1628 - Suffolk County Water Authority - Building for Sale - 3525 Sunrise Highway

NOTICE TO BIDDERS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: The Suffolk County Water Authority (SCWA), a public benefit corporation based in Oakdale, the purchase of a Business 1 Zoned 13,280 +/- square foot Office Building located on a 2 acre +/- parcel at 3525 Sunrise Highway in Great River, Islip, SCTM #500-299-1-11. The property will be available for inspection on March 29, 2024 between 10 am and 12 pm and upon request.  Inspections may be scheduled outside normal business hours.

Deadline for submission – Your proposal must be submitted, not later than June 7, 2024, 11:00 a.m., EST. Bids will only be accepted electronically; prospective bidders must submit their bids via the following website: www.BidNetDirect.com/new-york.
Request for Proposal (RFP) documents are available for you to download by login in to the following websites www.scwa.com or www.BidNetDirect.com/new-york. Questions and answers will also be posted on the public websites noted above.

Bids must be accompanied by a bid deposit in the form of a certified or bank check, subject to collection, made payable to the SCWA in the amount of $1,000.00. The successful bidder(s) will receive a credit towards the purchase price equal to the bid deposit. Checks will be returned to the unsuccessful bidders upon award of the contract. Within thirty (30) business days of being selected, the successful bidder must execute a contract of sale with the SCWA for the purchase of the parcel on terms approved by the SCWA. Absent a fully executed contract of sale, the SCWA is not be obligated to sell the property to the successful bidder. A draft contract is located on SCWA’s website. Failure to enter into the contract may result in forfeiture of the bid deposit. The contract of sale may include a contingency for financing or town or other approvals acceptable to the SCWA. A down payment of ten percent (10%) of the purchase price will be required under the contract. The parcel is being sold in an “as is, where is” condition. The parcel is currently exempt from paying real estate taxes. Upon the sale, the exemption will expire.

Bids made contingent on receipt of land use approvals or containing financing contingencies must fully detail the bidder’s proposal, the approvals required, and the bidder’s experience in obtaining such approvals in the past. Conditioned bids must contain a proposed closing schedule. 

The successful bidder(s) will be required to pay any transfer fees associated with each conveyance, including the New York State Transfer Tax.  

SCWA will not pay a fee of any kind to a real estate agent, broker or any individual related to services related to obtaining a purchaser of the building.

The SCWA reserves the right to consider the bids for seventy-five (75) days after bid opening, waive any informalities, negotiate with one or more bidders for the right to purchase the property, or to reject any or all bids submitted. 

Bids physically delivered to the SCWA, facsimiles, or emails of unsealed proposals will not be accepted under any circumstances.

Minority and Women Owned Businesses are encouraged to bid.

For information call 631-563-6032.

By Order of the
SUFFOLK COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY
Jeffrey W. Szabo
Chief Executive Officer