Site work for a water / sewer project in Hackensack, New Jersey. Completed plans call for site work for a water / sewer project.

*As of March 11, 2024, no award, Anticipated award is March 19, 2024** Bids shall be made on the forms provided and made part of the Contract Documents, which SHALL be submitted in TRIPLICATE, One Stamped Original, and Two Stamped Copies. A certified check or cashier's check made payable to the order of the City of Hackensack, or a duly executed Bid Bond, in the amount of ten percent (10%) of each Bid, but in no case in excess of $20,000.00 must be deposited by the Bidder together with a Surety Consent evidencing that they can obtain the required Performance Bond. All applicable Surety Bonds required in connection with the advertisement and award of building Contracts or Sub Agreements must be written by a Surety Company listed on the Federal Treasury List (Department Circular 570 - Surety Companies Acceptable on Federal Bonds), incorporated herein by reference. Copies of this Document may be obtained from the Department. The Successful Bidder shall be required to deliver to the Owner an executed Performance Bond and Payment Bond of a responsible indemnity company authorized to do business in the State of New Jersey. This Project is subject to both Davis Bacon Wage Rate requirements and New Jersey Prevailing wage rate requirements. The Contractor shall utilize the higher of the two rates in each and every category of work on the Project. This Project is expected to be funded in part by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) and New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust (NJEIT). Neither the State of New Jersey, the NJEIT nor any of their departments, agencies or employees is, or will be, a party to this Contract or Subcontract. All Federal Prevailing Wage regulations as well as the Federal Labor Standards Provisions will apply. Attention is called to the fact that the Contractor must ensure that employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against because of their race, creed, color, sex or national origin and to the greatest extent possible, opportunities for training and employment shall be given to Lower-Income Residents of the Project area and that, when possible, Contracts shall be awarded to business concerns owned by area Residents. Small, Minority and Women's Business Enterprises are encouraged to submit Bids. Bids for Proposals in excess of $100,000.00 must be accompanied by a written Affirmative Action Plan. Bidders are required to comply with the requirements of P.L. 1975, c. 127. In accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 58:11B-26, N.J.A.C. 7:22-3.17(a)24 and 4.17(a)24, the Contractor (Subcontractor) shall comply with all the provisions of N.J.A.C. 7:22- 9.1 et seq. for the participation of small business enterprises owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals (SEDs). The Successful Bidder for the Project shall commit to the use of small business concerns owned and controlled by SEDs with a goal of ten percent (10%) of the work value under the Contract. All Contractors, including SED Contractors, shall submit their own SED Utilization Plan to the NJDEP OEOPCA, with a copy to the Owner, within thirty (30) days of the Contract award. The Contractor's plan shall contain provisions to meet the specific SED Utilization requirements of the Contract. The Contractor's plan shall outline the entire Project or Contract work, the estimated time to complete the work, each significant segment of work on which SEDs will or may participate and a description of how SEDs will be contacted. The Contractor shall submit SED Participation Monthly Progress Reports (Form OEO-003) to the Project Compliance Officer and shall submit SED Participation Building Phase Quarterly Reports (Form OEO-002) to the Project Compliance Officer and to the OEOPCA, in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:22-9.12. The City of Hackensack reserves the right to consider Bids for sixty (60) days after their receipt. The right is reserved to waive any informalities, to accept Bids which it deems most favorable to the interest of the City to make an award on each item separately or as a whole and to accept any Bid or to reject any or all Proposals in accordance with the Specifications and the Bid forms The Contract will allow 45 calendar days for completion of the work from the Notice to Proceed.