ADVERTISE B436- PLANTWIDE SUPERVISORY CONTROL AND DATA ACQUISITION (SCADA) SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM ? WET TRAIN/ LINE OPERATIONS

BRENDAN MURPHY GREGORY A. TRAMONTOZZI
Chairman Executive Director
LUIS A. QUINTANA
THOMAS A. FUSCALDO
Vice Chairman
Clerk
ELIZABETH CALABRESE
JOHN J. COSGROVE
C. LAWREN CE CRUM P "Protecting Public Health and the Environment"
JAMES P. DORAN 600 Wilson Avenue, Newark, New Jersey 07105
JOSEPH F. ISOLA
(973) 344-1800
HECTOR C. LORA
JOSHUA A. ZIELINSKI (973) 344-2915- fax
Commissioners www.nj.gov/pvsc
DATE: June 11, 2026
FROM: THOMAS A. FUSCALDO, PURCHASING AGENT
This is your notification that the following legal public notice has been
posted to the PVSC Website under the bid specification page.
B436
______________________
Thomas A. Fuscaldo
Purchasing Agent
Enc. Notice to Bidder List
C: Richard Von Fischer
Tom Laustsen
John Bolcar
Lino DeAlmeida
Michele Walsh
Bill Esteves
Security, C. O'Shea
Matthew Monteiro
Justin Criscione

BRENDAN MURPHY
Chairman GREGORY A. TRAMONTOZZI
Executive Director
LUIS A. QUINTANA
Vice Chairman
THOMAS A. FUSCALDO
ELIZABETH CALABRESE Clerk
JOHN J. COSGROVE
C. LAWRENCE CRUMP
JAMES P. D ORAN "Protecting Public Health and the Environment"
JOSEPH F. ISOLA 600 Wilson Avenue, Newark, New Jersey 07105
HECTOR C. LORA
(973) 344-1800
JOSHUA A. ZIELINSKI
Commissioners (973) 344-2915- fax
www.nj.gov/pvsc
NOTICE OF BID
Notice is hereby given for receiving sealed Bid Proposals by the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission
(PVSC) for:
CONTRACT NO. B436
PLANTWIDE SUPERVISORY CONTROL AND DATA ACQUISITION (SCADA)
SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM - WET TRAIN/ LINE OPERATIONS
Bid Proposals to be enclosed in opaque sealed envelopes, addressed to the Passaic Valley Sewerage
Commission, Purchasing Department, Commissioners Meeting Room, Administration Building, 600
Wilson Avenue, Newark, New Jersey 07105, with the name and address of Bidder, Contract Number,
Contract Name, and Bid Opening Date plainly marked outside. Bids will be accepted by mail. They must
be sealed and identified as indicated above, enclosed in a mailing envelope with proper postage, and
received prior to and up to the date and time set for receiving sealed bid proposals. Sealed Bid Proposals
shall be received by PVSC prior to and up to 10:00 a.m. in the morning, prevailing time, on August 4, 2026
for public opening and reading.
Security Notice: All contractors, subcontractor's employees and/or representatives entering the plant must
have and must present to PVSC Security, government issued identification such as a valid picture Driver's
License or Passport. This applies to bid openings, pre-bid conferences and all on-premises contract work.
All bids shall be opened publicly, announced, read aloud (after the closing time, 10:00 a.m.) and recorded
by PVSC's Purchasing Department. All interested parties are invited to attend. The bid opening will take
place at PVSC's Commissioners Meeting Room on the first floor in the Administration Building. Bid
Proposals may be withdrawn or modified prior to the time for the opening of bids or the authorized
postponement thereof. Except as permitted by N.J.S.A. 40A:11-23.3, no bid may be withdrawn for a period
of 60 calendar days after the date of the opening of bids. PVSC reserves the right to reject all Bids and
waive any minor Bid informalities, defects or irregularities, pursuant to Local Public Contract Law, when
it has sound documented business reasons. Any award will be made to the lowest responsible bidder.
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 PVSC in an amount
equal to 10% of the amount of the total bid, but not exceeding $20,000, executed by a Surety Company
duly authorized to do business in the State of New Jersey. The successful Bidder must furnish a 100 percent
construction performance bond, and a 100 percent construction payment bond, a maintenance bond, and an
environmental maintenance bond with a surety company acceptable to the Owner. Complete instruction for
preparing Bids and required bonds are included in the Bidding Documents.
Work to be performed under Contract No. B436 includes furnishing all labor, materials, supplies,
equipment and other facilities required by the Contract Documents for PLANTWIDE SCADA SYSTEM
IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM - WET TRAIN/ LINE OPERATIONS. Work includes, but is not limited
to, construction of a pre-fabricated electrical enclosure, and installation of SCADA equipment such as
control panels, network communication cabinets, and any external wiring associated with such equipment.

