Emergency Water Main Repair

This contract will facilitate the ability to perform work on existing MCMUA water distribution infrastructure in the event a leak or other event which sacrifices the MCMUA system integrity of ability to deliver clean and reliable water is observed. This project will improve and streamline the current process and significantly reduce the repair duration. The New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA) has approved the use of mandatory minimum bidder qualifications for the Morris County Municipal Utility Authority Emergency Repair Contractor Water Division. The Mandatory Minimum Qualifications of the bidder are: 1. The Contractor must have completed five (5) Linear Construction Projects for a water and/or wastewater utility provider in the past five (5) years, consisting of various pipe sizes, each having a value of a minimum of $1,000,000, including approved change orders. 2. The Contractor as a firm must have immediate access, through rental or ownership, the following equipment, (2) excavators, (2) dump trucks, (2) utility trucks, (2) air compressors, (2) trench rollers, (2) asphalt rollers, and (2) portable light tower. 3. The Contractor as a firm must have immediate access to the following materials: (10') 4" Ductile Iron Pipe, (10') 6" Ductile Iron Pipe, (10') 8" Ductile Iron Pipe, (10') 10" Ductile Iron Pipe, (10') 12" Ductile Iron Pipe, (10') 14" Ductile Iron Pipe, (10') 16" Ductile Iron Pipe, (10') 18" Ductile Iron Pipe, (10') 20" Ductile Iron Pipe, (10') 24" Ductile Iron Pipe, (2) 4" Ductile Iron Pipe Hymax Couplings, (2) 6" Ductile Iron Pipe Hymax Couplings, (2) 8" Ductile Iron Pipe Hymax Couplings, (2) 10" Ductile Iron Pipe Hymax Couplings, (2) 12" Ductile Iron Pipe Hymax Couplings, (2) 14" Ductile Iron Pipe Hymax Couplings, (2) 16" Ductile Iron Pipe Hymax Couplings, (2) 18" Ductile Iron Pipe Hymax Couplings, (2) 20" Ductile Iron Pipe Hymax Couplings, and (2) 24" Ductile Iron Pipe Hymax Couplings 4. The Contractor as a firm or any predecessor firm must not have wrongfully defaulted on a Contract or had work terminated for non-performance within the past five (5) years. 5. The Contractor as a firm or any predecessor firm must not have been denied a consent of surety, a bid guarantee or a performance bond within the past twelve (12) months based on the Potential Bidder's inability to meet the surety's reasonable underwriting standards. 6. The Contractor must be able to perform work within 4 hours of notification in any of the municipalities in which MCMUA has water transmission mains and all locations of MCMUA water distribution infrastructure.

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Utilities, Instrumentation and Control for Utilities, Water Utilities, Water Utility Distribution Piping, Water Utility Distribution Equipment, Disinfecting of Water Utility Distribution, Water Utility Storage Tanks.