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

Scope of Services: The successful contractor shall remove and recycle leaves at a composting facility approved by and registered with the State of New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection or the environmental protection agency of the State where the facility is located. During the tempormy storage period for the leaves, the Department of Public Works (DPW) will create windrow piles not higher than 6 feet or wider than 10 feet, or they will place the leaves in storage containers. All leaves brought to the Hanover Township Recycling Center must be removed within three (3) calendar days of mTival. If weather conditions prohibit the removal within three (3) days, the leaves will be removed as soon as possible thereafter. Under no circumstances will leaves have a detention time greater than 7 days at the Recycling Center. Should the vendor awarded the agreement fail to meet this requirement, the Township may, at its sole discretion, declare the contract null and void, and enter into a contract for the unexpired term of the agreement with the second lowest responsive and responsible vendor that submitted a proposal. Bids must be accompanied by a Certified Check or Bid Bond in the amount specified in the Bid Proposal and payable to the order of the Township of Hanover to insure the execution of the contract; otherwise the deposit will be forfeited. Upon the execution of the contract, the bid check of the successful bidder will be returned. All checks of the unsuccessful bidders will be returned upon the award of the Bid. Bidders and the lowest responsible bidder awarded a contract for the services described in this notice arc required to comply with the following State Statutes: 1. Local Public Contracts Law, N.J.S.A. 40A:11-1 ct. seq. 2. Prevailing Wage Rates, Chapter 150, L. 1963 (N.J.S.A. 34:11-56 ct. seq.). (Not Applicable) 3. Mandatory Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Language pursuant to N.J.S.A. 10:5-31 ct. seq. and N.J.A.C. 17:27. 4. "State of New Jersey Business Registration Certificate" P.L. 2004 c. 57, issued by the State of New Jersey, Department of Treasury, Division of Revenue. 5. The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission - "Pay-to-Play" Disclosure Legislation (N.J.A.C. 19:25-26). 6. "The Public Works Contractor Registration Act" (P.L. 1999, c. 238). (Not Applicable) The Township reserves the right to hold the bids for a period of sixty (60) days prior to making award.