Notice of Intent to Purchase Two (2) New Leeboy Hotboxes for the Department of Public Works Though the Sourcewell NAtional Cooperative

This document serves as a Notice of Intent to Purchase two (2) new Leeboy Hotboxes for the Department of Public Works. The acquisition will be conducted through the Sourcewell National Cooperative, an established public procurement cooperative that offers government agencies access to competitively solicited contracts. The core project involves equipping the Public Works department with essential new machinery, specifically two Leeboy Hotboxes, which are typically used for asphalt repair and maintenance operations, ensuring efficient infrastructure upkeep. The municipality is leveraging the Sourcewell cooperative purchasing program to streamline the procurement process and achieve competitive pricing for specialized equipment, fulfilling departmental needs efficiently. As this procurement is facilitated through the Sourcewell National Cooperative, specific contractor qualifications, licenses (such as NJ Public Works Contractor Registration), extensive experience requirements, and mandatory pre-bid meetings or site visits typically associated with open solicitations are not applicable. Vendors interested in participating in future municipal procurements are generally encouraged to monitor the municipality's bid portal for new opportunities and consider registering with national cooperative purchasing organizations like Sourcewell to become pre-qualified and listed as an approved supplier for government contracts. This cooperative purchasing method bypasses the need for the local municipality to conduct a separate, full-scale competitive bidding process for these particular items, as the contracts are already competitively bid by Sourcewell. Given that this is solely a Notice of Intent to Purchase via an existing cooperative contract, there are no open submission instructions, specific bid deadline dates/times, or requirements for bid security/bonds for new vendor responses from the general public. This notice primarily serves to inform the public about the municipality's planned purchase rather than to invite new proposals for this specific item. Future solicitations from this municipality, which would typically include detailed submission guidelines, exact deadlines, and contact information for the Purchasing Agent or project manager, will be published separately on the municipal bid portal. Interested parties are advised to refer to the Sourcewell cooperative's official vendor information for details on how to become a contract supplier.