Site work and paving for a road / highway in Toms River, New Jersey. Completed plans call for site work for a road / highway; and for paving for a road / highway.

Plans, Specifications and Forms of Bids, Contract, Performance Bond and Payment Bond for the proposed work prepared by John N. Ernst, Ocean County Engineer and approved by the Ocean County Board of Commissioners are filed in the Office of said County Engineer at 129 Hooper Avenue, Toms River, New Jersey. Bidders will be able to view a copy of the Plans and Specifications on proper notice, but all responses are to be submitted online. Each bid must be accompanied by a Non-Collusion Certificate and by a guarantee in the amount of not less than ten percent (10%) of the total sum bid, provided such guarantee shall be for no more than twenty thousand ($20,000.00) dollars. The guarantee may be in one of the following three forms: cashier's check, certified check or Proposal Bond. The guarantee shall be payable to County of Ocean. In the event that a cashier's check or certified check is used, evidence of ability to furnish a Performance Bond and a Payment Bond in accordance with Subsection 151.03.01 must also accompany each bid; the usual form of Proposal Bond letter from a recognized Bonding Company will be acceptable. The County will not be responsible for late mail deliveries and no bid bonds will be accepted if received after the time stipulated in the Notice to Bidders. Do Not Mail a Hard Copy of Your Bid With Your Bid Bond. Bidders shall complete and sign all procedural documents with the bid package. Such documents include, but are not limited to: * Non-Collusion Certificate * Affirmative Action Questionnaire * Signature Page * Statement of Ownership (N.J.S.A. 52:25-24.2) * Disclosure of Investment Activities in Iran * Acknowledgment of Receipt of Addenda or Revisions (if issued) * Price schedule * Any other documents that may be required in the specifications Failure to complete all documents, as requested, may be cause for rejection. Each bid must be signed by a person authorized to do so. The contractor or subcontractor, where applicable, will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality or sex. Except with respect to affectional or sexual orientation and gender identity or expression, the contractor will ensure that equal employment opportunity is afforded to such applicants in recruitment and employment, and that employees are treated during employment, without regard to their age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality or sex. Such equal employment opportunity shall include, but not be limited to the following: employment, upgrading, demotion, or transfer; recruitment or recruitment advertising; layoff or termination; rates of pay or other forms of compensation; and selection for training, including apprenticeship. The contractor agrees to post in conspicuous places, available to employees and applicants for employment, notices to be provided by the Public Agency Compliance Officer setting forth provisions of this nondiscrimination clause. The contractor shall submit to the public agency, after notification of award but prior to execution of a goods and services contract, one of the following three documents: Letter of Federal Affirmative Action Plan Approval Certificate of Employee Information Report Employee Information Report Form AA302 (electronically provided by the Division and distributed to the public agency through the Division's website It is important to note that this process should be completed well in advance of the bid deadline / bid opening. DO NOT WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE. The County's electronic submission system will not allow electronic bids to be submitted once the deadline has passed, even if you've already started the process. The deadline is based on the countdown timer found on the ProcureNow bid submission page. The County reserves the right to reject all bids in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40A:11-13.2. The County reserves the right to waive any minor informalities in the bids, and unless otherwise specified by the bidder, to accept any item in the bid, should it be deemed in accordance with applicable law. By order of the Board of Commissioners of Ocean County.