INVITATION TO BID

Sealed bids will be received by the St. Lawrence County Industrial Development Agency (SLCIDA) for the Alcoa Track Rehabilitation – Phase 1 project in the Town of Massena, St. Lawrence County, New York.

The project consists of track and turnout rehabilitation on the Alcoa/Arconic property. The project will remove and install cross ties and switch ties, install rail anchors, gauge track, place stone ballast, and raise, line, and surface the track and turnouts.

NYSDOT is providing a portion of the funding for the project; therefore, all work must meet funding agency requirements and approval before payment will be made to the Contractor. Final acceptance will be subject to funding agency inspection and audit. 0% DBE, 0% MBE, 0% WBE, and 0% SDVOB Utilization Goals have been established for this Contract.

NYS Prevailing Wage Rates are required in this contract.

Contract Documents are available for review at the SLCIDA offices. Electronic copies of Contract Documents may be obtained at no cost by qualified track contractors from Erdman Anthony (585.427.8888). Contract Documents will not be available through plan rooms or other third-parties.

Addenda, if any, will be issued to only those persons whose name and address are on record with the Engineer of having obtained the Contract Documents.

A pre-bid meeting will not be held.

All work must be substantially completed by May 31, 2027.

Bid envelopes are to be plainly marked “SLCIDA Alcoa Track Rehabilitation – Phase 1”. All Bids must be received no later than 1:00 PM on October 15, 2026, and will be opened promptly thereafter. Bids will be accepted by US Mail, UPS, FedEx, or hand delivery to:

Erdman Anthony
Attn: Dennis Elias
145 Culver Road, Suite 200
Rochester, NY 14620

Bidders are required to furnish their Bid Security in the amount of 5% of their total bid. The Successful Bidder will be required to furnish Performance and Labor and Material Payment Bonds, each in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the contract amounts in accordance with the provisions of the Contract Documents.

All bids shall be binding for a period of sixty (60) days after the bid opening date. SLCIDA reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to increase or decrease the scope of work to meet funding availability.

Patrick Kelly
CEO

School districts in St. Lawrence County recently celebrated North Country Manufacturing Day (MFG Day), an event designed to showcase the modern manufacturing industry and inspire the next generation of innovators in a field where creativity, technology and problem-solving come together.

With coordinated efforts by St. Lawrence-Lewis BOCES Career and Tech Education (“CTE”), SLL BOCES Adult Education, and the St. Lawrence County Industrial Development Agency, over 300 students from 11 component school districts in St. Lawrence County toured 16 local manufacturing businesses as part of MFG Day 2025.  Participating school districts include Brasher Falls, Canton, Clifton-Fine, Colton, Edwards-Knox, Gouverneur, Lisbon, Massena, Morristown, Parishville-Hopkinton, and Potsdam Central School.

By participating in MFG Day tours, students meet the workers behind our local products and see how their classroom learning applies in real-world scenarios. Patrick Kelly, CEO of the St. Lawrence County Industrial Development Agency states, “Manufacturing Day provides high school students, our future workforce, the opportunity to get a first-hand look at modern manufacturing facilities, see how world-class products are manufactured locally, and learn about the variety of career progression opportunities available in manufacturing”.

Thank you to the businesses that opened their doors to offer students this unique opportunity.  They include Alcoa, AmTech Yarns, Arconic, Bestway Lumber, Cives Steel, Corning Inc., Curran Renewable Energy, Empire State Mines, Five Mile Farm, Heidelberg Quarry, Kinney Drugs (Warehouse and Central Fill), Pepsi Cola Ogdensburg Bottlers, Potsdam Specialty Paper Inc., St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, and Structural Wood. This experience helps to ignite a vital collaboration between academia and local manufacturers!

The St. Lawrence County Industrial Development Agency is scheduled to meet beginning at 1:00 PM on Tuesday, April 23rd at the Ernest J. LaBaff Industrial Building, 19 Commerce Lane, Canton.  A meeting of the St. Lawrence County IDA-Local Development Corporation will immediately follow.

The meetings are open for in-person public attendance.  There is also an option to join the meetings virtually.

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The St. Lawrence County Industrial Development Agency’s Audit and Finance Committee is scheduled to meet on March 26, 2024 beginning at 1:00 PM at the Ernest J. LaBaff Industrial Building, 19 Commerce Lane, Canton.  Audit and Finance Committee Meetings of the IDA-Local Development Corporation, IDA-Civic Development Corporation, and St. Lawrence County Property Development Corporation will immediately follow.

The meetings are open for in-person public attendance.  To join virtually, please see Zoom meeting instructions below…

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The Governance Committee of  the St. Lawrence County Industrial Development Agency is scheduled to meet on Tuesday, March 26th at 2:00 PM at the Ernest J. LaBaff Industrial Building, 19 Commerce Lane, Canton.  Governance Committee meetings of the IDA-Local Development Corporation, IDA-Civic Development Corporation and St. Lawrence County Property Development Corporation will immediately follow.

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The St. Lawrence County Industrial Development Agency is scheduled to meet Tuesday, March 26, 2024 at 3:00 PM at the Ernest J. LaBaff Industrial Building, 19 Commerce Lane, Canton.  Meetings of the St. Lawrence County IDA-Local Development Corporation, IDA-Civic Development Corporation and St. Lawrence County Property Development Corporation will immediately follow.

Meetings are open to the public for in-person attendance.

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The Audit and Finance Committee of the St. Lawrence County Industrial Development Agency is scheduled to meet on Tuesday, February 27, 2024 at 11:00 AM in the Ernest J. LaBaff Industrial Building, 19 Commerce Lane, Canton.  Audit and Finance Committee meetings for the St. Lawrence County IDA-Local Development Corporation, St. Lawrence County IDA-Civic Development Corporation, and St. Lawrence County Property Development Corporation will immediately follow.

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The St. Lawrence County Industrial Development Agency is scheduled to meet on Tuesday, February 27, 2024 at 1:00 PM at the Ernest J. LaBaff Industrial Building, 19 Commerce Lane, Canton.  Meetings of the St. Lawrence County IDA-Local Development Corporation, St. Lawrence County IDA-Civic Development Corporation, and St. Lawrence County Property Development Corporation will immediately follow.

Meetings are open to the public for in-person attendance, or virtually via Zoom meeting.  See instructions below…

Time: Feb 27, 2024 01:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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The St. Lawrence County Industrial Development Agency Governance Committee is scheduled to meet on Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 11:00 AM, local time, at the Ernest J. LaBaff Industrial Building, 19 Commerce Lane, Canton.  Governance Committee meetings for the St. Lawrence County IDA – Local Development Corporation, St. Lawrence County IDA – Civic Development Corporation, and St. Lawrence County Property Development Corporation will immediately follow.

The meetings are open to the public for in-person attendance.  Please see the following instructions to join the meeting via Zoom…

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