Site work for a civil project in Carteret, New Jersey. Completed plans call for site work for a road / highway.

The project consists of the reconstruction of approximately 0.8 miles of Milik Street and Minue Street. Approximate quantities include 8,300 tons of HMA base course, 3,675 tons of HMA surface course, 4,255 linear feet of reinforced concrete pipe, 30 linear feet of sanitary sewer pipe, 9,500 linear feet of curb, 1,675 square yards of concrete walks and aprons, associated work, and restoration. The said Contract Documents and Proposal sheets may be examined at the office of the Carteret Municipal Clerk, 61 Cooke Avenue, Carteret, New Jersey 07008. Bids must be furnished on the proposal sheets included in the Contract Documents, enclosed in a sealed envelope and addressed to the Mayor and Borough Council, Borough of Carteret, New Jersey and plainly marked on the outside with the name and address of the bidder and the Contract Number and Title. In an effort to maintain the safety and health of all persons during the current COVID-19 virus outbreak, we strongly encourage all vendors to ship or mail in their bid to the following address: Borough of Carteret Municipal Building 61 Cooke Avenue Carteret, NJ 07008 ATTN: Clerk's Office The Borough will not be responsible for late mail deliveries and no bids will be accepted if received after the time stipulated in the Notice to Bidders. If a package must be hand-delivered, sealed responses should be deposited in the secure drop box located outside the Cooke Avenue side vestibule of Borough Hall. Please ensure the bid submission envelope clearly bears the name and address of the vendor, the name and number of the bid and the date of the opening. Responses left in the drop box will be collected and recorded daily. In-person hand deliveries of submissions the day of the opening shall be deposited in the drop box will be collected at the time of the bid opening. Please note: If a vendor determines that it is absolutely necessary to attend the official bid opening, please be advised the Borough will enforce appropriate protocols of social distancing. Vendors that desire to attend the bid opening shall wait outside of the Borough Hall side entrance until the time of the bid opening. Each bid must be accompanied by a certified check of not less than ten (10%) percent of the bid payable without any conditional endorse!ment as a guarantee that in case the contract is awarded to the bidder, he will within ten (10) days thereafter execute such contract and furnish satisfactory performance bond. Upon failure to do so, he shall forfeit the bid security as liquidated damages and the acceptance of the bid will be contingent upon the fulfillment of this requirement by the bidder. No interest shall be allowed upon any such certified check. A bid bond in the amount of ten (10%) percent of the bid may be substituted for certified check, except the amount of the bid security shall not be less than $500.00 - nor more than $20,000.00. Each bid must be accompanied by a Certificate of Experience and Certificate of Equipment. Each bid must also be accompanied by a certificate of Consent of Surety from a bonding company licensed to do business in the State of New Jersey guaranteeing that if the proposal of the bidder be accepted they will furnish the bond set forth in the Instructions to Bidders and the acceptance of the bid will be contingent upon the fulfillment of this requirement. Evaluation and award of the bid shall involve a thorough review of the Contractor's technical capability, corporate experience, quality, past performance, technical plans, schedules, other submittals, and bid prices. The Borough reserves the right to increase or decrease quantities specified in the manner designated in the Specifications. The Borough reserves the right to award this contract based on funds available. Bidders are required to comply with the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (N.J.S.A.10:5-31 et seq.) and Affirmative Action (N.J.A.C. 17:27) and with the disclosure provisions of N.J.S.A. 19:44A-20.13. The successful bidder shall be required to comply with the provisions of the New Jersey Prevailing Wage Act, Chapter 150 of the Laws of 1963, effective January 1, 1964. Bidders shall comply with N.J.S.A. 52:32-44 latest revision, regarding Business Registration with the New Jersey Division of Revenue. During the performance of this contract the Contractor agrees to comply with the requirements of P.L. 1975, c. 127 (N.J.A.C. 17:27), all require!ments of the State of New Jersey Worker Health and Safety Act (N.J.A.C. 12:110 et seq.) as amended and the United States Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) (29 CFR 1910), as amended with regard to worker and jobsite safety. No bidder may withdraw his bid for a period of sixty (60) days after the date set for the opening thereof. The successful bidder will be required to furnish a surety company bond in the full amount of the contract price indemnifying the Borough of Carteret, New Jersey for all proceed!ings, suits or actions of any kind of description and conditional for the faithful perform!ance of the work. The Borough of Carteret reserves the right to reject any and all proposals to the extent permitted by law (in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40A:11-13.2 and applicable case law). An award will be made or proposals will be rejected within sixty (60) calendar days after the opening of the proposals, unless Mayor and Council extends the award period. All Addenda will be issued in the website www.carteret.net. Therefore, all interested respondents should check the website from now through the date due. It is the sole responsibility of the respondent to be knowledgeable of all addenda related to the procurement. Respondents shall comply with the said requirements.