Renovation of a municipal facility in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Completed plans call for the renovation of a municipal facility.

The work under this contract shall be completed within Sixty (60) days from the start of the project. All bids must be made upon the form of proposal furnished with these specifications and shall state the price in words and in figures of each item of the proposed work as shown on the drawings and contemplated in the contract. The bidder must sign the bid and state herein his business address and place of residence. The bid must be accompanied by consent of surety, non-collusion affidavit, ownership statement, ownership financial statement and a bid security (certified check, cashier's check or bid bond) in the amount of ten percent (10% of the total bid amount payable to the Borough of East Rutherford. The amount of such bid security need not be more than $20,000. The bid security must be in the envelope containing the bid. The bid security will be returned to the bidder, unless forfeited under the conditions herein stipulated. All questions about the meaning or intent of the Contract Documents shall be submitted to the ENGINEER in writing and faxed to the Borough Hall (fax no. 201-933-6111). Replies will be issued by addenda mailed, faxed or delivered to all parties recorded by ENGINEER as having received the bidding documents. Questions received less than five (5) days prior to date for opening of Bids will not be answered. Only questions answered by formal written addenda will be binding. Oral and other interpretations or clarifications will be without legal effect. The party to whom the contract is awarded will be required to execute the contract and furnish a performance bond and a payment bond in the amount of 100% of the contract in a form approved by the Counsel of the Borough of East Rutherford with a surety company, as surety, for the faithful performance of this contract within five (5) days (not including Sunday) from the date of mailing notice from the Borough, to the bidder, that the contract is ready for signature. In case of the bidder's failure or neglect to do so, the Borough may, at its option, determine that the bidder has abandoned the contract and thereupon the proposal and acceptance shall become null and void, and the bid security, accompanying the proposal shall be forfeited to the Borough of East Rutherford. The contractor will be required to start the project within 7 days of the Borough signing the contract. Accompanying the bid of corporation or a partnership there shall be submitted a statement setting forth the name and address of all stockholders in the corporation or partnership who own 10% or more of its stock, of any class: or of all individual partners in the partnership who own a 10% or greater interest therein, as the case may be. If one or more such stockholders(s) or partner(s) is itself a corporation or partnership, the stockholders holding 10% or more of that corporation's stock, or the individual partners owning a 10% or greater interest in that partnership, as the case may be, shall also be listed. The disclosure shall be continued until names and addresses of every non-corporate stockholder and individual partner exceeding the 10% ownership criteria established in the applicable New Jersey public Laws of 1977, Chapter 8, has been listed. Small, Minority and Women's Business Enterprises are encouraged to obtain specifications and compete for the contracts. The Contractor's proposal shall hold firm for sixty (60) days. The Borough Council reserves the right to consider the bids for sixty (60) days after receipt thereof, and further reserves the right to reject any and all bids: waive informalities and make sure awards, or take action as may be in the best interest of the Borough.