Site work and paving for a civil project in Highlands, New Jersey. Completed plans call for site work for a road / highway; for paving for a road / highway; and water / sewer project.

The Project consists of drainage improvements along Portland Road from Riker Street to the Municipal Boundary in the Borough of Highlands, Monmouth County, New Jersey. There will be minor curb repair as a result of the drainage improvements as well as installation of guiderail. The drainage improvements will include the installation of reinforced concrete pipe and associated drainage structures along the roadway. An alternate bid proposal will consist of pipe lining required along a drainage pipe near 90 Portland Road. The entire project area will be milled and overlayed upon completion of the improvements. All work on this contract must be completed within 60 calendar days from issuance of a Notice to Proceed. Contract documents and drawings for the proposed work (the "Contract Documents", which have been prepared by Joseph Raftery, P.E., CME, of the firm Colliers Engineering & Design Inc. (DBA Maser Consulting), are available electronically by making a request to rosie.bialoblocki@collierseng.com. Proposals must be made on the standard proposal forms included with the Contract Documents in the manner designated in the Contract Documents, must be enclosed in sealed envelopes bearing the name and address of the bidder and the name of the project on the outside and be addressed to the Borough of Highlands, and must be accompanied by a statement of consent of surety from a surety company authorized to do business in the State of New Jersey and acceptable to the Owner and either a bid bond or a certified check drawn to the order of Borough of Highlands for not less than ten percent (10%) of the amount bid, except that the check shall not exceed $20,000.00. The successful bidder is hereby notified that a performance bond and labor and material (payment) bond for the full amount of this project is required. The award of the Contract for this project will not be made until the necessary funds have been provided by the Owner in a lawful manner. Proposals for this contract will only be accepted from bidders who have properly qualified in accordance with the requirements of the Contract Documents. The right is also reserved to reject any or all bids or to waive any informalities where such informality is not detrimental to the best interest of the Owner, except as to those items which are deemed mandatory and non-waivable set forth in N.J.S.A. 40A:11-23.2. Further, the Owner reserves the right to abandon the project and reject the bids entirely if any legal or state or federal administrative action is taken against the Owner which could delay or jeopardize the project from commencing. The right is also reserved to increase or decrease the quantities specified in the manner designated in the Specifications. The successful bidder shall be required to comply with all applicable statutory and regulatory requirements, which include but are not limited to the affirmative action requirements of P.L. 1975, c. 127, N.J.S.A. 10:5-31 et seq. and N.J.A.C. 17:27-1 et seq. Bidders will be required to comply with the public disclosure provisions of N.J.S.A. 52:25-24.2.