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

Summary of Work: In general, the principal items of work under this Contract include, but are not necessarily limited to, the following: o Replacing existing 8 & 18 inch sewer with new 8 inch PVC, replacing sewer laterals in the area of sewer replacement. o Miscellaneous manhole repairs and upgrades. o Maintaining flows during the work. o All other work specified herein and shown on the Contract Plans. Submission of Bid: The Town of Newton requires that a bidder must submit with his bid, a bid guarantee in the form of a bid bond, certified check, or cashier's check in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the bid, along with consent of surety from a Bonding Company. In no case shall the bid guarantee exceed $20,000.00. The bid guarantee must be accompanied by a surety company certificate (known as a Consent of Surety) duly authorized to do business in this State and satisfactory to the Town, stating that such surety company will provide the bidder with a guarantee bond or other surety as a guarantee indemnification. Failure to include this item will mandate rejection of bid. The Town requires that a bidder who is awarded a contract, which exceeds $44,000.00, must submit a Performance Bond in the full amount of the award from a Company doing business in the State of New Jersey. This bond shall be made payable to the Town pf Newton and shall be held as security for the performance of the contract. The performance bond shall be submitted within ten (10) days of the date of the award letter. Failure to submit a Performance Bond shall be cause for declaring the contract null and void. Funding for this project is provided through the American Recovery Plan, administered by The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development through the Department of Community Development. Therefore, all Federal Prevailing Wage Regulations as well as Federal Labor Standards will apply. Attention is called to the fact that the Contractor must ensure that employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against because of their race, creed, color, sex or national origin and to the greatest extent possible, opportunities for training and employment shall be given to lower-income residents of the project area and that, when possible, contracts shall be awarded to business concerns owned by area residents. Small, Minority, and Women's Business Enterprises are encouraged to submit bids. The Municipal Council of the Town of Newton reserves the right to consider bids for sixty (60) days after receipt thereof, and further reserves the right to reject any and all bids, waive informalities, and make such awards or take action in accordance with applicable law.