This Invitation to Bid is being publicly advertised as a competitive procurement under the Essex County CDBG Wells, Septic & Lateral Program. NRDC encourages bids from qualified local contractors and from New York State-certified Minority- and Women-Owned Business Enterprises (MWBE) and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Businesses (SDVOB), and Section 3 business concerns where applicable. The successful contractor shall comply with applicable federal and state equal employment opportunity (EEO), nondiscrimination, CDBG, Section 3, MWBE, SDVOB, labor, insurance, and contracting requirements. 

Bid Release Date: 10/13/26 

Bid Due Date/Time: 11/03/26/3:00PM

 Submit Bids To: North Country Rural Development Coalition (NRDC) 

Contact: jdefayette@northcountryruraldevelopment.org

 Contract reporter ad link: https://www.nyscr.ny.gov/Ads/Details/2139807

All work shall comply with applicable New York State requirements governing residential wells and potable water supplies, including the New York State Residential Code and 10 NYCRR Appendix 5-B, together with applicable Essex County, municipal, health department, electrical, plumbing, environmental, and other authority-having-jurisdiction requirements. Well construction and related regulated work shall be performed by appropriately qualified and New York State DEC-registered/certified water well contractors, as applicable.

Professional design, engineering, or PE-stamped plans are not automatically required for every ordinary residential well project. Such professional services or stamped plans shall be provided where required by the authority having jurisdiction, permitting agency, site conditions, proposed system design, or applicable law.

PROJECTS TO BE BID 

Project: 1

● Well repair/replacement 

● Existing well was originally dug in approximately 1950. 

● Contractor to evaluate existing well and determine whether repair, rehabilitation, or complete replacement is appropriate. 

● Bid should provide a complete, functional, code-compliant water supply system. 

Project: 2

● Well and related water supply work 

● Contractor to evaluate existing well and water supply conditions and provide the necessary repair, rehabilitation, or replacement work to establish a reliable residential water supply. 

Project: 3

● Well repair/replacement 

● Contractor to evaluate the existing well and water supply system and provide all necessary work to establish a reliable, functional residential water supply. 

The bid shall include all necessary: 

Site Evaluation → Well Assessment → Testing → Design → Permit Approval → Construction → Inspection → Water Quality Testing → Final Approval → Site Restoration 

Each contract shall result in a properly functioning, tested, inspected, and complete residential water supply system appropriate to the property and compliant with applicable requirements.

To obtain full bid packet, please contact:

Jadyn Defayette, Program Administrator/Manager

Email: jdefayette@northcountryruraldevelopment.org

Phone: 518-585-6366