Posted on June 30, 2023
NOTICE is hereby given that sealed Bids, as that term is defined in the Contract Documents referenced herein, shall be received by the Township Clerk of the Township of Millburn (referred to herein as the “Township” or “Owner”), at its offices located at 375 Millburn Avenue, Millburn, New Jersey 07041 on Tuesday, July 11, 2023, at 10:00 a.m., local prevailing time, for the following project:
TAYLOR POND DREDGING PROJECT
Potential Bidders shall print the required Proposal Forms from the electronic file received. Bids must be made on the Proposal Forms to be furnished in the manner designated therein and required in the Specifications and must be enclosed in a sealed envelope bearing the name and address of the bidder and the name of the project on the outside, addressed to the Township Clerk, 375 Millburn Avenue, Millburn, NJ 07041. The sealed envelope/package clearly marked with the project name “TAYLOR POND DREDGING PROJECT” and delivered to the Clerk by the date and time indicated above.
Said sealed bids shall be publicly opened and read aloud at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, July 11, 2023, at Town Hall, 375 Millburn Avenue, Millburn NJ 07041.
The Scope of Work shall include, but not be limited to: Excavation and disposal of debris and silt material deposited during Hurricane Ida through dredging as shown on the contract plans and described within the technical specification, as well as fish salvage and water lowering, temporary stream diversion and maintenance of stream flow, dewatering, soil erosion and sediment control measures, soil testing and disposal at an approved NJDEP disposal facility, conformance with the NJDEP permit requirements and SCD permit requirements, protection of trees within Taylor Park, soil decompaction and grass restoration with topsoil and seeding all disturbed areas, milling and resurfacing a 2” depths of asphalt driveway and walkway restoration and/or other incidental construction as shown or indicated on the plans and/or as described in the Specifications. The term of Contract for the Work shall be for a period anticipated to commence upon the Owner’s issuance of a Notice to Proceed to the Contractor.
Bids shall be handwritten on the form furnished by the Township in the Proposal Section of the Contract Documents, as that term is defined in the Contract referenced herein, and prepared and submitted in the manner designated. On or after Thursday, June 29, 2023, the Contract Documents may be obtained by contacting the Engineering Department of the Township of Millburn, 375 Millburn Avenue, Millburn, NJ 07041, during regular business hours between 9:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., or by submission to the Township of a written request on or after June 29, 2023. Email requests must be sent to ENGINEER@MILLBURNTWP.ORG. The contract documents will be made available electronically via email or share folder for download. There is no cost to obtain the contract documents electronically. Requests for plans and specifications on CD or USB flash drive may be provided for a non-refundable fee of $10.00.
In the event that a potential bidder obtains the Contract Documents in any manner other than as specified herein, the Township will not have the contact information of the potential bidder for purposes of issuing bid addenda, if any. The non-receipt of any addenda (in the event that any addenda are issued) and the failure of the bidder to acknowledge receipt of any and all addenda at the time of bid shall be considered a fatal defect in such Bidder’s submission and said bid shall be immediately rejected. Therefore, if a potential Bidder obtains the Bid Documents in any manner other than specified herein, said Bidder shall promptly provide written notice to the Township accordingly.
Submission of a proposal without the bid bond shall be considered a non-responsive bid and shall be rejected.
A certified check, cashier’s check, or Bid Bond in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the Bid, as specified by the Bid submitted by the Bidder, but not in excess of $20,000.00 whichever is lower, must be submitted with the bid as a guarantee that if a contract is awarded by the Township, the Successful Bidder shall execute the Contract required by the Contract Documents. Where the Contract Documents so require, a Consent of Surety in the amount equal to 100% of the bid shall also be required. The surety or sureties issuing any Bid Bond and/or Consent of Surety as required by the Contract Documents shall be licensed and/or authorized to transact business in the State of New Jersey and shall be acceptable to the Township.
Contractor shall be required to comply with the requirements of the Law Against Discrimination, N.J.S.A. 10:5-31 et.seq. and the Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Rules set forth at N.J.A.C. 17:27-1, et.seq. and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C.§ 12.101 et.seq., as applicable.
Additionally, a copy of the Business Registration Certificate issued by the New Jersey Department of Treasury, Division of Revenue, for the Bidder and subcontractors must be submitted prior to award of the Contract in conformance with N.J.S.A. 52:32-44. The Successful Bidder, as that term is defined in the Contract, shall be required to comply with all provisions of the New Jersey Prevailing Wage Act, N.J.S.A. 34:11_56.25. et.seq, as applicable, and all other Applicable Laws.
Bids shall be accompanied by all information requested in the Contract Documents and shall be enclosed in a sealed envelope addressed to the Township Clerk, bearing the name and address of the Bidder, and designated as follows:
“TAYLOR POND DREDGING PROJECT”
The Township expressly reserves the right to reject any and all bids and/or to waive informalities in accordance with the New Jersey Local Public Contracts Law, N.J.S.A. 40A:11-1, et.seq.
Christine A. Gatti, RMC
Millburn Township Clerk
