This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Bayonne, New Jersey. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

The Housing Authority of the City of Bayonne (the "Authority") is receiving bids for an annual contract for PEST CONTROL SERVICES AT THE FOLLOWING SITES: NJ12-1, NJ12-2, NJ12-3, NJ12-4, NJ12-5, NJ12-6A, NJ12-6B, NJ12-7, NJ12-7A, NJ12-8, NJ12-9, NJ12-11 AND BRIDGEVIEW MANOR. The Authority will receive sealed bids for this work in accordance with contract documents prepared together with such addenda as may be issued prior to the date of receipt of bids. The period of this contract will be from April 1, 2023 to March 31, 2024. Any questions can be directed to Mr. Evan Pacyna at epacyna@bayonneha.org Bids must be submitted in a sealed envelope, addressed to the Authority, as directed by the Specifications. Envelopes shall contain, on the exterior, the designation of the contract for which the bid is entered, and the name, address and telephone number of the Bidder. An original and two (2) copies should be submitted. Parties choosing to submit their bids via the United States mail are required to have the mail delivered prior to the appointed bid opening time. Proper consideration must be given to allow for weekends and holidays. Please note that all Specifications for Exceptional Services (Bed Bug Elimination) must be complied with and will be diligently enforced by the Authority. Review the bid documents carefully and be sure to reflect your consideration of their provisions in your bid. No bid will be considered unless it is accompanied by proof that the bidder is properly licensed by the State of New Jersey as a Pesticide Applicator. Note carefully that the Authority will be receiving bids and possibly awarding a contract for a different scope of services for Pest Control Services at a similar time as these services. These two contracts are separate and different, and any bidder should treat them entirely separate and different, although bids can be submitted for both if the bidder is qualified to do so. Bids will be awarded only to the corporation or other entity in whose name the qualifications or other documentation is submitted. Corporate affiliates, subsidiary or parent corporations or related entities are not automatically qualified. The Authority reserves the right to waive any informality in any bid or bids, to reject any and all bids, and to accept such bid or bids and to make such awards as may be in the best interest of the Authority. The Authority reserves the right to renew the successful bidder's one (1) year contract, at the Authority's sole option, for up to another two years. This can be awarded at one year intervals, at the same price originally bid by the successful bidder. This Invitation to Bid and the Contract awarded pursuant to it comply with the Fair and Open Process, established and further defined by N.J.S.A. 19:44-A-20.7. Consequently, the provisions of N.J.S.A. 19:44A-20.5 and N.J.S.A. 19:44A 20.6, as to campaign contributions, do not apply to the Invitation and the Contract to be awarded hereunder. Each bid shall be accompanied by a Bid Bond issued by a New Jersey Licensed Surety Company which is listed in the most recently published U.S. Treasury Circular No. 570, or by certified check in the amount called for in the Specification, made out to the Housing Authority of the City of Bayonne. Bids must also be accompanied by the affidavits, etc., referred to in the Instruction to Bidders. Regardless of whether the Bid Bond or Certified Check is submitted for bid guarantee, each bidder must submit a Consent of Surety also from a New Jersey Licensed Surety Treasury Circular No.570, stating that it will issue the necessary performance and maintenance bonds should the bidder enter into contract for this work with the Authority. Each Bidder must submit, with its Bid, security in the amount indicated below, subject to the conditions provided in the Project Manual. No Bidder may withdraw its Bid for a period of sixty (60) days after the actual date of opening thereof. Amount of Bid Bid Guarantee Up to $200,000 10% of Bid $200,000 to $400,000 $20,000 Over $400,000 5% of Bid All bidders, including Corporations, Partnerships and Sole Proprietorships, must submit a Statement of Ownership, showing the name and address of each person who owns an interest of 10% or more in the bidder. All Bidders are hereby notified that compliance with the Business Registration Provisions of P.L. 2004, c.57, as amended by P.L. 2009 c315, will be required at the time of bid submission or thereafter and in performance of any contract awarded. The successful bidder will be required to obtain a Performance Bond for the amount of the contract from a New Jersey Licensed Surety Company which is listed in the most recently published U.S. Treasury Circular No. 570. Bidders and the successful Contractor and his subcontractors will be required to comply with Affirmative Action Regulations of the State of New Jersey, stipulated in N.J.S.A. 10:5-31-38, and to comply with Chapter 33 of the Public Laws of 1977 and with the requirements of Public Law of 1975, Chapter 127, and N.J.A.C. 17:27 "Law Against Discrimination", current regulations, as well as all federal Affirmative Action Programs. The project is being executed with funds provided by the U.S. Government through the Department of Housing and Urban Development.