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--- Document: Notice To Bidders Municipal Building Chimney Repairs (PDF) ---
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TOWNSHIP OF FREEHOLD
MONMOUTH COUNTY, NEW JERSEY
MUNICIPAL BUILDING CHIMNEY REPAIRS
CONTRACT NO. 22-10
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
NOTICE is hereby given that sealed bids will be received by the Township of Freehold (hereinafter
called the "Owner") for:
MUNICIPAL BUILDING CHIMNEY REPAIRS
CONTRACT NO. 22-10
AUGUST 2022
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 Thursday, September 22, 2022, 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. In general, the work includes improvements to four (4)
chimneys and associated facades at the Freehold Township Municipal Building. The work consists of
project mobilization; exterior building power washing; removal and disposal of existing chimney
masonry veneers; installation of chimney cladding and decorative molding; replacement of associated
building facades; replacement of sheetrock ceilings; site clean-up, and demobilization. The work shall
be completed within 90 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, 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.
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.
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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 $65.00 fee
for each set of full-sized drawings with 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
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.
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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