All contractors, subcontractors contractor employees and/or representatives entering the plant must have and must present to PVSC Security, government issued identification such as a valid picture Driver's License or Passport. This applies to bid openings, pre-bid conferences and all on-premises contract work. Each bid must be accompanied by a certified check, or by a bid bond in an amount not less than $1,0P00.00 enclosed in a sealed envelope, with the bid. Certified checks shall be drawn upon a National Bank or a Trust Company doing business in the State of New Jersey, and shall be payable to the order to of the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners. Bid bonds shall be prepared on the form of Bid Bond attached hereto, and shall be duly executed by the bidder as principal and having as surety thereon, sureties or a surety company shall be licensed to do business in the State of New Jersey, and listed in the current Federal Register, Department of the Treasury Circular 570, "Surety Companies Acceptable on Federal Bonds". Certified checks will be returned to all except the three (3) lowest formal bidders within ten (10) days after the formal opening of bids (Sundays and Holidays Excepted, and the remaining checks will be returned to the unsuccessful bidders within three (3) days after the Commissioners and the accepted bidder have executed the contract, or if no contract has been so executed, within 60 days after the date of the opening of bids, upon demand of the bidder at any time thereafter, as long as he has not been notified of the acceptance of his bid. All bidders on this contract are required to complete a "Statement of Ownership of all Owners of 10% or more of the Stock of the Corporation" found in the contract documents. All bidders on this contract are required to hold or obtain a "New Jersey Business Registration Certificate" as required by N.J.S.A. 52:32-44 and submit proof of certification along with bid submission. Failure to provide proof of certification will result in the rejection of the bid. Information on the New Jersey Business Registration. The bidder to whom the contract 1s awarded will be required to execute the contract within ten (10) days (not including Sunday) from the date of the mailing of a notice from Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners to the bidder, according to the address given by him, that the contract is ready for signature; and in case of his failure or neglect so to do, Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners may, at their option, determine that the bidder has abandoned the contract; and thereupon the proposal and acceptance shall be null and void, the bid security accompanying the proposal shall be forfeited to the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners, and the bidder shall additionally be liable for all damages to the Commissioners occasioned by such default. Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners reserve the right to reject any and all bids, or to accept any bid should they deem it to be for their interest so to do. Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners also reserve the right to waive any informality in any bid should they deem it to be for their interest so to do. If the contractor elects to provide the specified bid security in lieu of a performance bond, the bid security shall become a bond for the successful bidder and will be returned to him upon completion of the contract. Questions and request for proposals shall be directed to the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners Purchasing Department, telephone number (973 )466-2723
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