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Request For Sealed Qualifications & Proposals For Building Stairs To Loft At The Broadway Marine Terminal Questions should be directed to Alvin Cooley, SJPC Senior Purchasing Agent, at the following email address: acooley@southjerseyport.com. The South Jersey Port Corporation ("SJPC") is an agency and instrumentality of the State of New Jersey with a mission to develop, maintain and operate marine terminals and related intermodal transportation infrastructure within the South Jersey Port District. The agency has primary offices at 2 Aquarium Drive, Suite 100, Camden, New Jersey 08103, and port operations at the Balzano Marine Terminal and the Broadway Terminal, both located on the Delaware River in Camden, New Jersey. The agency also has facilities in Salem and Paulsboro. SJPC is grantee of Foreign Trade Zone #142. Bidders are required to comply with the requirements of N.J.S.A. 10:5-31, et seq. and N.J.A.C. 17:27, et seq. Once the sealed Bid Proposals have been opened, they shall remain firm for a period of ninety (90) calendar days. All prices and amounts must be written in ink, or machine printed. Bid Proposals containing any conditions, omissions, unexplained erasures or alteration, items not called for in the Bid Proposal form, attachment of additive information not required by the specifications, or irregularities of any kind, may be rejected by SJPC. Any changes, white-outs, strikeouts, etc., in a Bid Proposal must be initialed in ink by the person signing the bid. Each Bid Proposal form must give the full business address, business phone number, fax number, e-mail address, and contact person of the bidder, andmust be signed by an authorized representative asfollows: o Bids by partnerships must furnish the full name of all partners and must be signed in the partnership name by one of the members of the partnership or by an authorized representative, followed by the signature and designation of the person signing. o Bids by corporations must be signed in the legal name of the corporation, followed by the name of the State in which incorporated and must contain the signature and designation of the president, secretary or other person authorized to bind the corporation in the matter. o Bids by sole-proprietorship shall be signed by the proprietor. o When requested, satisfactory evidence of the authority of the officer signing shall be furnished. Bidders should be aware of the following statutes that represent "Truth in Contracting" laws: o N.J.S.A. 2C:21-34 et seq. governs false claims and representations by bidders. It is a serious crime for the bidder to knowingly submit a false claim and/or knowingly make a material misrepresentation. o N.J.S.A. 2C:27-10 provides that a person commits a crime if said person offers a benefit to a public servant for an official act performed or to be performed by a public servant, which is a violation of official duty. o N.J.S.A. 2C:27-11 provides that a bidder commits a crime if said person, directly or indirectly, confers or agrees to confer any benefit allowed by law to a public servant. o Bidders should consult the statutes or legal counsel for further information. Bidders are expected to examine the bid specifications and related bid documents with care and observe all their requirements. Ambiguities, errors, or omissions noted by bidders should be promptly reported in writing to SJPC's Senior Purchasing Agent, Alvin Cooley, via email, at acooley@southjerseyport.com.. Any prospective bidder who wishes to challenge a bid specification shall file such challenge in writing with SJPC no less than three (3) business days prior to the opening of the bids. Challenges filed after that time shall not be considered and have no impact on SJPC or the award of the contract. In the event the bidder fails to notify SJPC of such ambiguities, errors, or omissions, the bidder shall be bound by the requirements of the specifications and the bidder's submitted bid. No oral interpretation and or clarification of the meaning of the specifications will be made to any bidder. Questions regarding this Request for Sealed Bid Proposals may be directed in writing to Alvin Cooley, Senior Purchasing Agent, at acooley@southjerseyport.com. No questions will be answered if not submitted by the deadline for questions, Tuesday, September 3, 2024, at 5:00 PM. The SJPC reserves the right to reject any or all Bid Proposals, to waive irregularities and technicalities, to request re-submissions, and to award a contract, as the SJPC deems will best serve the interests of the SJPC. The SJPC, nor its respective staff, consultants, or advisors shall be liable for any claims or damages resulting from the solicitation or preparation of the Bid Proposals, nor will there be any reimbursement to any biddersforthe cost of preparing and