Engineering Design Services for Main Street Streetscape Improvements

The City of East Orange, New Jersey, is soliciting professional engineering and landscape architectural consulting services, including survey services, for its Main Street Streetscape Improvements project. This initiative focuses on enhancing the streetscape between North Arlington Avenue and North Burnet Street and is supported by an NJEDA Streetscape Revitalization Grant. The comprehensive scope of work requires the successful firm to prepare full construction documents, which include various detailed plans (e.g., existing conditions, soil erosion, curb alignment, lighting, drainage, traffic signal, and electrical designs), construction specifications in accordance with NJDOT standards, and a robust engineer's estimate based on current market pricing. Additionally, the consultant will facilitate crucial meetings with city officials and project stakeholders, conduct community outreach, execute drainage design studies, and manage all necessary permit applications, including those from the NJ Department of Environmental Protection and the Hudson-Essex-Passaic Soil Conservation District, progressing through preliminary and final design phases. Firms interested in this engagement must possess significant expertise in civil engineering, landscape architecture, structural engineering, and surveying. Selection will hinge on the qualifications of key personnel, demonstrable experience with similar projects for public entities, immediate availability, proven ability to adhere to project schedules, firm size, geographic location, and specific project-related expertise. Mandatory compliance requirements for all professional service contractors include adherence to N.J.S.A. 10:5-33 et seq. (Affirmative Action), N.J.S.A. 10:5-31 et seq. and N.J.A.C. 17:27 et seq. (Contract Compliance and Equal Employment Opportunities), N.J.S.A. 52:25-24.2 (Disclosure of Ownership), and N.J.S.A. 52:32-44 (Business Registration Certificate). Bidders for projects exceeding $100,000 must also submit a Section 3 Plan, as failure to do so will deem their bid non-compliant. Required licenses include federal and state professional licenses, a New Jersey Business Registration Certificate, and a Certificate of Authorization. Firms must provide Professional Liability Insurance with minimum limits of $1,000,000 per claim and a $1,000,000 aggregate per policy period. Sealed proposals must be delivered to the Purchasing Agent, City of East Orange, City Hall, 44 City Hall Plaza, East Orange, NJ 07018, by **Tuesday, December 11, 2018, at 11:00 a.m. prevailing time**. Submissions require one (1) original set, three (3) copies, and one (1) electronic disk (CD or DVD). The sealed envelope must clearly bear the consultant's name and the project title: 'ENGINEERING DESIGN SERVICES FOR MAIN STREET STREETSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS'. Essential submission documents include a Submission Form, Non-Collusion Affidavit, Stockholder Disclosure Certification, Insurance Requirement Acknowledgement Form, Affirmative Action Compliance Notice, various state and federal compliance exhibits, a Business Registration Certificate, Professional Service Entity Information Form, Acknowledgement of Addenda, Business Entity Disclosure Certification, Letter of Qualification, Letter of Intent, Reference Submittal Form, Disclosure of Investment Activities in Iran, and several specific NJEDA Mandatory Forms. Bids are firm for sixty (60) days post-opening, with inquiries directed to Lisa L. Jackson at (973) 266-5162.