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Notice to Bidders - Jackson Mills Road Water Treatment Plant Generator Replacement

BID #: 23

ISSUED: 5/11/2023

DUE: 6/8/2023

VALUE: TBD

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The Township of Freehold is seeking bids for the Jackson Mills Road Water Treatment Plant Generator Replacement project, Contract No. 23-1. The project involves furnishing labor, materials, and equipment for the installation of a new 1,250 kW generator, including electrical equipment and system retrofitting, demolition of the existing generator, material disposal, soil erosion control, site restoration, and cleanup. The work is located at 68 Jackson Mills Road, Freehold, NJ, and must be completed within 360 calendar days of the Notice to Proceed. Sealed bids are due on June 8, 2023, at 10:00 a.m.

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Bid Title:
Notice to Bidders - Jackson Mills Road Water Treatment Plant Generator Replacement
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Publication Date/Time:
5/11/2023 8:30 AM
Closing Date/Time:
6/8/2023 10:00 AM
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Notice to Bidders - Jackson Mills Road Water Treatment Plant Generator Replacement (PDF)
Final - Jackson Mills Road Water Treatment Plant Generator Replacement - 1
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--- Document: Notice to Bidders - Jackson Mills Road Water Treatment Plant Generator Replacement (PDF) ---
 
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TOWNSHIP OF FREEHOLD 
MONMOUTH COUNTY, NEW JERSEY 
JACKSON MILLS ROAD WATER TREATMENT PLANT GENERATOR REPLACEMENT  
CONTRACT NO. 23-1 
 
NOTICE TO BIDDERS 
 
NOTICE is hereby given that sealed bids will be received by the Township of Freehold (hereinafter 
called the "Owner") for: 
 
JACKSON MILLS ROAD WATER TREATMENT PLANT GENERATOR REPLACEMENT  
CONTRACT NO. 23-1 
MAY 2023 
 
Sealed bids for the above-named Contract within the Township of Freehold, Monmouth County, 
New Jersey ("Owner"), will be received at the Administration Building, Room 114, 1 Municipal 
Plaza, Freehold, New Jersey 07728 on June 8, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. prevailing time, at which time 
they will be publicly unsealed and the contents publicly announced. The Township of Freehold is 
open to the public and is fully operational. 
 
The work includes the furnishing of all labor, materials and equipment necessary to complete the 
work as described in the Specifications. The work generally consists of site investigation, site 
preparation, project mobilization, installation of a new 1,250 kW generator including electrical 
equipment and work, retrofitting of existing WTP electrical system, demolition of existing generator, 
removal and proper disposal of material, soil erosion and sediment control measures, site 
restoration, general construction, project demobilization, and final cleanup. The work is located at 
the Jackson Mills Road Water Treatment Plant at 68 Jackson Mills Road, Freehold, NJ. The work 
shall be completed within 360 calendar days of the Contractor's receipt of written Notice to Proceed. 
 
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, cashier's check, or a certified check made payable to the 
Township of Freehold in an amount equal to 10% of the amount of the total bid, but not exceeding 
$20,000. 
 
The bid shall be accompanied by a Certificate of Surety on the form included in the Contract Docu-
ments, 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. 
 
Bidders must use the prepared bid form which is contained in the Contract Documents. Each 
individual proposal must be separately enclosed in a sealed envelope addressed to the 
Administration Building, 1 Municipal Plaza, Freehold, New Jersey 07728 marked on the outside 
with the number of the contract and name of the project being bid on.  
 
No bids will be received after the time and date specified, and no bids will be received by mail.  Bids 
shall be received by courier service (date and time recorded) or shall be hand delivered.  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 tabulate the bids and any award will be made to the lowest, responsive, responsible 
bidder in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40A:11-4. The Owner reserves the right to reject all bids 
pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-13.2. 
 
The qualification and reclassification of bidders will be subject to the statutory provisions contained 
in N.J.S.A. 40A:11-25 to 32 (“Local Public Contract Law”).   
 


 
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All bid security except the security of the three apparent lowest responsible bidders shall be 
returned, unless otherwise requested by the bidder, within ten (10) days after the opening of the 
bids, Sundays and holidays excepted, and the bids of the bidders whose bid security is returned 
shall be considered withdrawn. 
 
Each bidder must submit with his bid a signed certificate stating that he owns, leases or controls 
all the necessary equipment required to accomplish the work shown and described in the Contract 
Documents. Should the bidder not be the actual owner or leasee of such equipment, his certificate 
shall state the source from which the equipment will be obtained and, in addition, shall be 
accompanied by a signed certificate from the owner or person in control of the equipment definitely 
granting to the bidder the control of the equipment required during such time as may be necessary 
for the completion of that portion of the Contract for which it is necessary.  The bidder shall comply 
with the documentation requirements set forth in the Article of the Information for Bidders, entitled, 
"Bidder Submissions". 
 
The successful bidder will be required to submit bonds and proof of insurance on or before 
execution of their respective Contracts as explained in the Contract Documents. 
 
Bidders are required to comply with all relevant Federal and State Statutes, Rules and Regulations 
including but not limited to the applicable provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as 
amended (42 USC 2000d-2000D-4A), the discrimination and affirmative action provisions of 
N.J.S.A. 10:2-1 through 10:2-4, the New Jersey Law against Discrimination, N.J.S.A. 10:5-1, et 
seq., the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto, the State requirement for bidders to 
supply statements of ownership (N.J.S.A. 52:25-24.2) and the State requirement for submission of 
the names and addresses of certain subcontractors (N.J.S.A. 40A:11-16). 
 
