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

The work for the Emergency Repairs and Miscellaneous Maintenance Work contract involves the establishment of hourly and daily rates for several items of construction equipment and labor categories so that the Egg Harbor Township Municipal Utilities Authority will be able to utilize this contract when faced with an emergency repair or completing normal replacement or maintenance work to their existing sanitary sewer system, as well as miscellaneous lateral installations when requested. The contract will be in effect for a period of one (1) year with the possibility of two (2) one-year extensions if both parties agree to the extension. All work shall be completed in accordance with the contract documents or subject to liquidated damages of $500.00 per day. No bid will be received unless in writing on the forms furnished, and unless accompanied by bid security in the form of a bid bond or certified check made payable to the Owner in an amount equal to 10% of the amount of the total bid, provided that the said security need not be more than $20,000 nor less than $500.00 and be delivered at the place on or before the hour named above. The bid shall be accompanied by a Certificate of Surety on the form included in the Contract Documents, from a surety company licensed to do business in the State of New Jersey, which shall represent that the surety company will provide the Contractor with the required bonds in the sums required in the Contract Documents and in a form satisfactory to the Owner's Attorney and in compliance with the requirements of law. Each bidder shall submit with his bid an Ownership Disclosure Statement and Non-Collusion Affidavit on the forms included in the Contract Documents. Bidders must use the prepared proposal form that is contained in the Contract Documents. Each individual proposal must be separately enclosed in a sealed envelope addressed to the Owner and marked on the outside with the number of the contract(s) and name of the project being bid on. After receipt of bids, no bid shall be withdrawn except as expressly authorized herein. The Owner shall award the Contract or reject all bids within 60 days of bid opening, except that the bids of any bidders who consent thereto may, at the request of the Owner, be held for consideration for such longer period as may be agreed. The Owner will evaluate bids and any award will be made to the lowest, responsive, responsible bidder. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive minor informalities or irregularities in bids received. Successful bidders must provide Form AA-201 as well as a photocopy of their Certificate of Employee Information Report or a copy of the AA-302 form within seven (7) days after the notification of intent to award the contract or receipt of contract, whichever is sooner. Failure to do so will result in the bid being rejected as non-responsive. Successful bidders will also be required to submit bonds and proof of insurance on or before execution of their respective Contracts as explained in the Contract Documents. The provisions of the Department of Labor's current wage rate determinations and the New Jersey Prevailing Wage Act are requirements of this project. The lowest responsive bidder shall comply with P.L. 2021, c.301 if the bid is within 10 percent or more lower than the next lowest bid. If the Contract is awarded, no refunds will be given. If for any reason the Contract is not awarded, refunds will be made to bidders pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11 24(b) when the Con tract Documents are returned in reasonable condition within 90 days of notice that the Contract has not been awarded. It is the purpose of this Notice to Bidders to summarize some of the more important provisions of the Contract Documents. Prospective bidders are cautioned not to rely solely on this summary, but to read the Contract Documents in their entirety.