Curb, Sidewalk and Drainage Improvement Project - 2022

The major items of work, combined including the Base Bid and Alternate Bids, are generally as follows: Borrow Excavation, Selected Material (If and Where Directed) 5 C.Y., Excavation, Unclassified (If and Where Directed) 23 C.Y., Dense Graded Aggregate Base Course. Variable Thickness (If and Where Directed) 5 C.Y., Furnish, Prepare, and Install Riverstone, 2.5 to 3" Diameter, 6" Thick, Around Existing E-Inlets and Other Areas In/Along Walkways As Directed - 8 S.Y., Pavement Repair, 4" HMA Base Course, Compacted, with 2" HMA Top Course, Compacted 20 S.Y., 15" Reinforced Concrete Pipe, Class V, 3' - 5' Deep, (If and Where Directed) 32 L.F., Bicycle Safe Grate, Stormwater Compliant (Furnish and Install) 8 Units, Inlet Type "B", with New Type N Frame and Bicycle Safe Grate, 2.5' to 5' Deep 4 Units, Inlet Frame/Head/Grate, Type "D" and "A" Combination, Installed on 6'x8'x9" Reinforced Concrete Cover Over Existing Storm Inlet Structure 3 Units, Curb Piece (Phase II Curb Box Retrofit for Stormwater Compliance, 6") 6 Units, Curb Piece (Phase II Curb Box Retrofit for Stormwater Compliance, 8") 2 Units, Drywell Inlet, 6' Deep, with New Type N Frame and Bicycle Safe Grate (If and Where Directed) 1 Unit, Reconstruct Inlet, Type B, Using Existing Casting 1 Unit, Install and Anchor Town Furnished Locking Manhole Frame and Cover 4 Units, Reset Sewer and Storm Castings 1 Unit, Concrete Sidewalk, 5" Thick - 9 S.Y., Concrete Sidewalk, 5" Thick, French Gray 213 S.Y., Concrete Driveway Apron, 7" Thick - 26 S.Y., Concrete Driveway Apron, 7" Thick, French Gray 427 S.Y., Concrete Water Fountain Pad 10'x12'x7", Fiber Reinforced, Installed at Select Parks Inclusive of 2" PVC Water Service Sleeve Under Pad, and Embedding any Town Provided Hardware 2 Units, Detectable Warning Surface (Embed) (If and Where Directed) - 31 Units, Detectable Warning Surface (Surface Mount) (If and Where Directed) 10 Units, Reset Brick Pavers (If and Where Directed) 35 S.Y., Hot Mix Asphalt Driveway, 3" Thick 94 S.Y., Stabilize Existing Stone Dust Walkways 2" Thick 278 S.Y., Reset Bluestone Sidewalk 110 S.Y., Tree Well Widening (If and Where Directed) 19 Units, 9" x 20" Concrete Vertical Curb, French Gray - 832 L.F., Granite Block Curb - 210 L.F., Set/Reset Bluestone Curb 551 L.F., Water Service to New Fountain (Town pays all utility connection fees; contractor performs all excavation and restorations, and provides up to 100' of 1" Type K Copper Rolled Tubing) 1 Unit, Clean Soil Fill (If and Where Directed) 42 C.Y., Topsoiling, Screened Topsoil, 4" Thick (If and Where Directed) - 841 S.Y., Fertilizing & Seeding, Type A-3 and Straw Mulch (If and Where Directed) 841 S.Y., Erosion Control Blanket, Net-Free, (If and Where Directed) 37 S.Y., Wood Mulching, Cedar Mulch, 4" Thick, (If and Where Directed) - 15 S.Y. Furnish and Install Flexi-Pave Porous Paving (or Approved Equal) in Existing Mulched Tree Wells, (If and Where Directed) 12 Units, Furnish and Install Flexi-Pave Porous Paving (or Approved Equal) in Existing Porous Paved Tree Wells, (If and Where Directed) 2 Units. Specifications for the above may be examined in the Office of the Town Engineer, Room 233, 200 South Street, Morristown, New Jersey, between the hours of 8:30 am and 4:20 pm, Monday through Friday. Any person, firm, or corporation desiring a copy of the Specification Documents may obtain such from the Office of the Town Engineer. Any reference in the Bid specification documents to the terms "Proposal" or "Proposer" shall be construed to have the same meaning as the terms "Bid" or "Bidder" pursuant to the Local Public Contracts Law. Bidders must use the prepared Bid Forms. Each bid must be enclosed in a sealed envelope addressed to the Town Engineer, Town of Morristown, marked on the outside "CURB, SIDEWALK AND DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT - 2022" and delivered on or before the hour set forth above. Bid opening will be held in Meeting Room 201, at 200 South Street, Morristown, N.J. NO BIDS WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER THE BID OPENING HAS COMMENCED. The Town of Morristown will not assume responsibility for bids forwarded by mail or delivery service. The Town of Morristown reserves the right to award the contract to the lowest responsible bidder. The successful bidder will be required to execute the contract and file a bond within (10) ten days after award of the project and submit a Business Entity Disclosure Certification and any other necessary documentation required under Chapter 2, Section 2-87, Public Contracting Reform Ordinance (Town Of Morristown's Local Pay to Play Ordinance). Bids must be 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, made payable to the order of the Town of Morristown, together with a "Consent of Surety" from a surety company authorized to do business in New Jersey stating that it will provide the contractor with a bond in such amount as requested in the advertisement or specifications. The guarantee of the successful bidder will be returned upon execution of the contract. All guarantees of the unsuccessful bidders will be returned upon award of contract to the successful bidder. Bidders (and Bidder's subcontractors, if any) should submit a Business Registration Certificate issued by the New Jersey Department of the Treasury, Division of Revenue, in accordance with the requirements of P.L. 2009, c. 315. Bidders must be registered pursuant to The Public Works Contractor Registration Act, N.J.S.A. 34:11-56.48, et seq., (the "PWCRA") at the time that the bid is made and must submit a copy of the certificate of registration with the bid form. All subcontractors listed in the bid must also be registered pursuant to the PWCRA at the time the bid is submitted. After the bid is made and prior to the awarding of the contract, the successful bidder must submit to the Town copies of the certificates of registration for all subcontractors listed in the bid. Bidding information contained in this Bid 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 Form is signed by a duly authorized person on behalf of the bidder and that the bid is responsive. Bidders can determine the responsiveness of their bid by reading "General Instructions for Bidders" and the "Bid Document Submission Checklist". INSTRUCTIONS MUST BE FOLLOWED EXACTLY OR THE BID MAY BE DECLARED NON-RESPONSIVE. The right to reject any and all bids and to waive any informality in any bid is reserved if such an action is not detrimental to the interest of the Town of Morristown. Bidders are required to comply with the requirements of P.L. 1975, c. 127, which pertains to "non-discrimination" and "affirmative action" and P.L. 1977, c. 33, which refers to the statement of corporation ownership. Attention is called to the fact that the contractor must ensure that employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against because of their race, creed, color, sex, or national origin and to the greatest extent possible, opportunity for training and employment shall be given to lower-income residents of the project area and that, when possible, contracts shall be awarded to business concerns owned by area residents.

Division 31 -	Earthwork, Earthwork Methods.
Division 32 -	Exterior Improvements, Bases, Ballasts, and Paving, Flexible Paving, Asphalt Paving, Rigid Paving, Concrete Paving, Curbs, Gutters, Sidewalks, and Driveways.
Division 33 -	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.