RFB For pavement "Improvements to Front Street"
DUNELLEN BOROUGH
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
Notice is hereby given that sealed proposals will be
received by the Borough of Dunellen for the "Improvements to Front Street" and publicly opened and read aloud at the Dunellen
Borough Hall at 355 North Avenue, Dunellen, New
Jersey 08812 on Wednesday, June 9, 2010 at 11:00 AM prevailing time.
The project generally consists of the milling, resurfacing and partial reconstruction of Front Street including the furnishing and installation of dense
graded aggregate base course, HMA base course, and HMA surface overlay and leveling course, including sweeping, tack coating, and other pavement preparation and related work. The work also includes pavement striping and markings, sidewalk
replacement, curb and gutter replacement, driveway
replacement, storm drainage improvements and ADA ramp delineation.
Work at additional locations may be ordered by the
Borough if deemed
appropriate.
Contract Documents and plans for the proposed work prepared by Michael J. McClelland, P.E., Borough Engineer, CME Associates, may be examined at the office of the Engineer, at 3141 Bordentown Avenue, Parlin, New Jersey and at the office of the Dunellen Borough Clerk,
355 North Avenue, Dunellen, New Jersey during business hours and may be obtained at the Engineer's Office until 48 hours prior to the time set for the opening of bids upon
payment of $75.00 per set. No refunds will be made.
Proposals in the contract 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 the Borough of Dunellen, 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 Borough.
Each bid must be accompanied by a certified check or cashiers check in the amount of not less than ten (10%)
percent of the bid payable without any conditional endorsement as a guarantee that in case the contract is awarded to the Bidder, he will within ten (10) days thereafter execute such contract and furnish satisfactory performance bond. Upon failure to do so he shall forfeit the deposit as liquidated damages and the acceptance of the bid will be contingent upon the fulfillment of this requirement by the Bidder. No interest shall be allowed upon any such certified check or cashing check. A bid bond in the amount of ten (10%) percent to the bid may be substituted for certified check or cashiers check.
Each bid must also be accompanied by a certificate of consent of surety from a bonding company licensed to do business in the State of New Jersey and named in the current list of "Surety Companies Acceptable on Federal Bonds", U.S. Treasury Department, guaranteeing that if the proposal of the Bidder be accepted they will furnish the bond set forth in paragraph one of the Instructions to Bidders of the contract and the acceptance of the bid will be contingent upon the fulfillment of this requirement.
Bidders are required to comply with the requirements of P.L. 1975 c. 127 (N.J.A.C. 17:27) and N.J.S.A. 10:5-31 et seq. The Borough reserves the right to reject any or all bids if in its opinion it is in the best interest to do so and to award the contract for any and/or all times.
The successful bidder shall be required to comply to the
provisions of the New Jersey Prevailing Wage Act, Chapter 150 of the Laws of 1963,
effective January 1, 1964.
During the performance to this contract the Contractor agrees to comply with the requirements of P.L. 1975 c.127 (N.J.A.C. 17:27); all requirements of the State of New Jersey Worker Health and Safety Act (N.J.A.C. 12:110 et. seq.) as amended; the United States Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) (29 CFR 1910), as amended with regard to worker jobsite safety.
No bidder may withdraw his bid for a period of sixty (60) days after the date set for the opening thereof. The successful bidder will be required to furnish a surety company bond in the full amount of the contract price indemnifying the Borough of Dunellen, New Jersey for all proceedings, suits or actions of any kind of description and conditional for the faithful performance of the work.
This project is partially funded by a grant from the "1984 Trust Fund Authority Act" and, accordingly, the successful bidder shall be required to perform the work in accordance with the contract
documents and requirements of the New Jersey Department of Transportation. Award of this contract is
subject to New Jersey
Department of Transportation approval.
BY ORDER OF THE MAYOR AND BOROUGH COUNCIL OF THE BOROUGH OF DUNELLEN, NEW JERSEY.
William M. Robins
Borough Clerk/Administrator
($78.76) 147652
