Bids shall be made upon the prescribed forms, furnished with the Bid Specifications, including the Non-Collusion Affidavit and Ownership Disclosure Statement form and must be accompanied by a Consent of Surety as to a Performance and Payment Bond and a certified check, cashier's check, or Bid Bond of not less than ten (10%) percent of the amount Bid and, not to exceed $20,000.00. Such checks and Bonds shall be made payable to the City and will be held as a Guarantee that in the event the Bid is accepted and a Contract is awarded to the Bidder, the Contract shall be duly executed and its performance properly secured. The successful Bidder shall furnish and deliver to the City a Performance and Payment Bond in the amount of 100 percent of the accepted Bid amount as security for the faithful performance and payment of the Contract. Further, the successful Bidder must furnish the policies or Certificates of Insurance required by the Bid Specifications. In default thereof, said checks and the amount represented thereby will be forfeited to the City as liquidated damages. Bids must be accompanied, in the case of corporations not chartered in New Jersey, by proper certificate that such corporation is authorized to do business in the State of New Jersey. The deadline for questions, clarifications, and request for information ("RFI") regarding the Bid Specifications is on January 24, 2024, at 4:00 PM prevailing time. Questions and RFIs must be in writing. Send all questions and RFIs by email to: purchasing@hobokennj.gov. Responses to all questions, clarifications and RFI will be by Addendum, which shall be published in the official newspaper of the City and one newspaper of general circulation published in the State no later than seven (7) days, Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays excepted, prior to the date for acceptance of Bids. Bidders are required to comply, where applicable, with requirements of N.J.S.A. 10:5-31 et seq., N.J.A.C. 17:27 1 et seq., as amended, regarding equal employment opportunity. All corporations, partnerships, and limited liability companies must comply with N.J.S.A. 52:25-24.2 regarding disclosure of partners, members, and stockholders. All Bids shall be irrevocable, not subject to withdrawal and shall stand available for a period of sixty (60) days after the due date for submission of the Bids. The City of Hoboken reserves the right to reject any and all Bids, to waive informalities or irregularities in the Bids received in accordance with applicable law and to accept the Bid from the lowest, responsive and responsible Bidder.
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