Emergency Storm Response Services

The work consists of various emergency storm response services with the mobilization of equipment, labor, and material to various locations within the Borough; emergency response earth work activities to fortify eroding, breaching, or overwashing areas; clean municipal roadways of debris and sediment; to collect, remove, and dispose of debris from municipal rights-of-way; to screen earthen material of large aggregate, debris, and vegetation; snow removal activities; and other activities related to storm emergency preventative and/or recovery construction activities, as directed by the Mantoloking OEM. The work is located within the Borough of Mantoloking and includes: various construction activities related to emergency storm response services for storm events throughout the year. The Contractor shall provide the services for a one (1) year base term period with a one (1) year extension option, which may be exercised at the sole discretion of the Borough of Mantoloking. No bid will be received unless in writing on the forms furnished, and unless accompanied by bid security in the form of a bid bond, cashier's check, or a certified check made payable to the Borough of Mantoloking in an amount equal to 10% of the amount of the total bid, but not exceeding $20,000. The bid shall be accompanied by a Certificate of Surety on the form included in the Contract Documents, from a surety company licensed to do business in the State of New Jersey, which shall represent that the surety company will provide the Contractor with the required bonds in the sums required in the Contract Documents and in a form satisfactory to the Owner's Attorney and in compliance with the requirements of law. Bidders must use the prepared bid form which is contained in the Contract Documents. Each individual proposal must be separately enclosed in a sealed envelope addressed to the Borough Clerk, 202 Downer Avenue, Mantoloking, New Jersey 08738 marked on the outside with the number of the contract(s) and name of the project being bid on. No bids will be received after the time and date specified, and no bids will be received by mail. Bids shall be received by courier service (date and time recorded) or shall be hand delivered. The Owner shall award the Contract or reject all bids within 60 days of bid opening, except that the bids of any bidders who consent thereto may, at the request of the Owner, be held for con!sider!ation for such longer period as may be agreed. The Owner will tabulate the bids and any award will be made to the lowest, responsible bidder in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40A:11-4. The Owner reserves the right to reject all bids pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-13.2. All bid security except the security of the three apparent lowest respon!sible bidders shall be returned, unless otherwise requested by the bidder, within ten (10) days after the open!ing of the bids, Sundays and holidays excepted, and the bids of the bidders whose bid security is returned shall be considered withdrawn. Each bidder must submit with his bid a signed certificate stating that he owns, leases or controls all the necessary equipment required to accomplish the work shown and described in the Contract Documents. Should the bidder not be the actual owner or leasee of such equipment, his certificate shall state the source from which the equipment will be obtained and, in addition, shall be accompanied by a signed certificate from the owner or person in control of the equipment definitely granting to the bidder the control of the equipment required during such time as may be necessary for the completion of that portion of the Contract for which it is necessary. The bidder shall comply with the documentation requirements set forth in the Article of the Information for Bidders, entitled, "Bidder Submissions". The successful bidder will be required to submit bonds and proof of insurance on or before execution of their respective Contracts as explained in the Contract Documents. Bidders are required to comply with all relevant Federal and State Statutes, Rules and Regulations including but not limited to the applicable provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended (42 USC 2000d 2000D 4A), the discrimination and affirmative action provisions of N.J.S.A. 10:2 1 through 10:2 4, the New Jersey Law against Discrimination, N.J.S.A. 10:5 1, et seq., the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto, the State requirement for bidders to supply statements of ownership (N.J.S.A. 52:25 24.2) and the State requirement for submission of the names and addresses of certain subcontractors (N.J.S.A. 40A:11 16). The Contract Documents may be reviewed online at no cost at website. Each Bidder must submit with his bid an "Ownership Disclosure Statement" and is requested to submit with his bid the "Non-Collusion Affidavit" on the forms included in the Contract Documents. Bidders and their subcontractors of any tier must comply with all applicable provisions of the Public Works Contractor Registration Act (N.J.S.A. 34:11-56.48) and the New Jersey Prevailing Wage Act (N.J.S.A. 34:11-56.25). P.L. 2021, c. 301 requires that if a Contract is subject to the Prevailing Wage Act and the contractor submitting the lowest bid for a Contract is 10 percent (or more) lower than the next lowest bid, the bidder must certify to the public body that the prevailing wage rates required by the Act shall be paid. If the Bidder does not provide the certification prior to the award of the contract, the public body will award the Contract to the next lowest responsible and responsive Bidder. Further, P.L. 2021, c. 301 also amended N.J.S.A. 34:11-56.27 to require that any Contract for public work expressly stipulate that workers performing work under the contract shall not be paid less than the required prevailing wage rate. Contractors and their sureties shall be liable to the public body, any lessee to whom the public body is leasing a property or premises or to any lessor from whom the public body is leasing or will be leasing a property or premises, for any excess costs occasioned by the termination of their right to proceed with the work, or such part of the work as to which there has been a failure to pay required wages. Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 52:32-44, all business organizations that conduct business with a New Jersey government agency are required to be registered with the State of New Jersey. Bidders and their subcontractors must submit proof that they are registered with the New Jersey Department of Treasury, Division of Revenue by submitting a copy of their Business Registration Certificate prior to Contract award. It is the purpose of this Notice to Bidders to summarize some of the more important provisions of the Contract Documents. Prospective bidders are cautioned not to rely solely on this summary, but to read the Contract Documents in their entirety.

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