CITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
FAIR AND OPEN PROCUREMENT PROCESS
The City of New Brunswick is soliciting proposals to perform or furnish the following services which are more fully described in the proposal packets available in the Purchasing Office of the City, Room 307, City Hall, 78 Bayard Street, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901 and which are available from said office weekdays between the hours of 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, telephone number 732-745-5023, e-mail
lmccann@cityofnewbrunswick.org. Proposals must be submitted in the form provided in the proposal packet.
Books Purchased From a Wholesale Distributor, #690-18RFP
These proposals are being solicited through a fair and open process in accordance with N.J.S.A. 19:44A-20.4
et seq.
Sealed responses to these requests are required to be delivered to the City Clerk’s Office, Room 201, City Hall, 78 Bayard Street,
New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901
on or before 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, August 8, 2018.
The envelope containing a proposal shall be plainly marked on the outside of the sealed envelope to show the services for which the proposal is submitted, i.e. (Books Purchased from a Wholesale Distributor, #690-18RFP) as listed above.
At the designated time and place for the receipt of proposals, the City Clerk will publicly open and read the name and proposed fee for all the responses received.
All contracts pursuant to the fair and open process will be awarded by a majority vote of the City Council at a public meeting.
Persons awarded a contract under these procedures are required to comply with the requirements for Business Entity Disclosure Certification, Equal Employment Opportunity Laws and Regulations, N.J.S.A.10:5-31 et seq. and N.J.A.C.17:27, Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, P.L. 2004 C19. “The New Jersey Local Unit Pay-to-Play” Law (N.J.S.A. 19:44-A-20.4
et seq.
), New Jersey Campaign Contributions and Expenditure Reporting Act (N.J.S.A. 19:44A-1
et seq.
). According to 40A:11-23, the City is prohibited from receiving bids on Mondays or any day directly following a State or Federal Holiday. Further information as to these requirements are contained in the proposal packets available in the Purchasing Office.
Daniel Torrisi
City Clerk