RTO Media Replacement & Preventative Maintenance

Middlesex County Utilities Authority (MCUA) in New Jersey is soliciting bids under Request for Bids Contract No. 26-7-6(AC) for regenerative thermal oxidizer (RTO) media replacement and annual preventative maintenance, with electronic bids due by 10:00 a.m. on October 29, 2026. Bidders must hold current New Jersey Public Works Contractor Registration Certificates as of the bid opening date, and subcontractors must be listed and approved. The contract will be awarded to the lowest responsible and responsive bidder.

The scope covers all labor, tools, equipment, materials, and services to remove existing RTO media, furnish and install the required quantity of specified media, and provide annual preventative maintenance on the Authority's two existing RTOs at its Central Treatment Plant in Sayreville, New Jersey. Contractors must dispose of all solid waste at the Middlesex County Landfill at their own expense. The work carries New Jersey Prevailing Wage Act compliance, affirmative action requirements, and Americans with Disabilities Act provisions. Contract term and renewal options appear in Appendix F of the RFB.

Bid security equals 10% of the total bid price, not to exceed $20,000, delivered as a certified check, cashier's check, or bid bond from a Treasury-qualified surety. The successful bidder must furnish a Performance and Payment Bond for the full contract amount and carry Commercial General Liability of $5 million per occurrence, Automobile Liability of $1 million, statutory Workers' Compensation, Property Installation Floater coverage, Pollution Liability of $1 million per occurrence and $2 million aggregate, and Cyber Liability of $1 million. The Authority is exempt from New Jersey sales and use taxes, and the contractor bears sole responsibility for those taxes.

Questions closed at 12:00 p.m. on October 19, 2026, submitted in writing to Judith McCrone at jmccrone@mcua.com. The Authority will respond no later than seven days before bid submission. The bid opening is public and will be live-streamed via Microsoft Teams on October 29, 2026. No pre-bid meeting or site inspection is required, though bidders are encouraged to examine the site independently.