Site work, new construction and renovation of a water / sewer project in East Orange, New Jersey. Completed plans call for the construction of a water / sewer project; for the renovation of a water / sewer project; and for site work for a water / sewer project.

**As of September 13, 2022 this project has not yet been awarded. A timeline for award has not yet been established.****As of September 13, 2022 this project has not yet been awarded. A timeline for award has not yet been established.** Advertisement and notice to bidders notice is hereby given that sealed proposals will be received by the joint meeting of the following municipalities: the city of east orange, the township of hillside, the township of irvington, the township of maplewood, the township of millburn, the city of newark, the borough of roselle park, the township of south orange village, the city of summit, the township of union, and the township of west orange, municipal corporations of the state of new jersey, organized in joint meeting under the provisions of an act entitled "An act to authorize two or more municipalities in the state to jointly construct and maintain outlet or trunk sewers", approved march 15, 1899, and the supplements and amendments thereto, and codified as n.J.S.A. 40:63-68 to 138, hereinafter referred to as the "Joint meeting". For the joint meeting of essex and union counties wastewater treatment plant effluent pumping station.Proposals shall be submitted in a sealed package with the words "Joint meeting effluent pumping station" and the name and address of the bidder written thereon. Each proposal must be submitted in writing on the proposal pages furnished in the contract documents; the entire bidders proposal (section c) must be submitted at the time of bid along with all additional documents required by the contract documents. Bids may be hand-delivered or submitted by mail. However, firms choosing to submit their bids via united states postal service, federal express, ups, messenger service, etc., are required to have such mail delivered prior to the specified bid opening time. No bids will be received after the time specified. At the bid opening, only one (1) representative from each bidder will be allowed on site, social distancing will be mandated and all attendees must wear a facemask. Though the joint meeting will accept bids received by mail or other courier services, all bids shall be properly labeled with the name and time of the bid on the outside of the delivered package, and the joint meeting takes no responsibility for the loss, non-delivery, late delivery or physical condition of the bids so sent. The joint meeting will accept only original and originally executed bidding documents. Photocopies or telefax copies of such documents will not be accepted in lieu of originals. The work under this proposal shall include the furnishing of all labor, material and equipment necessary to perform the work as shown on the contract drawings and as specified. All construction shall be included in a single overall contract. The contract generally consists of construction of the effluent pumping station including construction of the pumping station structure, installation of five (5) main effluent pumps, installation of isolation valves, modifications to the existing twin outfall, and other associated work as more particularly indicated, shown, or described in the contract documents. Each proposal shall be accompanied by bid security consisting of either a bid bond, cashier's check or a certified check made payable to the joint meeting of essex and union counties and in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the bid price, but not to exceed $20,000.00. Such checks or bid bonds will be returned to all except the three apparent lowest responsible bidders, unless otherwise requested, within ten (10) days, sundays and holidays excepted, after the opening of bids and the proposals of such bidders shall be considered as withdrawn. The checks or bid bonds of the remaining unsuccessful bidders shall be returned within three (3) days, sundays and holidays excepted, after the awarding and signing of the contract and the approval of the accepted bidder's performance bond, or if no award will be made. Each bidder agrees that he will not withdraw his bid except as allowed pursuant to n.J.S.A. 40a:11-23.3(a). Each proposal shall be accompanied by a certificate of consent of surety from a bonding company licensed to do business in the state of new jersey and named in the current list of "Surety companies acceptable on federal bonds", u.S. Treasury department circular 570, for the furnishing of bonds as hereafter described. A performance bond and a labor and materials payment bond for one-hundred percent (100%) of the contract price, issued by a company authorized to do business in the state of new jersey, will be required for the faithful performance of the contract. All required bonds shall be submitted and approved on or before the time set for the execution of said contracts. Certificates and bonds shall be on the forms included in the contract documents. The party to whom this contract is awarded shall be prepared to execute the contract within ten (10) days of the date of the notice of award. Should the successful bidder, to whom the contract is awarded, fail to comply with the above provisions as to the performance bond and labor and materials payment bond and to execute said contract within the time set forth above, the joint meeting may, at its option, declare the successful bidder in default, the contract abandoned by it, and may further take such proceedings as it may deem necessary to protect the interest of the joint meeting.Contract documents including plans will thereupon be provided digitally via an ftp site with instructions emailed to the bidder. No refunds will be made, except as provided for in n.J.S.A. 40a:11-24(b) which allows for the return of documents in reasonable conditions within ninety (90) days of notice that the contract has not been awarded. During the contract period, the contractor shall be required to comply with the provisions of n.J.S.A. 10:2-1 through 10:2-4 dealing with discrimination in employment on public contracts and the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant thereunto are hereby made a part of this contract and are binding on them. Bidders are required to comply with the requirements of n.J.S.A. 10:5-31 et. Seq. And n.J.A.C. 17:27. Bidders are required to comply with the requirements of p.L. 1975, c.127. 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), and n.J.S.A. 10:5-31 et seq., all requirements 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. The contract or subcontract is expected to be funded in part with funds from the new jersey department of environmental protection, the new jersey infrastructure bank and the federal emergency management agency (fema). Neither the state of new jersey, the new jersey infrastructure bank, fema nor any of their departments, agencies, or employees is, or will be, a party to this contract or subcontract or any lower tier contract or subcontract. This contract or subcontract is subject to the provisions of n.J.A.C. 7:22-3, 4, 5, 9 & 10, and 2 cfr 200.317 through 200.327 and 2 cfr 200 appendix ii. In accordance with the provisions of n.J.S.A. 58:11b-26, n.J.A.C. 7:22-3.17(a)24 and 4.17(a)24, the contractor (subcontractor) shall comply with all provisions of n.J.A.C. 7:22-9. For the participation of small business enterprises owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals (sed's). The successful bidder shall be required to comply with the provisions of the new jersey prevailing wage act, n.J.S.A. 34:11-56.25 et. Seq. The joint meeting reserves the right to reject all bids in accordance with n.J.S.A. 40a:11-13.2, and also reserves the right to waive any minor informality in the bids, in accordance with law.