MUNICIPAL BUILDING INTERIOR IMPROVEMENTS & REPAIRS PHASE I

TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE NOTICE TO BIDDERS MUNICIPAL BUILDING INTERIOR IMPROVEMENTS & REPAIRS PHASE I 66 MAIN STREET, West Orange, New Jersey For The Township of West Orange Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received, opened and read in public by a Township Committee at 66 Main Street, West Orange, NJ 07052 on Tuesday, November 29, 2022 in the Council Chambers, Room 116 at 10AM Local Prevailing Time for Municipal Building, Interior Improvements & Repairs Phase I, located at 66 Main Street in the Township of West Orange, County of Essex. The major items of construction include, but not limited to the following: clean, fix & paint designated walls, provide new interior flooring/ wall base, repair/ replace ceiling tiles, replace all plumbing fixtures in private toilet rooms, remove all through window/wall mechanical units and all associated support/mounting & providing solid panels at windows & infill masonry wall opening at exterior walls, & providing window treatment. The

work shall be completed within 120 (One hundred & twenty) calendar days after the date of the “Notice to Proceed” in accordance with the contract. Sealed proposals will also be accepted by hand delivery or certified mail if they are addressed exactly as follows: Purchasing Agent Township of West Orange Municipal Building 66 Main Street West Orange, NJ 07052 Attn: Bid Proposal Interior Improvements & Repairs Municipal Building Phase I Indicate the time and date of the receipt of bids and bear the name and address of the party submitting the proposal. All proposals submitted by mail or hand delivery must be received by 10:00 AM on Tuesday, November 29, 2022. Plans, specifications and forms of bids for the proposed work, prepared by Herbst-Musciano LLC, Boonton, New Jersey have been filed in the office of said Municipal Engineer at 25 Lakeside Avenue, West Orange, New Jersey and may be inspected by prospective bidders during business hours on or after Monday, October 31, 2022. Bidders will be furnished with a copy of the plans and specifications by the Municipal Engineer at 25 Lakeside Avenue, West Orange, New Jersey on proper notice and payment of a $100 (One Hundred Dollars) nonrefundable cost of preparation fee. A Pre-Bid Conference is scheduled for 11:00 A.M. Local Prevailing Time on Wednesday, November 9, 2022 at the West Orange Municipal Building, 66 Main Street, West Orange, New Jersey. All General Contractors and Suppliers are invited to attend. At this time, the Prospective Bidders will have the opportunity to examine the existing site conditions. Bids must be enclosed in sealed envelopes, bearing the name and address of the bidder, the name of the job, the time and date designated for the receipt of bids, addressed to the Purchasing Agent of the Township of West Orange, and must be accompanied by a Non-Collusion Affidavit and a Certified Check or Bid Bond for not less than ten percent (10%) of the amount bid, provided said check not be more than $20,000 nor shall not be less than $500 and delivered at the place on the hour named above. The Standard Proposal Form and Non-Collusion Affidavit are attached to the supplemental specifications, copies of which will be furnished on application to the Municipal Engineer. The Township of West Orange reserves the right to waive any informalities and to reject any or all bids. No bidder may with draw his bid within sixty (60) days after the actual date of opening thereof. The Township of West Orange reserves the right to reject any or all Bids, or to waive any Bid defect where such defect is not detrimental to the best interest of The Township of West Orange and fairness of the bidding process. The right is also reserved to increase the quantities specified in the manner designated in the Contract Documents. ALL CONTRACTORS AND SUB-CONTRACTORS are required to be registered by the New Jersey Department of Labor at the time bids will be received by the Project Owner pursuant to the Public Works Contractor Registration Act (P.L. 2003, c. 91, N.J.S.A. 34:11-56.51). Effective September 1, 2004, ALL Contractors and Sub-Contractors are also required to be registered by the New Jersey Department of Treasury, Division of Revenue at the time bids will be received by the Project Owner pursuant to the Business Registration Act (P.L. 2004, c. 57, N.J.S.A. 52:32-44). The Contractor and their sub-contractors shall provide the above certificates with the bid being submitted. Bidders are required to comply with the requirements of P.L. 1975, c. 127. (NJAC 17:27) (Affirmative Action), of P.L. 1963, c. 150 (Prevailing Wages), and P.L. 1977, c. 33 (Disclosure Statement). By the order of the Township Council of the Township of West Orange. ________________________ Karen J. Carnevale, Municipal Clerk