13-OFFICIAL NTB NBCUA CONTRACT 25-002.pdf

Public Notices

Originally published at northjersey.com on 07/23/2025

NOTICE TO BIDDERS

REMOVAL AND DISPOSAL OF RESIDUALS

for the

WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT

NBCUA Contract No. 25-002

Sealed Bid Packets will be received by the NORTHWEST BERGEN COUNTY UTILITIES AUTHORITY on Tuesday, August 13, 2025 at 10:00 AM prevailing time, for NBCUA-BID- 25-002 Residuals Removal and Disposal for the Wastewater Treatment Plant in the Borough of Waldwick, Bergen County, New Jersey for a period of two (2) years.

Specifications and documents may be obtained 24 hours a day at www.BergenBids.com, or linked through www.NBCUA.com. Pleas note Bids shall ONLY be accepted electronically through the Euna Procurement e-procurement platform accessible via www.BergenBids.com in accordance with N.J.A.C. 5:34-5.5(a)(1).

The Work of this Contract consists of suppling containers, transportation and disposal of accumulated grit, screenings and other residuals within the time frames stipulated in the Contract Documents and hauling sludge cake residuals (15-25%) solids for disposal on an as needed basis.

All bids will be opened electronically, and all bids shall be publicly unsealed and that the names of all bidders and the price of their respective bids or proposals shall be verbally announced in public by the Authority once the submission deadline has passed and no bids shall be received after the time designated in the advertisement in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40A:11-23b. Furthermore within 24 hours of the opening all bid responses will be available for download on the e-procurement portal. The virtual bid opening shall be broadcast in the public meeting room of the Authority as well as on the Zoom platform.

The link to join the webinar shall be posted no later than 48 hours before the bids are scheduled to be open through a “public notice” issued on the Authority’s e-procurement platform.

Bidders are required to comply with the requirements of Public Law 1975, Chapter 127, as well as all other applicable statutes, rules and regulations dealing with discrimination in employment on public contracts. All contractors must be registered with the Division of Taxation and must submit proof of business registration with their bid proposals. Proof of registration is a copy of the organization’s “Business Registration Certificate” issued by the Division of Revenue. No other form of proof can be substituted.

The Authority intends to award this Contract to the lowest Bidder whose Bid Packet is responsive and complies with its requirements for the Contract, provided that in the judgment of the Authority is reasonable, within available funds and in the interest of the Authority. The Authority reserves the right to reject any and all Bid Packets to the extent permitted by law. An award will be made or Bid Packets will be rejected within sixty (60) Calendar Days after the opening of the Bid Packets, during which time the Bid Packets shall be irrevocable and unavailable to withdraw by Bidders, unless otherwise extended in the Contract Documents.

The Authority further reserves the right to modify this Contract through the distribution of Addenda to plan holders of record without further publication. Bids will be evaluated on the basis of this Advertisement plus any Addenda issued by the Authority prior to the opening of the Proposal.

All Bid Addenda will be issued on the website. Therefore, all interested bidders should check the website from now through bid opening. It is the sole responsibility of the respondent to be knowledgeable of all addenda related to this procurement.

Bidders shall comply with the requirements of N.J.S.A 10:5-31 and N.J.A.C. 17-27 et seq.

Erick G. Martinez, QPA Record-Herald News 7/23/2025 Fee: $66.88 (76) 11502974