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

The project generally consists of water system improvements / upgrades within the right-of-way of Richard Road, an approximately 1,700 lineal feet +/- cul-de-sac located off U.S. Highway Route 1 South within the Township of South Brunswick. The work involved these improvements includes maintenance and protection of traffic; excavation of test pits, cutting and removal of existing pavement; installation of approximately 1,900 lineal feet +/- of 8" diameter cement lined DIP water main; connections to existing water lines, installation of new gate valves and fire hydrant assemblies; installation of approximately 28 +/- of new 1" water services and provide connections to proposed water main and existing water services; abandonment of existing water mains, valves and services; furnishing and installation of approximately 1,800 square yards +/- of roadway permanent hot mix asphalt (HMA) trench repair / restoration including subbase grading / compaction; Right-of-Way / Property restoration including topsoil, seed and mulch; and all other preparation, restoration and associated work in accordance with the Contract Documents. Proposals in the Contract Documents must be enclosed in sealed envelopes bearing the name and address of the Bidder and the name of the work on the outside addressed to Angela Socio, Purchasing Agent for the Township of South Brunswick, 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 Township. Contract Documents and Plans for the proposed work prepared by David J. Samuel, P.E., Township Engineer, CME Associates, may be examined at the office of said Engineer at 3141 Bordentown Avenue, Parlin, New Jersey and at the office of the Township Clerk, Municipal Complex, P.O. Box 190, 540 Ridge Road, Monmouth Junction, New Jersey, during business hours. Each Bid must be accompanied by a certified check or cash in the amount of not less than ten (10%) percent of the Bid, but not more than $20,000.00, payable without any conditional endorsement as a guarantee that in case the Contract is awarded to the Bidder, he will within ten (10) days thereafter execute such contract and furnish satisfactorily performance bonds. Upon failure to do so he shall forfeit the deposit as liquidated damages and the acceptance of the Bid will be contingent upon the fulfillment of this requirement by the Bidder. No interest shall be allowed upon any such certified check or cash. A bid bond in the amount of ten (10%) percent of the Bid, but not more than $20,000.00, may be substituted for certified check or cash. Each Bid must also be accompanied by a certificate of Consent of Surety from a Bonding Company licensed to do business in the State of New Jersey and named in the current list of "Surety Companies Acceptable on Federal Bonds", U.S. Treasury Department, guaranteeing that if the proposal of the Bidder be accepted they will furnish the bond set forth in Articles 2 and 5 of the General Conditions Section F of the Contract and the acceptance of the Bid will be contingent upon the fulfillment of this requirement. The Township reserves the right to increase or decrease quantities specified in the manner designated in the Specifications. The Township reserves the right to award this Contract based on funds available. All bidders are required to be registered with the New Jersey Department of Labor if they elect to bid public work projects. The bidder shall be required to comply with "The Public Works Contractor Registration Act" (P.L. 1999, C. 238), as identified in Section B - Instruction to Bidders paragraph B3.14 and in the Appendix of these Specifications. All Contractors and Subcontractors working on prevailing wage projects, which have a public building component, must attach a certificate of registration from the Department of Labor, to all bids. All bidders are required to submit "Proof of Business Registration" to the contracting agency if they elect to bid public work projects. Proof of business registration shall be a copy of a Business Registration Certificate issued by the Department of the Treasury, Division of Revenue. The bidder shall be required to comply with business registration provisions of N.J.S.A. 52:32-44; P.L. 2004, C.57 (Chapter 57), as identified in Section B-Instruction to Bidders paragraph B3.15 and in the Appendix of these Specifications. All Contractors and Subcontractors working on public work projects must attach a Business Registration Certificate, to all bids. The successful Bidder shall be required to comply with the provisions of the New Jersey Prevailing Wage Act, Chapter 150 of the Laws of 1963, effective January 1, 1964. The successful Bidder shall be required to comply with the requirements of N.J.S.A. 10:5-31 et seq. and N.J.A.C. 17:27. During the performance of this Contract, the Contractor agrees to comply with the requirements of P.L. 1975, c.127 (N.J.A.C. 17:27), as amended; all requirements of the State of New Jersey Worker Health and Safety Act (N.J.A.C. 12:110 et. seq.), as amended; and the United States Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) (29 CFR 1910), as amended with regard to worker and jobsite safety. No Bidder may withdraw his Bid for a period of sixty (60) days after the date set for the opening thereof. The successful Bidder will be required to furnish a Surety Company Bond in the full amount of Contract price indemnifying the Township of South Brunswick, New Jersey for all proceedings suits or actions of any kind of description and conditional for the faithful performance of the work. All Bid security will be returned to all Bidders except the three apparent lowest Bidders within ten (10) working days after the opening of Bids, and to the three (3) apparent lowest Bidders within three (3) working days after the successful Bidder has executed the Contract and his Contract security has been approved by the Township. The Township reserves the right to reject any, or all Bids if in its opinion it is in the best interest to do so and to award the Contract for any and/or all items.