T0635 Bid Amendment 6~2.docx

PHILIP D. MURPHY

Governor State of New Jersey

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

DIVISION OF PURCHASE AND PROPERTY

PROCUREMENT BUREAU

33 WEST STATE STREET

P. O. BOX 230

TRENTON, NEW JERSEY 08625-0230

ELIZABETH MAHER MUOIO

State Treasurer

SHEILA Y. OLIVER

Lt. Governor

MAURICE A. GRIFFIN

Acting Director https://www.njstart.gov

August 10, 2020

To: All Interested Vendors {Bidders}

Re: Bid Solicitation #20DPP00485 T0635 – Sewage Sludge Collection Services for Various Prisons

Revised Quote Submission Due Date: August 27, 2020 (2:00 p.m. Eastern Time)

Bid Amendment #6

The following constitutes Bid Amendment #6 to the above referenced Bid Solicitation:

· The Quote Submission Due Date has been extended to August 27, 2020 (2:00 p.m. Eastern Time);

· February 25, 2020 Optional Site Visit sign-in sheet;

· Revised Bid Solicitation Checklist;

· This Bid Amendment includes answers to questions; and

· Please note that for all additions, deletions, clarifications and modifications to the Bid Solicitation, please refer to the Revised Bid Solicitation titled “T0635 Revised Bid Solicitation”.

It is the sole responsibility of the Vendor {Bidder} to be knowledgeable of all of the additions, deletions, clarifications, and modifications to the Bid Solicitation and/or the New Jersey Standard Terms and Conditions relative to this Bid Solicitation as set forth in all Bid Amendments.

All other instructions, terms, and conditions of the Bid Solicitation shall remain the same.

Bid Solicitation #20DPP00485 T0635 – Sewage Sludge Collection Services for Various Prisons

Answers to Questions

Where applicable, each question references the appropriate Bid Solicitation section.

Section Reference Question (Bolded) and Answer

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Yes. Prior to the Quote Opening Deadline, a Vendor {Bidder} should review the documents comprising the submitted Quote to ensure that all of the required documents have been completed and attached. Oftentimes a Quote is deemed non-responsive because a Vendor {Bidder} fails to attach a required form or attaches a blank form. To review a submitted a Quote a Vendor {Bidder} should log into NJSTART and review each document attached to the Quote submission. Instructions on how to review a submitted Quote can be found in the Quick Reference Guide entitled How to Review a Submitted Quote which is available on the NJSTART Vendor Support Page under Vendor Reference Guides.

Contact information will be provided to the awarded Vendor {Contractor} after Blanket P.O. award.

Optional Site Visits were held on the dates and times indicated below:

Location #1: Bayside State Prison 4293 Route 47 Leesburg, NJ 08327 Phone number: 856-785-0040 Date: February 21, 2020 Time: 10:00 A.M.

Location #2: Albert C. Wagner Youth Correctional Facility 500 Ward Avenue Bordentown, NJ 08505 Phone number: 609-291-2001 Date: February 21, 2020 Time: 1:00 P.M.

Location #3: Mountainview Youth Correctional Facility US Route 22 Annandale, NJ 08801 Phone number: 908-638-6191 Date: February 25, 2020 Time: 10:00 A.M.

If additional inspections are needed after Blanket P.O. award, site inspections may be scheduled at the discretion of the State Contract Manager.

It is estimated that two (2) percent of the total waste generated annually at the Albert C. Wagner Youth Correctional Facility is solid sludge.

Please refer to Revised Bid Solicitation Section 3.0, subsections included, as the language referring to solid waste has been revised.

Revised Bid Solicitation Section 3.4, Licenses and Permits, states the following, in part:

“The Vendor {Contractor} shall have and maintain, and shall ensure all subcontractors as applicable have and maintain, without limitation the following items throughout the entirety of the Blanket P.O. term:

A. An A-901 license pursuant to the requirements of N.J.S.A. 13:1E-128, 133, and 135. Each truck and container (roll off containers, dumpsters) utilized to transport or collect sludge under this Blanket P.O. must have a valid A-901 decal pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:26-3.4(h) or other evidence of temporary authorization from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) prior to performing services; and B. All other necessary and applicable registrations with the NJDEP required for transporting or disposing of waste under this Blanket P.O., in accordance with: N.J.S.A. 13:1E-1 et. seq., N.J.A.C. 7:26-3.2, and N.J.A.C. 7:26G-7.

The Vendor {Contractor} shall obtain and maintain in full force for the duration of this Blanket P.O all required licenses, permits, and authorizations necessary to perform this work.”

Furthermore, Revised Bid Solicitation Section 4.4.1.7, A-901 License, states the following: “At the time of the Quote due date, the Vendor {Bidder}, and any applicable subcontractor, must hold a valid A-901 License in accordance with N.J.S.A. 13:1E-128, 133, and 135.

NOTE: All Vendors {Bidders}, and any subcontractors engaged in waste transport, must be licensed at the time of Quote Opening. The Vendor {Bidder} should provide proof of licensure with its Quote.

Additionally, please be advised that it has been determined that the Vendor {Bidder/Contractor} is not required to hold a valid Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) to perform the subject services. As such, the CPCN requirement has been removed from Section 3.4 of the Revised Bid Solicitation, and Section 4.4.1.8 has been deleted from the Revised Bid Solicitation.

Price Line 1 – Bayside Weekly Sludge Removal On page 22, the specs note an average volume of dewatered sludge to be vacuumed out is 12- 24,000 gallons. I believe this should be liquid sludge.

Please refer to Revised Bid Solicitation Section 3.10.2, as this section has been revised. The average volume of sludge to be vacuumed out weekly, is approximately 12,000 to 24,000 gallons.

Price Line 5 – Albert C. Wagner Sludge Removal The quote for AC Wagner Facility is for a lump sum on an as needed basis. Without an approximate number of gallons, it is not possible to submit a lump sum. Can the State revise this to add an approximate number of gallons?

The State is not requesting a lump sum. Pricing shall be provided in the Unit Cost field of the State-Supplied Price Sheet for each year (year 1, year 2, and year 3) of each price line of an award grouping. The submitted yearly Unit Cost will be multiplied by the estimated annual quantity to determine the “Total Cost” in each award grouping. Please refer to Section 4.4.5.2 of the Revised Bid Solicitation.

Price Line 5 on the State-Supplied Price Sheet indicates an estimated volume of 800,000 gallons annually for Albert C. Wagner Youth Correctional Facility.

Where the State-Supplied Price Sheet includes an estimate quantity column, Vendors {Bidders} are advised that estimated quantities may vary throughout the Blanket P.O. term resulting from this Bid Solicitation. There is no guaranteed minimum or maximum volume for these price lines.

Note: This question has been paraphrased in the interest of readability and clarity.

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