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

Storm water Management Improvements Contract 2023B. Question Deadline 10/03/2024 at 12:00 PM ET Award will be made by Ocean County Board of Commissioners within sixty (60) days after receipt of bids. A Performance Bond in the form of a Certified Check (cash) or Bond, from a surety company authorized to transact business in the State of New Jersey, in the amount of 100% of total bid will be required from the successful bidder, to insure faithful performance of the contract. The Performance Bond and contract must be filed with the County of Ocean not more than twenty-one (21) days, Sundays and holidays excepted, after the award resolution, or the contract will be subject to rescission. Once signed, owner/obligees log onto the system to retrieve and file the executed surety bond. All electronic signatures are authenticated, secure and time-stamped. All surety companies are notified in real-time and view the executed bonds, virtually eliminating the possibility of fraud. The surety agent communicates with the client while the Surety Company authorizes electronic power of attorney. The keys to Surety2000 are the "Authorization Code," electronic signatures, electronic control over powers of attorney, and the secure interaction and retention of data. In lieu of unreliable paper bonds, the surety agent will generate authorization codes through the system and provide these codes to the contractors/principals. Surety agents electronically sign these documents. The contractor/principal logs into the system to retrieve and electronically sign the bond through Surety 2000 or through its designated electronic bidding system with which Surety 2000 is integrated. A Bid Security in the form of a Bond, Cashier's Check, Certified Check, or e-bond using Surety2000, made payable to the County of Ocean in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the total amount of the bid (but not in excess of $20,000.00) must accompany each proposal as a guaranteewhich may be forfeited and retained by the County in lieu of its other legal remedies if a successful bidder's proposal is accepted by the County and he shall fail to execute and return to the County the required contract and bonds not more than twenty-one (21) days, Sundays and holidays excepted, after the delivery of the prepared contract and bond form to him by the County. It is to be understood by the bidder that this bid is submitted on the basis of specifications prepared by the County and the fact that any bidder is not familiar with these specifications or conditions will not be accepted as an excuse. Summary The purpose of this bid package is to provide the County of Ocean with a contractor(s) who has the ability to successfully complete the tasks required as set forth in the specifications of this project: Storm water Management Improvements Contract 2023B, Various Townships The County reserves the right to reject all bids in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40A:11-13.2. The County reserves the right to waive any informalities in the bids, and unless otherwise specified by the bidder, to accept any item in the bid, should it be deemed in accordance with applicable law. The bidder, if awarded a contract, agrees to protect, defend and save harmless the County against any damage for payment for the use of any patented material process, article or device that may enter into the manufacture, construction or form a part of the work covered by either order or contract, and he further agrees to indemnify and save harmless the County from suits or actions of every nature and description brought against it, for, or on account of injuries or damages received or sustained by any party or parties by, or from any of the acts of the Contractor, his servants or agents. Bid date notes All Bids shall be opened publicly in the Administration Building, Room 119, 101 Hooper Avenue, Toms River, New Jersey