(1) - Maintenance Job Order Contracting (JOC) Bridge Repair Statewide, 2026 (Construction Inspection C-6 Level A)

The New Jersey Department of Transportation is requesting technical proposals for Maintenance Job Order Contracting (JOC) bridge repair and construction inspection services statewide under a C-6 Level A prequalification requirement, with proposals due September 28, 2026 at 10:00 AM and questions due by September 21, 2026.

Eligible firms must hold NJDOT prequalification in the C-6 discipline at Level A, or achieve prequalification by the closing date. No teams are permitted unless a completed Statement of Joint Venture is submitted with all joint venture partners prequalified. Subconsultants must be cost-basis approved by NJDOT as of the closing date. No certified firm utilization goal applies to this project.

The scope encompasses preventive maintenance, repair, and rehabilitation of superstructure and substructure components across concrete, steel, and timber bridge structures at 15 specified bridge locations in six counties (Union, Essex, Monmouth, Bergen, Mercer, and Burlington) and seven municipalities. The field office location is anticipated to be Bordentown Township, Burlington County, with travel reimbursement beginning after the first 16 miles in each direction from the region border to job sites.

The contract is structured as a Project Specific Agreement with Cost Plus Fixed Fee contract type, funded through federal sources. Personnel are expected to begin work no earlier than March 2027, with final completion anticipated for September 2028, though this may be extended if funding permits.

Firms must comply with affirmative action requirements, provide evidence of an approved EEO/AA program, obtain a Business Registration Certificate from the Department of Treasury, submit ownership disclosure forms, and certify non-involvement in prohibited investment activities in Iran and Russia/Belarus. Only one technical proposal per firm is permitted. Proposals must be uploaded to Bid Express using the file naming format TP-860 FIRM NAME. The anticipated selection date is October 2026.