The Cumberland County Improvement Authority is not responsible for any hand delivered or third party delivered bids that do not arrive at the proper time or location. Any such bid will be returned unopened to the vendor. All documents contained in this package must be returned to the Cumberland County Improvement Authority in their original form. No substitutions, alterations, or modifications of any of the bid documents are permitted. The Cumberland County Improvement Authority requires that a Contractor submit with his/her bid, a bid guarantee in the form of a bid bond, certified check, or cashier's check in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the bid. In no case shall the bid guarantee exceed twenty thousand dollars ($20,000). Bid bonds shall be from a surety company licensed to do business in the State of New Jersey and acceptable. Bonds that are signed by an Attorney-in-Fact shall be accompanied by a certified Power-of-Attorney. Failure to include this item will mandate rejection of bid. The Contractor also will be required to submit performance security, in the form of a performance bond, in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the total value of the Contract. At the time of bid submission, all Contractors will be required to submit a Consent of Surety indicating that such surety will provide the performance bond if the Contractor is awarded a contract. No bid may be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days after the date set for the opening thereof. All questions must be received no later than Friday July 19th at 10:00AM. All Contractors and subcontractors must provide a copy of their State of New Jersey Business Registration Certificate issued by the New Jersey Department of Treasury prior to the time a contract is awarded or authorized. Contractors shall not submit bids with qualifying conditions or provisions. The Authority reserves the right to consider the bids for sixty (60) days after receipt thereof, and further reserves the right to reject all bids, waive informalities, and make such awards or take action as may be in the best interest of the Authority and in accordance with applicable law. All Contractors are placed on notice that the Contractor receiving award for the contract will be required to execute a Project Labor Agreement for the Project as part of contract signing process. ln order to encourage full participation in this opportunity, submit any requests for accommodations of people with disabilities to the Cumberland County Improvement Authority (856) 825-3700.
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