Site work for a water / sewer project in Sparta, New Jersey. Completed plans call for site work for a water / sewer project.

Morris Lake WTP SCADA System Upgrade Project Bids sent through the US Postal Service or other delivery service if done so at the bidder's own risk. ALL DOCUMENTS MUST BE ORIGINAL. FACSIMILE OR PHOTOCOPIES ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE. Any bid received after the designated closing time will be returned unopened. The Morris Lake Water Treatment Plant is located at the end of 60 Morris Lake Road in Sparta, New Jersey 07871. The Contract includes the furnishing of all labor, materials, equipment, transportation, supervision, permits and services necessary to replace and upgrade the Main WTP Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system to the latest industrial standard under this Contract. The work shall include to the latest industrial standard under this Contract. The Work required under the Contract shall consist of, but is not limited to, mobilization to the site, decommissioning the existing Main Plant SCADA PLC Panel, installation and programming of new Main Plant SCADA PLC Panel, startup, testing and troubleshooting. The new Main Plant SCADA PLC Panel replacement shall contain all necessary software and hardware including Programmable Logic Controller (PLC), all local WTP and remote terminal control points, working stations, programming, software license, and minimum 1-year warranty and support service. The WTP operations shall remain fully functional during all work performed. The Work shall be completed within 120 calendar days from the date of the Notice to Proceed. This Contract is expected to be funded in part with funds from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and the New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust. Neither the State of New Jersey, the New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure trust nor any of their departments, agencies or employees is, or will be, a party to this Contract or any lower tier contract or subcontract. This Contract is subject to the provisions of N.J.A.C. 7:22-3,4,5,9 and 10. In accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 58:11B-26, N.J.A.C 7:22-3.17(a)24 and 4.17(a)24, the Contractor (subcontractor) shall comply with all the provisions of N.J.A.C. 7:22-9. For questions regarding the bid documents or for project information, please call Sean Sauder. at (732) 584-0541. All bids must be submitted on the bid forms provided in the Bid Documents in the manner designated therein and required by the specifications. Bids must be enclosed in a sealed envelope bearing the name and address of the bidder and must be addressed to the Office of the Town Manager, Town of Newton Water Utility, 39 Trinity Street, Newton, New Jersey 07860 and marked plainly on the outside with the bid description and the name and address of the bidder marked clearly on the outside of the envelope. Bids will be accepted by courier service, hand delivery, or by mail, and the Bidder accepts all risks associated with non-delivery or late delivery. Upon receipt, all bids shall be date and time recorded by a representative of the Owner, and such time stamp shall be controlling. No oral, facsimile, or telephonic bids or alterations will be considered. Bidders are solely responsible for the timely delivery of the bids and no bids shall be considered which are presented after the public call for receiving bids. Any bid received after the date and time specified will be returned, unopened, to the Bidder. Bids must be based upon and in strict accordance with the Bid Contract Documents. Nonresponsive bids will not be accepted. A person bidding on a contract for the erection, alteration or repair of a public building, structure, facility or other improvement to real property, the total price of which exceeds $100,000, shall furnish a guarantee as provided for herein. A contracting unit may provide that a person bidding on any other contract, advertised in accordance with law, shall furnish a guarantee as provided for herein. The guarantee shall be payable to the contracting unit so that if the contract is awarded to the bidder, the bidder will enter into a contract therefore and will furnish any performance bond or other security required as a guarantee or indemnification. The guarantee shall be in the amount of 10% of the bid, but not in excess of $20,000.00, except as otherwise provided herein, and may be given, at the option of the bidder, by certified check, cashier's check or bid bond. In the event that any law or regulation of the United States imposes any condition upon the awarding of a monetary grant to any contracting unit, which condition requires the depositing of a guarantee in an amount other than 10% of the bid or in excess of $20,000.00 the provisions of this section shall not apply and the requirements of the law or regulation of the United States shall govern. The bid security shall be retained by the Town of Newton Water Utility until the Contract for the Work has been executed. Bid bonds will be returned or written notice of release will be given to the unsuccessful Bidders, with the exception of the second qualifying Bidder, at such time as their bids are rejected. In the event the successful Bidder is unable to execute the Contract, for whatever reason, the Town of Newton Water Utility may exercise its legal prerogatives, including, but not limited to, enforcement of its rights as to the bid security. Bidder questions shall be submitted in writing to Sean Sauder at ssauder@psands.com by close of business September 13, 2024. Consolidated questions will be addressed by September 18, 2024. The Town of Newton Water Utility will evaluate bids and any award will be made to the lowest responsive and responsible Bidder whose bid conforms to the Bid Documents. The Township of Newton reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any informalities therein and to accept any bid that will be in the best interest of the Town of Newton Water Utility, all in accordance with the Local Public Contracts Law, N.J.S.A. 40A:11-1 et seq. The successful Bidder will be required to submit bonds and proof of insurance before execution of the Contract. All applicable surety bonds required in connection with the advertisement and award of building contracts or sub agreements must be written by a surety company listed on the Federal Treasury List (Department Circular 570--Surety Companies Acceptable on Federal Bonds). Bidders are required to comply with the requirements of N.J.S.A. 10:5-31 et seq. and N.J.A.C. 17:27-1 et seq. SED participation goal which exceeds ten (10%)