NOTICE TO BIDDERS

Sealed Proposals, invited by the County of Nassau, will be received by the County Executive of Nassau County in the office of the Clerk of the Nassau County Legislature, Room 107, in the Ralph G. Caso Executive and Legislative Building, One West Street, Mineola, New York on February 28, 2006 until 10:30 A.M., at which time the proposals where accompanied with and presented separate from the required Bid Security will be publicly opened and read aloud, in the Meeting Room of the Nassau County Legislature, and the contract awarded as soon thereafter as practicable for:

SANDS POINT PRESERVE
HEMPSTEAD HOUSE
FIRE ALARM SYSTEM
NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK

CONTRACT No. B4136101E

The contract involves furnishing the necessary labor, materials, tools, equipment and incidentals for the installation of an addressable fire alarm system, illuminated exit signs and emergency lighting units in the Hempstead House. There will be a mandatory pre-bid meeting/walk through at the project site Friday February 24, 2006 at 10 A.M.  All contractors must attend (see section X in the instruction to bidders). The mandatory pre-bid site visit form must be included with the bid bond. For directions to site please call 516-571-6869.

Instructions to Bidders, Form of Bid Bond, Proposal, Form of Agreement, Specifications and the Plans, herein called the "Contract Documents", may be examined at the Office of Contracts and Permits of the Department of Public Works, first floor, 1194 Prospect Avenue, Westbury, Nassau County, New York, Phone No. (516) 571-9602, from 9:00 A.M.      February 3, 2006 until 3:45 P.M. on February 23, 2006.  Copies of the Contract Documents will be available at that time and place indicated.

A non-refundable fee of $100.00 by check or money order, payable to the Nassau County Treasurer, will be required for each set of the Contract Documents requested. Prospective bidders requesting the Contract Documents by mail must remit an additional, non-refundable, fee of $30.00 per set, to cover handling and first class mailing.