T2435 Bid Amendment 1 5.6.24.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

TAHESHA L. WAY

Lt. Governor

AMY F. DAVIS, ESQ.

Acting Director https://www.njstart.gov

May 6, 2024

To: All Interested Bidders

Re: Bid Solicitation # 24DPP00971 T2435 - Environmental Emergency Response Services: NJDEP & Statewide

Quote Submission Due Date: May 17, 2024 (2:00 p.m. Eastern Time)

Bid Amendment #1

The following constitutes Bid Amendment #1 to the above referenced Bid Solicitation:

· This Bid Amendment includes:

· Answers to questions; and

· An Optional Pre-Quote Conference was held on April 19, 2024. The following two (2) firms were in attendance:

· Republic Services (ACV Enviro); and

· Green Engineering Services.

It is the sole responsibility of the 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 # 24DPP00971 T2435 - Environmental Emergency Response Services: NJDEP & Statewide Answers to Questions

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

Section Reference Question (Bolded) and Answer

Please be advised that all Quotes shall be submitted electronically through NJSTART.

Yes. Prior to the Quote Opening Deadline, a 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 Bidder fails to attach a required form or attaches a blank form. To review a submitted a Quote, a 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.

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As stated in Bid Solicitation Section 2.2, Exceptions to the State of NJ Standard Terms and Conditions (SSTC): “Questions regarding the State of New Jersey Standard Terms and Conditions and exceptions to mandatory requirements MUST be posed during the Electronic Question and Answer period and shall contain the Bidder’s suggested changes and the reason(s) for the suggested change(s).” Moreover, as stated in Bid Solicitation Section 3.11, Bidder proposed terms or conditions that conflict with those contained in the State of New Jersey Standard Terms and Conditions may render a Quote non-responsive.

The Questions and Answer Period is for the subject Bid Solicitation #24DPP00971. The current contracts under T2435 were awarded to Atlantic Response, Inc. and ACV Environmental Services, Inc.

Information related to the current T2435 contracts can be found on NJSTART at www.njstart.gov under T2435 - NJDEP EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICES TERM CONTRACT - STATEWIDE. Please reference Bid Solicitation Section 1.2, Background, for further information and instructions related to searching for the current contracts in NJSTART.

If the question is referring to the previously advertised reprocurement of T2435 under Bid Solicitation #22DPP00781, that Bid Solicitation was cancelled and no award was made.

A Bidder may file a New Jersey Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request for additional information.

Yes, on the Quote Opening Date, the Bidder and all applicable subcontractors must be registered in accordance with the Public Works Contractor Registration Act (PWCRA) N.J.S.A. 34:11-56.48 et seq. For any information about registering please contact:

Contractor Registration New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development Division of Wage and Hour Compliance PO Box 389 Trenton, NJ 08625-0389 Tel. 609-292-9464 Fax: 609-633-8591 https://www.nj.gov/labor/wagehour/regperm/pw_cont_reg.html https://www.nj.gov/labor/wageandhour/registration-permits/register/publicworksregistration.shtml

In accordance with Bid Solicitation Section, 3.13.9, A-901 License, “On the Quote Opening Date, the Bidder must have submitted a valid and administratively complete A-901 license application with the New Jersey Attorney General’s office. All applicable Bidders and their applicable named subcontractors MUST possess a valid A-901 license prior to Contract award. Please refer to Bid Solicitation Section 3.13.9, A-901 License, for more information.

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