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

The Contractor shall submit any questions regarding the bid documents by May 13, 2025, at 3:00 p.m. This Contract is for the replacement of approximately 4,980 water meters and Radio Frequency Meter Interface Units (RFMIUs) in the City of Clifton. Bidders shall comply with the requirements of the Local Public Contracts Law N.J.S.A. 40A:11-1 et. seq. as supplemented and amended; Mandatory Equal Opportunity as per N.J.A.C. 17:27-3.8 and N.J.S.A. 10:5-31, et. seq.; Ownership Disclosure Notice N.J.S.A. 52:25-24.2 in addition to other applicable State Laws. This contract or subcontract is expected to be funded in part with funds from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and the New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust and the successful bidder must comply with all the provision of N.J.A.C. 7:22-9.1 et seq. for the participation of small business enterprises owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals (SEDs). Neither the State of New Jersey, the New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust nor any of their departments, agencies or employees is, or will be, a party to this contract or subcontract or any lower tier contract or subcontract. This contract or subcontract is subject to the provisions of N.J.A.C. 7:22, Financial Assistance Programs for Environmental Infrastructure Facilities, Subchapters-3, 4, 5, 9 and 10. In accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 58:11B-26, N.J.A.C. 7:22-3.17(a)24 and 4.17(a)24, the contractor (subcontractor) shall comply with all of the provisions of N.J.A.C. 7:22-9.1 et. seq. Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-21, a person bidding on a contract for the erection, alteration or repair of a public building, structure, facility or other improvement to real property, the total price of which exceeds $100,000, shall furnish a guarantee as provided for herein. A contracting unit may provide that a person bidding on any other contract, advertised in accordance with law, shall furnish a guarantee as provided for herein. The guarantee shall be payable to the contracting unit so that if the contract is awarded to the bidder, the bidder will enter into a contract therefor and will furnish any performance bond or other security required as a guarantee or indemnification. The guarantee shall be in the amount of 10% of the bid, but not in excess of $20,000.00, except as otherwise provided herein, and may be given, at the option of the bidder, by certified check, cashier's check or bid bond. In the event that any law or regulation of the United States imposes any condition upon the awarding of a monetary grant to any contracting unit, which condition requires the depositing of a guarantee in an amount other than 10% of the bid or in excess of $20,000.00 the provisions of this section shall not apply and the requirements of the law or regulation of the United States shall govern. The successful bidder for the Contract shall be required to comply with the higher of the prevailing local minimum wage rates as determined by the New Jersey Department of Labor or the Federal Davis-Bacon Wage Rates. This project is expected to be funded in part by New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) and New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust (NJEIT). Neither the State of New Jersey, the NJEIT nor any of their departments, agencies or employees is, or will be, a party to this contract or subcontract. This contract or subcontract is subject to the provisions of N.J.A.C. 7:22-3,-4,-5,-9 and -10. In accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 58:11B-26, N.J.A.C. 7:22-3.17(a)24 and 4.17(a)24, the Contractor (subcontractor) shall comply with all the provisions of N.J.A.C. 7:22-9.1 for the participation of small business enterprises owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals (SEDs). The successful bidder for the project shall commit to the use of small business concerns owned and controlled by SEDs with a goal of ten percent (10%) of the work value under the contract. All contractors, including SED contractors, shall submit their own SED Utilization Plan to the NJDEP OEOPCA, with a copy to the Owner, within thirty (30) days of the contract award. The goal of 10 percent applies to the total amount of all contracts for building, materials and equipment, or services (including planning, design and building related activities) for a construction project." The project sponsor has identified that the SED utilization goal for this project is: 10% The successful bidder must fulfill the SED utilization requirements by subcontracting portions of the work to SEDs; or establishing unrestricted bidding procedures to fulfill the SED utilization requirement for the project. This invitation to bid is on an unrestricted basis whereby the successful bidder must fulfill the SED utilization requirements. If the successful Bidder's Proposal does not meet the SED Utilization requirements, the successful bidder shall advertise and continue the search for SED participants for a minimum of 30 days after the Contract is awarded. Within the parameters established by the governing law (N.J.S.A. 40A:11-13.2), the Commission reserves the right to reject bids or to waive minor informalities or irregularities in the Proposals received and to award the contract to the lowest responsible bidder