submitting a Bid Proposal, norfor participating in this process. During the period provided for the preparation of responses to the Request for Sealed Bid Proposals, the SJPC may issue addenda, amendments, or answers to written inquiries. When issuing addenda, SJPC shall provide required notice prior to the official receipt of Bid Proposals to any person who may submit a Bid Proposal, or who has received a bid package, and all issued addenda will constitute a part of the Request for Sealed Bid Proposals. All responses shall be prepared with full consideration of the addenda issued prior to the bid proposal submission date. The SJPC will consider Bid Proposals only from firms or organizations that have demonstrated the capability and willingness to provide high quality services in the manner described herein. A final decision will be made only after all Bid Proposals have been received, evaluated, and presented to the SJPC Board of Directors for consideration. The SJPC's evaluation process is designed to identify the bidder that provides the most advantageous solution to the SJPC by including an evaluation of each vendor's technical capabilities, past performance, and overall cost of the proposal to the SJPC. SJPC reserves the right to make any and all decisions regarding the selection of the successful bidder, and to waive any formality, and to take any action that the SJPC determines in its sole discretion to be in the best interest of the SJPC. The provisions of this bid package are made for the benefit of the SJPC, and no right shall be deemed to accrue to any person submitting a Bid Proposal, statement of qualifications, or otherwise by reason of the submission of any Bid Proposal, statement of qualifications, or otherwise, or by the waiver or non-enforcement of any provisions or requirements contained within this bid package, or by reason of any term or terms thereof. BID SECURITY The form of bid security shall be a BID BOND to accompany the Bid Proposal in the amount of 10% of the total bid price, but not in excess of $20,000, payable unconditionally to SJPC. It shall contain a Power of Attorney for the full amount of the Bid Bond from a surety company (see below). The Bid Bond of an unsuccessful bidder shall be returned in the same manner as set out in N.J.S.A. 40A:11-24a. The Bid Bond of the bidder to whom the contract is awarded shall be retained until a contract is executed, and the required Performance Bond is submitted. The Bid Bond of the successful bidder shall be forfeited if the bidder fails to enter a contract. *Failure to submit bid security shall result in rejection of the Bid Proposal. PERFORMANCE BOND Each Bid Proposal shall also be accompanied by a letter of intent from the bidder's Bonding Company confirming that, if the bidder is awarded the contract, the Bonding Company will furnish the required PERFORMANCE BOND EQUAL TO THE BID PRICE as security for the faithful performance of the contract. The performance bond shall not be released until final acceptance of the whole work, and then only if any liens or claims have been satisfied. Each Surety submitted must be with a company that israted at least A- or better with AM Best, authorized to do business in the State of New Jersey, and proof of same must accompany the bid. idder shall provide a warranty covering equipment, material, and workmanship for a minimum of one (1) year, starting from completion and final acceptance of the contract work to be performed. Within ten calendar days of the date of Award or Conditional Award, the Bidder to whom the Contract has been awarded shall complete and deliver a Performance Bond and a Payment Bond in accordance with the requirements of the Owner. Each bond shall be the sum of not less than the Total Contract Price and shall be maintained by the Contractor until Acceptance. In the event of the insolvency of the surety or if the Performance Bond and Payment Bond have not been properly authorized or issued by the Surety company, the Contractor shall furnish and maintain, as above provided, other surety satisfactory to the Owner. All alterations, extensions of Contract Time, extra and additional work, and other changes authorized by the Contract Documents may be made without securing the consent of the surety or sureties of the bonds. The surety corporation bonds shall be furnished by only those sureties listed in the US Treasury Department Circular 570 and authorized to do business in the State of New Jersey. The bonds shall be accompanied by a certification as to authorization of the attorney-in-fact to commit the surety company and a true and correct statement of the financial condition of said surety company. *The list of planholders and/or interested bidders is not being tracked by the stakeholders involved with this project. 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