Site work for a playground / park / athletic field in Paterson, New Jersey. Completed plans call for site work for a playground / park / athletic field.

**As of June 17, 2022, This project has not yet been awarded. A timeline for award has not yet been established.** QUARRY LAWN & RIVER WALK IMPROVEMENT PROJECT BLOCK 4601, LOTS 1, 2, & 4 FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, BID NO. 21.12 Questions will be accepted until Monday, March 28, 2022 at 12:00 noon. (No Exceptions) Fax questions to the Purchasing Office at 973.-321-1341. Bids must be submitted on the standard Proposal Form provided by the City of Paterson in the manner designated therein, and must be enclosed in a sealed envelope bearing the title of the bid, name and address of the bidder on the outside; addressed to Mr. Harry M. Cevallos, Purchasing Agent, and delivered to the above address at the date and time set at the place herein. The City of Paterson is not responsible for any hand delivered or third party delivered bids which 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 City of Paterson in their original form. No substitutions, alterations, or modifications of any of the bid documents are permitted. In no case shall the bid guarantee exceed $20,000.00. The bid guarantee must be accompanied by a surety company certificate (known as a Consent of Surety) duly authorized to do business in this State and satisfactory to the City of Paterson, stating that such surety company will provide the bidder with a guarantee bond or other surety as a guarantee indemnification. Failure to include this item will mandate rejection of bid. This bond shall be made to the City of Paterson and shall be held as security for the performance of the contract. The performance bond shall be submitted within ten (10) days of the date of the award letter. Failure to submit a Performance Bond shall be cause for declaring the contract null and void. Funding for this project is provided by The US Department of Interior, National Park Service through the City of Paterson Department of Economic Development. Therefore, all Federal Prevailing Wage Regulations as well as Federal Labor Standards will apply. Attention is called to the fact that the Contractor must ensure that employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against because of their race, creed, color, sex or national origin and to the greatest extent possible, opportunities for training and employment shall be given to lower-income residents of the project area and that, when possible, contracts shall be awarded to business concerns owned by area residents. Small, Minority, and Women's Business Enterprises are encouraged to submit bids. Bids or proposals in excess of $100,000.00 must be accompanied by a written affirmative action plan. Bidders must comply with regulations of the "New Jersey Local Public Contract Law" (N.J.S.A.40A: 11-1et.seq.), Affirmative Action regulations N.J.S.A.10:5-31et seq., N.J.A.C. 17:27, the New Jersey Prevailing Wage Act 12:60-1 et seq. (N.J.S.A.34:11-56-1 et. seq., N.J.S.A.34:11-56.25 et. seq.) and the New Jersey Contractor Business Registration Certificate N.J.S.A.52.32-44. Prior to awarding of a contract, the City of Paterson will investigate apparent low bidders for any delinquent taxes or other Municipal charges including but not limited to sewer charges, demolition liens, etc. owed on any City of Paterson property by said proposed vendor or its principals. Any such delinquent taxes or other Municipal charges would disqualify such bidders from bidding on or being awarded a City contract. The Municipal Council of the City of Paterson reserves the right to consider bids for sixty (60) days after receipt thereof, and further reserves the right to reject any and all bids, waive informalities, and make such awards or take action in accordance with applicable law. THE PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION ACT N.J.S.A.34:11-56.48 et. seq. requires that a general or prime contractor and any listed subcontractor's names in the contractor's bid proposal shall be registered at the time the bid proposal is submitted. After bid proposals are received and prior to award of contract, the successful contractor shall submit a copy of the contactor's certification along with those of all listed subcontractors. All non-listed subcontractors and lower tier subcontractors shall be registered prior to starting work on the project. It is the general contractor's responsibility that all non-listed sub-contractors at any tier have their certificate prior to physically starting work on the job. Bidders may contact the following office for registration application forms or questions on this compliance: Contractor Registration Unit, NJ Department of Labor, Division of Wage & Hour Compliance, P.O. Box 389, Trenton NJ 08625-0389, Telephone 609.292.9464. PN -060810