Renovation of a water / sewer project in Sussex, New Jersey. Completed plans call for the renovation of a water / sewer project.

Contract Scope of work includes all necessary labor, materials, tools, equipment, tests, insurance, warranties, guarantees and any and all other work required to assure complete and satisfactory accomplishment of the following: 1. Rewiring of existing instrumentation and the removal and replacement of certain instrumentation and described herein. 2. All other pertinent work, including but not limited to: testing, restoration, and all other work necessary to complete the project as described in the Contract Specifications. Any questions regarding said form should be directed to the Division of Revenue at 609-292-9292. The Borough of Sussex requires that a bidder must submit with his bid, a bid guarantee in the form of a bid bond, certified check, or cashiers check in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the bid, along with consent of surety from a Bonding Company. In no case shall the bid guarantee exceed $20,000.00. The bid guarantee must be accompanied by a surety company certificate (known as a Consent of Surety) duly authorized to do business in this State and satisfactory to the Borough of Sussex, stating that such surety company will provide the bidder with a guarantee bond or other surety as a guarantee indemnification. The Borough of Sussex requires that a bidder who is awarded a contract, which exceeds $44,000.00, must submit a Performance Bond in the full amount of the award from a Company doing business in the State of New Jersey. This bond shall be made payable to the Borough of Sussex and shall be held as security for the performance of the contract. The performance bond shall be submitted within ten (10) days of the date of the award letter. Failure to submit a Performance Bond shall be cause for declaring the contract null and void. Funding for this project is provided by The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development through the Borough of Sussex Department of Community Development. Therefore, all Federal Prevailing Wage Regulations as well as Federal Labor Standards 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 or proposals in excess of $100,000.00 must be accompanied by a written affirmative action plan. Bidders shall familiarize themselves with the requirements of Article No. 28 (Substitutions) of the General Conditions as it pertains to the utilization of approved equal equipment or material.