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

The project generally consists of hauling liquid sewage sludge from the Borough's Sewer Utility Plant located at 31 Vreeland Road, Florham Park, NJ to the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission Plant at 600 Wilson Avenue, Newark, NJ 07105. All transportation of liquid sewage sludge shall be conducted in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws. The Bid will be based upon the LOWEST UNIT PRICE per GALLON for varying quantities of liquid sewage sludge produced by the Florham Park Sewer Utility Plant. The weekly volume for transport will vary. The transporting vehicle must be equipped with a vacuum pump for withdrawal of liquid sludge, and an access port on top of the transporting vehicle for inspection to insure a full load is being transported. The weekly hauling schedule shall be approved by the Sewer Plant Manager. The transporting vehicle must be sized in multiple of 500 gallons (ie. 5,000, 5,500, 6,000, etc.). The transporter shall be responsible to keep the liquid sludge withdrawal area clean and safe. Bids must be sealed in an envelope and plainly marked with the name of the Contract and Contract number; and shall contain the name and address of the Bidder on the envelope. Bids shall be submitted on the forms provided, in the manner designated therein and required by the Specifications. They must be accompanied by a certified check, cashier's check, or bid bond on the form provided of not less than 10% of the amount of bid (based on a 1 year quantity shown on Bid Proposal Form). Said check or bid bond may not be less than $500 nor shall it be more than $20,000 and must be accompanied by a Consent of Surety statement in the form provided from a Surety Company stating that the Surety Company will provide the bidder with a bond for 100% of the Contract amount in the event that the Contract is awarded to the bidder. A Non-Collusion Affidavit and a Record of Recent Contract Awards must also accompany the proposal on the forms provided. Any Bid Addenda will be on the Borough website, and processed in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40A:11- 23(c)(1). All interested bidders should check the website from now through bid opening. It is the sole responsibility of the respondent to be knowledgeable of all addenda related to this procurement. Bidders shall comply with the requirements of N.J.S.A. 10:5-31 and N.J.A.C. 17-27 et seq. PROPOSALS MUST BE SUBMITTED UPON THE BLANK FORMS PROVIDED OR MAY BE ATTACHED TO THE APPLICABLE BLANK FORMS. PROPOSAL FORMS SHALL BE SUBMITTED IN THE SAME ORDER AS ORGANIZED IN THE BOUND SPECIFICATION BOOK. Bidders must have at the time of bid, a Business Registration Certificate issued by the New Jersey Department of Treasury. Bidders are required to comply with the requirements of P.L. 1975 Chapter 127. Bidders are further required to comply with the requirements of N.J.S.A. 10:5-31 et seq. and N.J.A.C. 17:27 for an affirmative action program for equal employment opportunity. If awarded a contract, your company/firm will be required to comply with the requirements of N.J.S.A. 10:5-31 et seq. and P.L. 1975 C. 127 (N.J.A.C. 17:27-1, et seq.). The contract for this project is governed by the provisions of the Local Public Contracts Law, N.J.S.A. 40A: 11-1 et seq. Bidders must also comply with the requirements of P.L. 1977, Chapter 33 amending the Local Public Contracts Law. Bidders must submit a statement in accordance with N.J.S.A. 52:25-24.2 of all owners of the corporation setting forth the names and addresses of all the stockholders in the corporation or members of the partnership who own ten percent (10%) or more of its stock, or have a ten percent (10%) or greater interest in the case of partnership. No bid may be withdrawn for sixty (60) days after the opening of bids. A Contract will be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder, or all proposals will be rejected within sixty (60) days after the opening of bids. The Borough of Florham Park reserves the right to delete sections of work from the contract after the award of the bid has been made due to funding or other reasons. The prices bid for various items of work shall not be adjusted due to the deletion of any work and due to the variation of any quantity for the various items scheduled in the Proposal. Proposals for this contract will be accepted only from bidders who have been properly qualified in accordance with the requirements of the Specifications. The Mayor and Borough Council of the Borough of Florham Park reserve the right to reject any or all bids, to reject unbalanced bids, to waive any informality therein in any bid, and to accept any bid that will be in the best interest of Back the Borough of Florham Park according to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-1.