Solid Waste Materials and Recyclable Materials Collection and Disposal Services

NO BIDS WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER THE BID OPENING HAS COMMENCED, and no bids will be accepted by mail, delivery service or courier service. Bids must be delivered by the date and time of the bid opening by an authorized representative of the Contractor. All bid proposals will be dated and time stamped upon receipt. Bidder is solely responsible for the timely delivery of the bid proposal and no bids shall be considered which are presented after the public call for receiving bids. Any bid proposal received after the date and time specified will be returned, unopened, to the bidder. A fee of $150.00 in the form of a certified check or cashier's check will be required from each person, firm or corporation taking out a set of specifications and other bid data herein of the above-mentioned, which sum will not be refunded. The scope of the work to be undertaken by the successful contractor will include the collection, removal and disposal of all discarded household solid waste, bulky waste, and recyclable materials, which shall be made and accumulated in dwelling houses, stores, and other buildings or premises in the Township of Hillside. Bids will be made for the following periods: Three (3) years to commence on January 1, 2023 and ending on December 31, 2025, with the option of two (2) additional one-year extensions, for a total not to exceed five (5) years. Prospective bidders will be required to meet all the conditions as set forth in the Contract Documents and shall furnish such other information as may be required by said Township Council. Bids must be made on the Bid Forms included with the Contract Documents and in the manner designated and required therein and must be enclosed in sealed envelopes addressed to the Township Clerk with the name and address of the bidder, the words "Bid for Solid Waste Materials and Recyclable Materials Collection and Disposal Services for the Township of Hillside, New Jersey", and the address "Township of Hillside, Municipal Building, 1409 Liberty Avenue, Hillside, New Jersey 07205" all clearly marked on the outside of the envelope. The Township of Hillside reserves the right to award the contract to the lowest responsible bidder. No bid shall be considered unless accompanied by a bid guarantee in the form of a certified check, bid bond or cashier's check in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the total amount bid, but not in excess of $20,000.00, made payable to the Township of Hillside, together with a "Consent of Surety" from a surety company authorized to do business in the state of New Jersey in a form satisfactory to the Township, stating that it will provide the contractor with a bond in the amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the contract price bid. All guarantees of unsuccessful bidders will be returned upon award of contract to the successful bidder. Information contained in this Bid Proposal should be clear and not subject to qualifications, deletions, erasures, or other markings that create any doubt as to its meaning. Bidders should make sure that the Bid Proposal is signed by a duly authorized person on behalf of the bidder and that the proposal is responsive. Bidders can determine the responsiveness of their Bid Proposal by reading the "Information for Bidders". INSTRUCTIONS MUST BE FOLLOWED EXACTLY OR THE BID MAY BE DECLARED NON-RESPOSIVE. The Township Council reserves the right to reject any and all bids or alternate bids or to accept such bids or alternate bids as it may deem to be in the best interests of the Township of Hillside, and reserves the right to waive any informality in the bids received and likewise correct any erroneous mathematical computations in any said bid and consider the bid on the basis of the corrected total, and the right to consider the bids for sixty (60) days after their receipt. Bidders will be required to comply with the requirements as follows: A. P.L. 1975 Chapter 127 and P.L. 1975 Chapter 326 B. P.L. 1977 Chapter 33 C. P.L 1931 Chapter 27 and N.J.S.A. 48: 13A-1 et seq. D. All laws and regulations pertinent to the contract to be awarded and of work to be done thereunder. E. All ordinances and resolutions approved by the Township Council of the Township of Hillside. Bidders are required to comply with the requirements of P.L. 2004, c. 57, which pertains to the New Jersey Business Registration Requirements. Bidders are required to comply with provisions of the N.J.S.A. 10:5-31 et. seq. and N.J.A.C. 17:27, and any amendments thereto, regarding Affirmative Action. The successful bidder, upon notificationof the Township's intent to award a contract to said bidder, must supply the Township with one of the following Affirmative Action documents: 1. A photocopy of the bidder's current Federal Affirmative Action Plan Approval Letter; or 2. A photocopy of the bidder's current Certificate of Employee Information Report issued in accordance with N.J.A.C. 17:27-1.1 et. seq.; or 3. The Township's copy of the bidder's completed Initial Employee Report, Form AA-302, as submitted to the Division of Contract Compliance and EEO in Public Contracts. The bidder's Affirmative Action documentation must be supplied to the Township within ten (10) days of the bidder's notification of the Township's intent to award. If the bidder fails to supply the Township with the necessary Affirmative Action documentation, the Township may declare the bidder non- responsive and award the contract to the next lowest bidder. Simultaneously with the submission of bids, the corporation or partnership so bidding shall furnish a statement setting forth the names and addresses of all stockholders in the corporation who own ten percent (10%) or more stocks in any class, or of individual partners who own ten percent (10%) or greater in the corporation, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability corporation, limited liability partnership, subchapter S corporation or sole proprietorship, pursuant to Chapter 33, P.L. 1977. if one or more such stockholder or partner is itself a corporation or partnership, the stockholders holding ten percent (10%) or more of the corporation's stock, or the individual partners owning ten percent (10%) or greater interest in the partnership, as the case may be, shall also be listed. Bids will be rejected if they do not contain this disclosure statement. Bidders are required to be registered by the New Jersey Department of Treasury, Division of Revenue, at the time bids will be received by the Township pursuant to the Business Registration Act (P.L. 2004, c. 57, N.J.S.A. 52:32-44). The successful bidder must be registered with and approved by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP).

Division 01 -	General Requirements.
Division 10 -	Specialties.
Division 11 -	Equipment.