This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Newark, New Jersey. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

Street Maintenance: Snow and Ice Removal Services, Salt- Sand Spreading SCOPE OF Work The City of Newark intends to enter into an agreement/contract with a vendor(s) pursuant to this bid specification to render services of plowing and de-icing of various City of Newark's Permanent Road Divisions. All services provided shall include full compensation for furnishing all CDL licensed truck drivers, materials, tools, equipment, and incidentals, and for doing all the work involved in snow removal and de-icing. All operations shall be conducted in such a manner as to provide reasonable protection to the paved roadway, ditches, culverts, and other public roadways that provide access for emergency services personnel. The City reserves the right to reject bids and to waive informalities in accordance with applicable laws. N.J.S.A. 40A:11-4, 40A:11-13.2 and40A:11- 23.2 and to award the contract or contracts in whole or any part thereof. Also, the right to annul and cancel the contract of any contractor who fails to perform faithfully any of its stipulations or in case of a willful attempt to impose upon the City any material inferior to the quality required by the contract and any action taken therein shall not impair any right or claim of the City to damages for breach of contract. Respondents are required to comply with N.J.S.A. 10:5-31, et seq., P.L. 1975, c. 127, N.J.A.C. 17:27-1 et seq., and all other applicable laws, regulations, or ordinances concerning affirmative action goals and equal employment opportunity. The City of Newark reserves the right to reject any and all proposals in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40A:11-4, 40A:11-13.2 and 40A:11-23.2, and waive minor informalities not considered material defects under N.J.S.A. 40A:11-1, et seq. If there are any questions regarding the bid opening process, please contact the Division of Central Purchasing at 973-733-3776. Question Deadline 01/30/2025 at 12:00 PM ET. Questions must be submitted through electronically. Questions will not be accepted by any other means. No oral interpretation and/or clarification of the meaning of the specifications for any goods and services will be made to any bidder. All interpretations, clarifications any supplemental instructions will be in the form of written addenda to the specifications and will be distributed to all prospective bidders on record as following this ITB. All interpretations, clarifications and any supplemental instructions will be in the form of written addenda to the specifications and will be distributed to all prospective bidders. All addenda so issued shall become part of the specifications and bid documents. Any addenda shall be posted electronically. The Bid Bond (certified check/cashier's check), in the amount of 10% of the total bid not to exceed $20,000.00 is Required The successful bidder shall simultaneously with the delivery of the executed contract, submit an executed bond in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the acceptable bid as security for the faithful performance of this contract, unless the performance bond amount has been waived or reduced by authorization of the Business Administrator. The performance bond provided shall not be released until final acceptance of the whole work and then only if any liens or claims have been satisfied. The surety on such bond or bonds shall be a duly authorized surety company authorized to do business in the State of New Jersey pursuant to N.J.S.A. 17:31.5. For multi-year contracts, the Performance Bond may be resubmitted each year on the Contract Anniversary Date for the amount remaining on the contract. Failure to submit this with the executed contract shall be cause for declaring the contract null and void pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-22. A Pre-Bid Conference will not be held. Causes for Rejecting Bid Bids may reject for any of the following reasons: All bids pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-13.2; If more than one bid is received from an individual, firm or partnership, corporation or association under the same name; Multiple bids from an agent representing competing bidders; The bid is inappropriately unbalanced; The bidder is determined to possess, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-4(b), Prior Negative Experience; or If the successful bidder fails to enter into a contract within twenty-one (21) days, Sundays and holidays excepted, or otherwise agreed upon by the parties to the contract. In this case at its option, the City of Newark may accept the bid of the next lowest responsible bidder [N.J.S.A. 40A:11-24(b)]; or Criminal Conviction. Pursuant to Newark Municipal Code 2:4-17.2, Bidder must disclose any criminal conviction(s) in this state or any other jurisdiction. Any rejection by the City, based on prior conviction, shall not take place unless and until there has been a responsibility hearing held by the City.