Site work and paving for a road / highway in Toms River, New Jersey. Completed plans call for paving for a road / highway; and for site work for a road / highway.

**As of July 9, 2025, the project was awarded to Earle Asphalt Company with an awarded amount of $3,857,513.13.** The purpose of this bid package is to provide the County of Ocean with a contractor(s) who has the ability to successfully complete the tasks required as set forth in the specifications of this project: Reconstruction and Resurfacing of Portions of Certain County Roads Contract 2023B, Various Townships Question Response Deadline: May 30, 2025, 12:00 pm Bidders are 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.) and P.L. 1997, c.408 (N.J.S.A. 40A:11-16). Statement of Ownership (N.J.S.A. 52:25-24.2). The provisions of N.J.S.A. 52:25-24.2, in referring to corporations and partnerships, are intended to apply to all forms of corporations and partnerships, including, but not limited to, limited partnerships, limited liability corporations, limited liability partnerships, and Subchapter S corporations. The County will not be responsible for late mail deliveries and no bid bonds will be accepted if received after the time stipulated in the Notice to Bidders. Each bid must be accompanied by a Non-Collusion Certificate and by a guarantee in the amount of not less than ten percent (10%) of the total sum bid, provided such guarantee shall be for no more than twenty thousand ($20,000.00) dollars. The guarantee may be in one of the following forms: cashier's check, certified check or Proposal Bond, or eBond through Surety2000. The guarantee shall be payable to County of Ocean. In the event that a cashier's check or certified check is used, evidence of ability to furnish a Performance Bond and a Payment Bond in accordance with Subsection 151.03.01 must also accompany each bid; the usual form of Proposal Bond letter from a recognized Bonding Company will be acceptable. The County reserves the right to waive any minor informalities in the bids, and unless otherwise specified by the bidder, to accept any item in the bid, should it be deemed in accordance with applicable law. The County reserves the right to reject all bids in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40A:11-13.2. A Performance Bond in the form of a Certified Check (cash) or Bond, from a surety company authorized to transact business in the State of New Jersey, in the amount of 100% of total bid will be required from the successful bidder, to insure faithful performance of the contract. The Performance Bond and contract must be filed with the County of Ocean not more than twenty-one (21) days, Sundays and holidays excepted, after the award resolution, or the contract will be subject to rescission. The County reserves the right to waive any informalities in the bids, and unless otherwise specified by the bidder, to accept any item in the bid, should it be deemed in accordance with applicable law.