Notice to Bidders - 2018 Road Resurfacing and Repairs of Various Village Streets

NOTICE TO BIDDERS

Sealed bid proposals will be received by the Village of Ridgewood, in the Village Hall Level Four Courtroom, 131 North Maple Avenue, Ridgewood, New Jersey 07450, on Thursday, March 1, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. prevailing time, and then publicly opened and read aloud for the following project:

“2018 Road Resurfacing and Repairs of Various Village Streets,

In the Village of Ridgewood”.

The principal items of the work of the project include: Installation of NJDOT HMA 9.5 M64 Top Course, approximately 14,500 tons; Installation of NJDOT HMA 19 M64 Base Course, approximately 250 tons; Roadway excavation, 4" to 12" depth approximately 722 S.Y.; Thermoplastic Line Striping, 6-inch wide, approximately 28,300 L.F.; Milling 0 to 3 inches thick, 97,900 S.Y.; Topsoil and Seeding, 4 inches thick, 1,650 S.Y.; Installation of 7-inch Thick Concrete Driveway Aprons or Handicap Ramps, 3,000 S.Y.; 9-inch by 18-inch Concrete Vertical Curb, approximately 8,200 L.F.; Concrete Sidewalk, 4 inches thick, approximately 200 S.Y.; Bicycle Safe ECO-Grates, approximately 40 each; Repair Inlets and Manholes, 76 Each; NJPDES Storm water Management Phase II replacement curb inlet heads, Type N, approximately 67 each; Bituminous Concrete Driveway, 4 inches Thick, approximately 700 S.Y.; Reset manholes approximately 50 Each; Installation of 1,000 gallon seepage tank, approximately 4 each; Installation of 15-inch diameter HDPE Storm Drainage Pipe, 800 LF; Installation of Stormwater Inlets, 4 each; Planting of Trees, approximately 130 trees; and other related work for a complete project.

Specifications and bid forms may be obtained by mail from the office of the Division of Engineering, 131 North Maple Avenue, Ridgewood, New Jersey 07450, for a non-refundable fee of $20.00 per set of bid documents. Documents may be examined or picked up in person between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. at 131 North Maple Avenue, Ridgewood, New Jersey 07450, Monday through Friday. Prospective bidders requesting bid documents be mailed to them shall be responsible for providing their own postage/delivery service remuneration.   No Specifications and/or Proposal forms shall be given out after 4:30 p.m. on Monday, February 26, 2018.

The contractual obligation of the Village of Ridgewood under this Contract for these items is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds from which payment for this Contract can be made.

Prices quoted must be net and exclusive of all Federal, State and Local Sales and Excise Taxes. Bids may be submitted in person or by mail prior to the bid opening, addressed to the Office of the Village Clerk. The Village assumes no responsibility for loss or non-delivery of any bid sent to it prior to the Bid opening.  

Each bid must be enclosed in a sealed envelope with the name of the bidder thereon and endorsed, "2018 Road Resurfacing and Repair of Various Village Streets, in the Village of Ridgewood " and must be accompanied by the following: a certified check, cashier's check, or Bid Bond (Schedule B), drawn to the order of the Village of Ridgewood for ten percent (10%) of the amount bid, or $20,000, whichever is less; a Consent of Surety (Schedule A); a Corporation or Partnership Statement (Schedule C); a Non-Collusion Affidavit (Schedule D); a Statement of Responsibility (Schedule E); and the Disclose of Investment Activities in Iran (Schedule I). Any award or awards may be made at a later or subsequent time or meeting of the Village Council. All required schedules, that is Schedule A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and I, are required to be submitted on the forms attached to the bid documents. No other forms will be accepted.

The successful bidder shall comply with all applicable provisions of the Prevailing Wage Act, as determined by the New Jersey Department of Labor. All contractors, their subcontractors, and material suppliers shall comply with all applicable provisions of the Public Works Contractor Registration Act, pursuant to Public Law 1999 Chapter 238 and the Contractor Business Registration Program, pursuant to Public Law 2004 Chapter 57. Evidence of satisfactory registrations shall be submitted at the time of the bid. All bids submitted shall contain a copy of the bidder’s New Jersey Business Registration Certificate and a copy of the bidder’s Certificate of Employee Information Report.

The successful bidder shall furnish and deliver to the Village of Ridgewood a performance and payment bond in the amount of 100 percent of the accepted bid amount as security for the faithful performance of the Contract. Additionally, the successful bidder shall furnish policies or Certificates of Insurance required by the Contract. In default thereof, said checks and/or bid bond and the amount represented thereby shall be forfeited to the Village of Ridgewood as liquidated damages, not as a penalty.

Proposals submitted by Bidders and/or Bidder's Insurance Company(ies) not chartered in the State of New Jersey, must be accompanied by proper certificate(s) from the Secretary of State, indicating that such Bidders, Bidder's Insurance Company(ies), and/or Surety Company(ies) is (are) authorized to do business in the State of New Jersey. The Village of Ridgewood reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive any informalities or to accept a bid, which in its judgment best serves the interest of the Village. No bids may be withdrawn for a period of sixty-days (60) after the date and time set for the opening of bids.

"BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF N.J.S.A. 10:5-31 et seq. and N.J.A.C. 17:27).   A complete statement as to these requirements is included in the specifications."

By Order of the Village Manager