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

In general, the work consists of the replacement of approximately 24,000 linear feet of water main along with 360 associated water service laterals within the project limits. 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 $100,000.00, 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. Proposals must be made on the standard Proposal Forms in the manner designated in the Bid 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 Stephen R. Blankenship, Executive Director , Lower Township Municipal Utilities Authority ; 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 L.T.M.U.A. and either a Bid Bond, Certified or Cashier s Check drawn to the order of the Lower Township Municipal Utilities Authority for not less than ten percent (10%) of the amount bid, except that the check need not exceed $20,000.00. The successful bidder is hereby notified that a performance bond for the full amount of the project is required The successful bidder will be required to execute a contract for the performance of the said work or the furnishing of said material or both, as the case may be, and a surety bond to be executed by a reliable surety company in a sum equal to the amount of the contract price for said work and/or material, guaranteeing the performance of the contract, which surety bond and contract shall be approved as to form and execution by the Authority Solicitor. The Lower Township Municipal Utilities Authority has developed a SED Utilization Plan for the project, the language of which is contained in the appendix of the General Requirements. The contractor shall be required to comply with the requirements contained in the SED Utilization Plan The award of the contract for this project will not be made until the necessary funds have been provided by the Lower Township Municipal Utilities Authority in a lawful manner. The Lower Township Municipal Utilities Authority reserves the right to consider the bids for sixty (60) days after the receipt of said bids. The Lower Township Municipal Utilities Authority also reserves the right to reject any or all bids or to waive any informalities in the best interest of the Lower Township Municipal Utilities Authority .