The Contract Documents may be reviewed online at no cost at www.bidset.com/mott. 
 
The Contract Documents may be obtained by any prospective bidder upon payment of a $85.00 
fee for each set of specifications by calling 1-877-424-3738 or by online request at 
www.bidset.com/mott. Shipping charges are additional and variable depending upon the pick-up or 
delivery option selected by the purchaser. Bid documents cannot be obtained at the Township of 
Freehold or Mott MacDonald’s offices. The printing cost is not refundable. 
 
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 10:5-31 et seq., bidders are required to comply with the requirements of 
N.J.A.C. 17:27. 
 
Each Bidder must submit with his bid an "Ownership Disclosure Statement" and is requested to 
submit with his bid the "Non-Collusion Affidavit" on the forms included in the Contract Documents. 
 
Bidders and their subcontractors of any tier must comply with all applicable provisions of the 
Public Works Contractor Registration Act (N.J.S.A. 34:11-56.48) and the New Jersey Prevailing 
Wage Act (N.J.S.A. 34:11-56.25). P.L. 2021, c. 301 requires that if a Contract is subject to the 
Prevailing Wage Act and the contractor submitting the lowest bid for a Contract is 10 percent (or 
more) lower than the next lowest bid, the bidder must certify to the public body that the prevailing 
wage rates required by the Act shall be paid. If the Bidder does not provide the certification prior 
to the award of the contract, the public body will award the Contract to the next lowest 
responsible and responsive Bidder. Further, P.L. 2021, c. 301 also amended N.J.S.A. 34:11-
56.27 to require that any Contract for public work expressly stipulate that workers performing 
work under the contract shall not be paid less than the required prevailing wage rate. Contractors 
and their sureties shall be liable to the public body, any lessee to whom the public body is leasing 
a property or premises or to any lessor from whom the public body is leasing or will be leasing a 
property or premises, for any excess costs occasioned by the termination of their right to  
proceed with the work, or such part of the work as to which there has been a failure to pay 
required wages. 
 
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 52:32-44, all business organizations that conduct business with a New Jersey 
government agency are required to be registered with the State of New Jersey. Bidders and their 


 
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subcontractors must submit proof that they are registered with the New Jersey Department of 
Treasury, Division of Revenue by submitting a copy of their Business Registration Certificate prior 
to Contract award.   
 
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. 
 
 
By Order of Mayor and Township of Freehold 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Township of Freehold 




--- Document: Final - Jackson Mills Road Water Treatment Plant Generator Replacement - 1 ---
Freehold Township Jackson Mills Road Water Treatment Plant Generator Replacement 
Addendum No. 1 
Page 1 of 1 
 
 
 
 
TOWNSHIP OF FREEHOLD 
JACKSON MILLS ROAD WATER TREATMENT PLANT 
GENERATOR REPLACEMENT 
Freehold, Monmouth County, New Jersey 
 
ADDENDUM NO. 1 
May 30, 2023 
 
To all Bidders: 
 
This Addendum No. 1 to the Township of Freehold Jackson Mills Road Water Treatment Plant Generator 
Replacement, Contract No. 23-1, dated May 2023 makes revisions to the Contract Documents.  Bidders 
are advised that it is the Township’s policy not to respond to questions and comments which bidders can 
readily resolve through reading the Contract Documents.  Please note that the date for receipt of bids 
has not been changed and remains Thursday, June 8, 2023 at 10:00 AM.  The Addendum shall become 
part of the Contract, and the Contractor must confirm receipt of this addendum on the 
“Acknowledgement of receipt of changes to bid document form”, page B-4, of the bid proposal section.  The 
Bid Documents for this project, dated May 2023, are amended and/or clarified as follows: 
 
INQUIRIES AND RESPONSES: 
 
1. Question 1 – Please advise if the Contractor is responsible for providing diesel fuel for the new 
generator. 
 
Response 1 – Refer to Specification Section 16231 – The Contractor shall provide fuel for all 
field testing and shall fill the main fuel tank upon completion of field testing. The Contractor 
shall be responsible for fuel for temporary power systems. 
 
2. Question 2 – Please advise the size of the existing fuel storage tank and day tank, and current fill level. 
 
Response 2 – Existing North Side Fuel Storage Tank: 1,000 gallons 
Fill Level: 940 gallons 
 
 
     Existing North Side Day Tank: 50 gallons  
 
Fill Level: 50 gallons 
 
3. Question 3 – Please advise if a concrete pad is necessary for the Standby Power Switchboard and 
ATS, as none are shown on the plans. 
 
Response 3 – Refer to Specification Section 16073 – The Contractor shall install free standing 
electrical equipment on concrete pads. Concrete pads shall be 4,500 PSI, and a minimum 6-inch 
thick (exterior) and 3 1/2-inch thick (interior).  
 
4. Question 4 – Please advise the desired location of the remote annunciator for the generator as it is not 
shown on the plans.  
 
Response 4 – The remote annunciator shall be installed in the Electrical Room. 
 
 
 
 
End of Addendum No. 1

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