Reconstruction and Resurfacing of North County Line Road from Jackson Mills Road to Bennetts Mills Road, Township of Jackson

Ocean County, New Jersey is requesting bids for reconstruction and resurfacing of North County Line Road from Jackson Mills Road to Bennetts Mills Road in Township of Jackson, with bids due July 7, 2026. This is a state-aided, wholly state-funded project under New Jersey local public contracts law (N.J.S.A. 40A:11-1 et seq.), subject to small business enterprise utilization requirements and equal employment opportunity obligations as specified in state-funded project attachments.

The scope encompasses approximately 2.75 miles of roadway reconstruction and resurfacing, including milling and hot mix asphalt placement, installation of beam guide rail and end terminals, reconstruction of concrete curb, concrete sidewalk, and ADA curb ramps with detectable warning surfaces, modification of four traffic signals to meet ADA and MUTCD standards, and traffic stripes and markings. All work must comply with NJDOT 2019 Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction and New Jersey Standards for Soil Erosion and Sediment Control (7th Edition, January 2014, revised July 2017). Contractors must achieve 80 percent minimum permanent vegetative cover and submit to daily street maintenance and sweeping throughout the construction period. Construction sequencing spans approximately 97 working days across 11 distinct phases, with roadways remaining open to traffic. Work is limited to Monday–Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM for daytime operations and Sunday–Thursday, 9:00 PM to 5:00 AM for nighttime operations; no work is permitted on Saturdays, Sundays, or legal holidays without prior County Engineer approval. Work completion is required within 115 calendar days from notice to proceed.

Bidders must submit electronically through the County's OpenGov Electronic Bid Portal with a proposal guarantee of not less than ten percent of the total bid amount, with a maximum of $20,000, as a cashier's check, certified check, or proposal bond. Prevailing wage rates per the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development apply. Liquidated damages are $1,250 per calendar day for failure to achieve substantial completion and $750 per calendar day for failure to achieve final completion. A five percent warranty bond of the adjusted contract price, valid for one year from acceptance, is required before final payment. Award will be made to the lowest responsible bidder within 60 days of bid receipt. Fuel and asphalt price adjustments may apply based on monthly price indices. The County reserves the right to reject any or all bids.