Site work and paving for a road / highway in Franklin Township, New Jersey. Completed plans call for site work for a road / highway; and for paving for a road / highway.

**As of September 12, Project has been awarded. Award amount is $651,212.36** New Brunswick Road Resurfacing with Fabric The approved 2022 Capital Program has an item with $ 348,000.00 for the construction of the Project. 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 price bid, but not in excess of $20,000, payable unconditionally to Franklin Township, along with a Certificate (Consent of Surety) with Power of Attorney for full amount of bid price from a Surety Company authorized to do business in the State of New Jersey and that said Surety will furnish a Performance and Payment Bond in amounts of 100% of successful bidder's contract. * All Bid Addenda and bid tabulations will be issued online and processed in accordance with N.J.S.A 40A: 11-23(c). All interested respondents should check online from now through bid opening. It is the sole responsibility of the respondent to be knowledgeable of all addenda related to this procurement. Bidders shall comply with the requirements of N.J.S.A. 10:5-31 and N.J.A.C. 17:27 et seq. Question Deadline 07/21/2024 No oral interpretation of the meaning of the specifications will be made to any bidder. Every request for an interpretation shall be in writing, addressed to the Purchasing Administrator. In order to be given consideration, written requests for interpretation must be received at least ten (10) days prior to the date fixed for the opening of the bids. Bidders are expected to examine the specifications and related documents with care and observe all their requirements. Ambiguities, errors or omissions noted by bidders should be promptly reported in writing to the Purchasing Administrator. In the event the bidder fails to notify the Township of such ambiguities, errors or omissions, the bidder shall be bound by the bid. Award of Bid: A. The Township reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids, to waive identified irregularities and technicalities, and to award in whole or in part to the lowest responsible bidder, in accordance with applicable laws. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any bid which is incomplete, obscure, or irregular may be rejected, any bid having erasures or corrections in the price sheet may be rejected; any bid in which unit prices are omitted, or in which unit/total prices are unbalanced, may be rejected; any bid accompanied by any insufficient or irregular certified check, cashier's check or bid bond may be rejected. B. The Township further reserves the right to award each branch separately to the lowest responsible bidder meeting specifications or to make an award based on the total bid to the bidder whose total sum is the low bid meeting the specifications, whichever in the awarding authorities' opinion is in the best interest of the Township. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Township reserves the right to award a contract based on either option that may be described in the bid proposal or based on any combination thereof. C. The Township reserves the right to award equal or tie bids to the vendor whose response, in the discretion of the contracting unit, is the most advantageous, price and other factors considered. In such a case, the award resolution or purchase order documentation shall explain why the vendor selected is the most advantageous, in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40A:11-6.1.. D. Should the bidder, to whom the contract is awarded, fail to enter into a contract, the Township may then, at its option, accept the bid of the next lowest responsible bidder. E. Continuation of the terms of this contract beyond the fiscal year is contingent on availability of funds in the following year's budget. In the event of unavailability of such funds, the Township reserves the right to cancel this contract. F. Government entities are not private business/consumer clients; therefore, separate company agreements are not honored. Terms of the specifications/bid package prevail. G. If applicable, successful bidder shall be responsible for being fully informed about the cost and for obtaining any applicable permits or licenses from any government entity that has jurisdiction to require the same. All bids submitted shall include this cost in the bid price agreement. These approvals may be from persons or government bodies other than the Township. The contractor shall be responsible for obtaining the approval and acceptance of this work by such persons, counties and similar bodies. Such work may include, but shall not be restricted to, township road opening permits, replacement of sidewalks, curbs, pavement or utilities and other incidental work required to complete the contract. Any fees associated with building permits and any associated inspection fees shall be borne by the contractor. H. The successful bidder will not assign any interest in this contract and shall not transfer any interest in the same without the prior written consent of the Township. If, during the life of the contract, the contractor disposes of his/her business concern by acquisition, merger, sale and/or transfer or by any means convey his/her interests to another party, all obligations are transferred to that new party. In this event, the new owner(s) will be required to submit all documentation/legal instruments that were required in the original bid/contract. Any change shall be approved by the Township. I. The successful bidder will not assign any interest in the contract and shall not transfer any interest in the same without the prior written consent of the Township. J. If the award is to be made on the basis of a base bid only, it shall be made to that responsible bidder whose base bid is the lowest. K. If the award is to be made on the basis of a combination of a base bid with selected options, it shall be made to that responsible bidder whose net bid on such combination is the lowest. L. Comparison of bids will be made on the basis of the relative amount of the respective base bids, as corrected for any errors, together with the adoption of any alternative items deemed advantageous to the Township or necessary to maintain the cost of the work within the funds available. The Township reserves the right to select the size and type of construction deemed by it to be the most advantageous and to its best interest. The contract shall be in effect until all the terms of the specifications are met. The contractor shall carry on the work regularly and without interruption at a rate to insure full completion of the base bid contract, 30 days from Notice to Proceed.