1. Legal Notice1. Notice To BiddersThe Township of Wayne, New Jersey shall receive sealed proposals via the Township’s e-Procurement Portal, OpenGov Procurement, until 11:00 am, prevailing time, Friday, December 9, 2022, and then publicly opened and read aloud via Zoom Webinar for 2286, “ Fire Department Special Response Team (SRT) Storage Building.” Please see the following webpage for instructions to join the Bid Opening via Zoom. https://www.waynetownship.com/purchasing-bid-list.html Copies of the specifications and contract documents for the proposed work are available through OpenGov Procurement, https://secure.procurenow.com/portal/waynetownship, and open to public inspection on and after Thursday, November 17, 2022 at 9:00 am. A pre-bid meeting will be held on Tuesday, November
29, 2022 at 2:00 pm at the Preakness Volunteer Fire Company 4, 1739 Ratzer Rd., Wayne, NJ 07470. The pre-bid meeting is not mandatory but highly recommended for any vendor wishing to attend. RSVP for the pre-bid meeting is not required. Vendors should become familiar with specifications prior to meeting.Each proposal must be made upon the prescribed forms furnished with the contract specifications. Proposals must be accompanied by a Bid Deposit in the form of a Bid Bond, Certified Check, or Cashier’s Check in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the total amount bid, provided said check or bond not exceed $20,000.00. Each Bid Deposit must be uploaded via the Vendor Questionnaire.Each successful bidder shall be required to comply with all provisions of the New Jersey prevailing local wages as determined by the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development.Per N.J.S.A. 34:11-56.51 no contractor shall bid on any contract for public work as defined in section 2 of P.L.1963, c. 150 (C.34:11-56.26) unless the contractor is registered pursuant to this act. Per N.J.S.A. 52:32-44 successful bidder must have a registered Business Registration Certificate (BRC) with the State of New Jersey prior to contract award. Per N.J.S.A. 52:25 24.2 (P.L. 1977, c.33, as amended by P.L. 2016, c.43) bidders must provide their Ownership Disclosure Certification with the name(s) and address(es) of any owner, stockholder, or partner holding an interest of 10% or more of said business with bid proposal, failure to provide the same is a non-waivable defect.Bidders are required to comply with the requirements of New Jersey Law Against Discrimination N.J.S.A. 10:5-31 et seq. and N.J.A.C. 17:27 (P.L. 1975, c. 127). Nicole Lee, RPPS Specifications Writer