven days before the vote set in this notice if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter or the day before the vote if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter. Absentee ballots must be received in the Office of the District Clerk not later than 5:00 p.m. on the day of the vote.
A list of all persons to whom absentee voters’ ballots have been
issued shall be available for public inspection during regular office hours which are between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.
Any qualified voter, may upon examination of such list, file a written challenge of qualifications of a voter of any person whose name appears on such list, stating reasons for the challenge. Such written challenge shall be transmitted by the Clerk or designee to the Inspectors of Election on election day.
By order of the Board of Education of the Hancock Central School District
Wellington Lester
School District Clerk
Dated: March 27, 2009