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

Miscellaneous Roof Services for Various Facilities All questions must be submitted to the Purchasing Agent in writing at 465 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Room 335, Newark, NJ 07102, or via fax to 973-621-5109, no later than eight (8) business days prior to deadline for bid submission date as stated above. Bid Guarantee Bid Guarantees are required pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-21. Bidder shall submit with the bid a certified check, cashier's check or bid bond in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the total bid price not to exceed $20,000, payable unconditionally to the County of Essex. Bidder shall simultaneously with the delivery of the executed contract, submit an executed performance, and labor and material payment bond in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the amount bid as security for the faithful performance of this contract and for the required labor and materials of this contract. Unless otherwise directed in writing by the County, failure to submit this with the executed contract shall be cause for declaring the contract null and void. The performance bond provided shall not be released until final acceptance of the whole work and then only if any liens or claims have been satisfied. The surety on such bond or bonds shall be a duly authorized surety company authorized to do business in the State of New Jersey pursuant to N.J.S.A. 17:31-5. D. Maintenance Bond Upon acceptance of the work by the County, the contractor shall submit a maintenance bond (N.J.S.A. 40A:11-16.3) in an amount not to exceed 100% of the project costs guaranteeing against defective quality of work or materials for the period of 1 year. Contractor shall be responsible for obtaining any applicable permits or licenses from any government entity that has jurisdiction to require the same. All bids submitted shall have included this cost. County of Essex fees shall be waived. The entire work of the Project shall be completed in 730 Calendar Days after a Notice to Proceed, or within a given duration as specified in the technical section herein. Inasmuch as the damage and the loss to the County which will result from the failure of the Contractor to complete such performance within the time above provided will include items of loss whose accurate amount will be incapable or very difficult for accurate estimation, the damages to the County for delay in the case of such failure on the part of the Contractor shall be liquidated in the sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for each calendar day by which the Contractor shall fail to complete such performance in accordance with the provisions hereof; such liquidated damages shall not be considered as a penalty. The County will deduct and retain out of any money due, or become due hereunder, the amount of the liquidated damages. Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-17, the County will deduct, from the contract price, or any wages paid by the County to any inspector or inspectors necessarily employed by it on the work, for any number of days in excess of the number allowed by the specifications. It is understood that the attached general specifications are an integral part of the proposal and that the Board of Commissioners reserves the right to reject all bid proposals pursuant to Local Public Contracts Law, N.J.S.A. 40A:11-1 et seq. and to waive immaterial informalities.