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NOTICE TO BIDDERS NB-1

BOROUGH OF CARTERET

MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NEW JERSEY

PERSHING AVENUE AND MARION STREET

SANITARY AND STORM SEWER REPAIRS

CONTRACT NO. 25-241

NOTICE TO BIDDERS

NOTICE is hereby given that sealed bids will be received by the Borough of Carteret ( hereinafter called the Owner") for:

PERSHING AVENUE AND MARION STREET

SANITARY AND STORM SEWER REPAIRS

CONTRACT NO. 25-241

Sealed bids for the above- named Contract within the Borough of Carteret, Middlesex County, New Jersey Owner”), will be received at the Memorial Municipal Building, 2nd Floor Council Chambers, 61 Cooke

Avenue, Carteret, New Jersey, 07008 on Wednesday, September 16, 2026 at 10:00 AM prevailing time, at which time they will be publicly unsealed, and the contents publicly announced. The Borough of Carteret is open to the public and is fully operational.

The site of the work to be performed under the Contract is located at two (2) separate locations; Pershing Avenue between Carteret Avenue and Pulaski Avenue, and the intersection of Marion Street and Hickory Street within the Borough of Carteret, Middlesex County, New Jersey. The work includes the furnishing of all labor, materials and equipment necessary to complete abandonment of the sanitary sewer within Pershing Avenue, the realignment of the storm sewer along Marion and Hickory Street, and repairs to the sanitary sewer along Marion and Hickory Street, as shown on the Drawings and as described in the Specifications. The work shall include demolition at the existing sanitary sewer including, but not limited to, removal and off-site disposal of the abandoned sanitary piping, and the realignment and repairs to the Storm and Sanitary sewer respectively along Marion and Hickory Street. Work shall also include excavation, backfilling, dewatering, temporary bypass pumping system( s), site restoration, and traffic control as shown on the drawings and specified herein. Work shall be completed within 120-calendar days of the Contractor' s receipt of written Notice to Proceed.

No bid will be received unless in writing on the forms furnished, and unless accompanied by bid security in the form of a bid bond, cashier' s check, or a certified check made payable to the Borough of Carteret in an amount equal to 10% of the amount of the total bid, but not exceeding $ 20,000.

The bid shall be accompanied by a Certificate of Surety on the form included in the Contract Documents, from a surety company licensed to do business in the State of New Jersey, which shall represent that the surety company will provide the Contractor with the required bonds in the sums required in the Contract Documents and in a form satisfactory to the Owner’ s Attorney and in compliance with the requirements of law.

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Bidders must use the prepared bid form which is contained in the Contract Documents. Each individual proposal must be separately enclosed in a sealed envelope addressed to the Borough of Carteret Municipal Clerk’ s Office, 61 Cooke Avenue, Carteret, New Jersey, 07008 marked on the outside with the number of the contract and name of the project being bid upon. The Borough requests that the bidder submit one (1) original bid, one (1) copy of the original bid, and (1) scanned copy of the original bid on a USB device.

No bids will be received after the time and date specified, and no bids will be received by mail. Bids shall be received by courier service ( date and time recorded) or shall be hand delivered. The Owner shall award the Contract or reject all bids within 60 days of bid opening, except that the bids of any bidders who consent thereto may, at the request of the Owner, be held for consideration for such longer period as may be agreed.

The Owner will evaluate bids and any award will be made to the lowest, responsive, responsible bidder in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40A:11-4. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive minor informalities or irregularities in bids received in accordance with public law.

The qualification and reclassification of bidders will be subject to the statutory provisions contained in N.J.S.A. 40A:11-25 to 32 (“ Local Public Contract Law”).

All bid security except the security of the three apparent lowest responsible bidders shall be returned, unless otherwise requested by the bidder, within ten (10) days after the opening of the bids, Sundays and holidays excepted, and the bids of the bidders whose bid security is returned shall be considered withdrawn.

Each bidder must submit with his or her bid a signed certificate stating that the bidder owns, leases or controls all the necessary equipment required to accomplish the work shown and described in the Contract Documents. Should the bidder not be the actual owner or lease of such equipment, his or her certificate shall state the source from which the equipment will be obtained and, in addition, shall be accompanied by a signed certificate from the owner or person in control of the equipment definitely granting to the bidder the control of the equipment required during such time as may be necessary for the completion of that portion of the Contract for which it is necessary. The bidder shall comply with the documentation requirements set forth in the Article of the Information for Bidders, entitled: “ Bidder Submissions”.

The successful bidder will be required to submit bonds and proof of insurance on or before execution of their respective Contracts as explained in the Contract Documents.

Bidders are required to comply with all relevant Federal and State Statutes, Rules and Regulations including but not limited to the applicable provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended 42 USC 2000d- 2000D- 4A), the discrimination and affirmative action provisions of N.J.S.A. 10:2-1 through

10:2-4, the New Jersey Law against Discrimination, N.J.S.A. 10:5-1, et seq., the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto, the State requirement for bidders to supply statements of ownership N.J. S.A. 52:25-24.2) and the State requirement for submission of the names and addresses of certain subcontractors ( N.J. S.A. 40A: 11-16).

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The Contract Documents may be obtained by any prospective bidder by sending a request via email to Mr. David Espejo, PE, Project Engineer, David. Espejo@FPAEngineers. com requesting a PDF copy of the specifications and drawings which will be sent to the prospective bidder via email. Alternatively, prospective bidders may pick up hardcopies of the Contract Documents upon payment of a non-refundable fee of $100.00 for each set of specifications and drawings at the Office of the Engineer, French

Parrello Associates, 1800 Route 34, Suite 101, Wall Township, NJ 07719. Bid documents cannot be obtained at the Carteret Borough Memorial Municipal Building.

Pursuant to N.J. S.A. 10:5-31 et seq., bidders are required to comply with the requirements of N.J.A.C.

17:27.

Each Bidder must submit with his/ her bid an “ Ownership Disclosure Statement” and is requested to submit with his bid the “Non- Collusion Affidavit” on the forms included in the Contract Documents.

Bidders and their subcontractors of any tier must comply with all applicable provisions of the Public Works Contractor Registration Act (N.J.S.A. 34:11-56.48) and the New Jersey Prevailing Wage Act (N.J.S.A. 34:11- 56.25).

Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 52:32-44, all business organizations that conduct business with a New Jersey government agency are required to be registered with the State of New Jersey. Bidders and their subcontractors must submit proof that they are registered with the New Jersey Department of Treasury, Division of Revenue by submitting a copy of their Business Registration Certificate prior to Contract award.

It is the purpose of this Notice to Bidders to summarize some of the more important provisions of the Contract Documents. Prospective bidders are cautioned not to rely solely on this summary, but to read the Contract Documents in their entirety.

By Order of the Borough of Carteret mailto:David.Espejo@fpaengineers.com