The work includes the furnishing of all labor, materials, and equipment necessary to complete the work as shown on the Drawings and as described in the Specifications. The work on Contract No. 119 consists of miscella-neous stormwater repairs and improvements as shown on the plans. The work includes the furnishing of all labor, materials, and equipment necessary to complete the work as shown on the Drawings and as described in the Specifications. The work shall be completed within sixty (60) calendar days of the Contractor's receipt of written Notice to Proceed. No bid will be received unless in writing on the forms furnished, and unless accompanied by bid security in the form of a bid bond or certified check made payable to the Owner in an amount equal to 10% of the amount of the total bid, provided that the said security need not be more than $20,000 nor less than $500.00 and be delivered at the place on or before the hour named above. The bid shall be accompanied by a Certificate of Surety on the form included in the Contract Documents, from a surety company licensed to do business in the State of New Jersey, which shall represent that the surety company will provide the Contractor with the required bonds in the sums required in the Contract Documents and in a form satisfactory to the Owne's Attorney and in compliance with the requirements of law. Each bidder shall submit with his bid an Ownership Disclosure Statementand Non-Collusion Affidavit as stated in Public Law, 1975, C.127 NJSA 34:11-56,25 et seq. as amended in chapter 64 of the Laws of 1974 and P.L. 1977 Ch.33, NJSA 52:25-24.2 on the forms included in the Contract Documents. Public Works Contractor Registration pursuant to NJSA 34:11-56.48 et. Seq. is required for all projects/contracts that include construction, reconstruc-tion, demolition, alteration, and alteration of repair or maintenance work on a public building . All Contractors and Subcontractors are required to submit a copy of their Business Registration Certificate issued by the NJ Division of Taxation (PL 2004, c 57 effective 9-1-04). Compliance with the New Jersey Prevailing Wage Act (N.J.S.A. 34:11-56.25) is required. Bidders must use the prepared proposal form that is contained in the Contract Documents. Each individual proposal must be separately enclosed in a sealed envelope addressed to the Owner and marked on the outside with the number of the contract(s) and name of the project being bid on. After receipt of bids, no bid shall be withdrawn except as expressly authorized herein. The Owner shall award the Contract or reject all bids within 60 days of bid opening, except that the bids of any bidders who consent thereto may, at the request of the Owner, be held for consider-ation for such longer period as may be agreed. The Owner will evaluate bids and any award will be made to the lowest, responsive, responsible bidder, in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40A:11-6.1. A copy of N.J.S.A. 40A:11-6.1 is included in Section entitled Local Public Contract of this specification. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive minor informalities or irregularities in bids received. The qualification and reclassification of bidders will be subject to the statutory provisions contained in N.J.S.A. 40A:11-25 to 32 (Local Public Contract Law). A copy of N.J.S.A. 40A:11-25 to 32 is included in Section entitled Local Public Contract Law of this specification. Successful bidders, after notification of award, but prior to signing a construction contract, shall submit to the City and the Dept. of LWD, Construction EEO Monitoring Program an initial project workforce report (Form AA 201) electronically provided to the public agency by the Dept. LWD, Construction EEO Monitoring Program, through its website electronically It is the purpose of this Notice to Bidders to summarize some of the more important provisions of the Contract Documents. Prospective bidders are cautioned not to rely solely on this summary, but to read the Contract Documents in their entirety. The City reserves the right to reject bids based upon the criteria specified in the Information to Bidders.
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