BRENDAN MURPHY
Chairman GREGORY A. TRAMONTOZZI
Executive Director
LUIS A. QUINTANA
Vice Chairman
THOMAS A. FUSCALDO
ELIZABETH CALABRESE Clerk
JOHN J. COSGROVE
C. LAWRENCE CRUMP
JAMES P. D ORAN "Protecting Public Health and the Environment"
JOSEPH F. ISOLA 600 Wilson Avenue, Newark, New Jersey 07105
HECTOR C. LORA
(973) 344-1800
JOSHUA A. ZIELINSKI
Commissioners (973) 344-2915- fax
www.nj.gov/pvsc
A pre-bid meeting and tour of the Project Area will be held on June 29, 2026. The meeting will take place
at PVSC's OEM Main Conference Room, second floor, Operations Engineering & Maintenance (OEM)
Building, 600 Wilson Avenue, Newark NJ, with site visit to selected project areas within the Wet train/
Line Operation facilities to follow. Bidders are strongly recommended to attend the pre-bid meeting and
site visit.
Copies of the Bidding Documents will be available at the offices of Hazen and Sawyer, 99 Wood Avenue
South, Suite 803, Iselin, NJ 08830 between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Contact Lorraine Salamanca,
lsalamanca@hazenandsawyer.com (732-491-2815). Cost of complete full-sized Bidding Documents is
$500.00 per set (non-refundable) for each set of contract documents ordered payable by business check to
Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission. Bidding Documents (i.e. plans and specifications) will be available
for examination at the offices of Hazen and Sawyer, 99 Wood Avenue South, Suite 803, Iselin, NJ 08830
between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. If for any reason, the Contract is not awarded, refunds of the Bidding
Documents fee will be immediately returned to Bidders when the Bidding Documents are returned in
reasonable condition within 90 days of notice that the Contract has not been awarded.
In the event that a potential bidder obtains the Bid Documents in any manner other than as specified herein,
the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission will not have the contact information of the potential bidder for
purposes of issuing bid addenda, if any. In such instances, the non-receipt of any addenda (in the event that
any addenda are issued) and the failure of the bidder to acknowledge the receipt of any and all addenda at
the time of bid shall be considered a fatal defect in such Bidder's submission and said Bid shall be
immediately rejected. Therefore, if a potential bidder obtains the Bid Documents in any manner other than
as specified herein, said Bidder shall promptly provide written notice to Lorraine Salamanca of Hazen and
Sawyer, lsalamanca@hazenandsawyer.com, 732-491-2815, accordingly.
All Bidders and their subcontractors of any tier listed in the bid documents pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-
16, shall be registered with the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development pursuant to
the Public Works Contractor Registration Act, N.J.S.A 34:11-56.48 et seq. A copy of the Bidder's
registration certificate is recommended to be provided with each bid; but the certificate must be submitted
prior to award of the Contract.
The project or contract will be subject to regulations contained in, Local Public Contracts Law, Department
of Labor and Workforce Development Current Wage Rate Determinations, Prevailing Wage Act pursuant
N.J.S.A. 34:11-56.25 et seq., Contract Work Hours and Safety Standard Act, Copland Act, Davis Bacon
Act, Buy American Clause pursuant to N.J.S.A. 52:32-1, Debarment and Suspension pursuant to Executive
Order 34, and Socially and Economically Disadvantaged (SED) (N.J.A.C. 7:22-9.1 et seq.). Pursuant to
N.J.S.A. 10:5-33: "Bidders are required to comply with the requirements of P.L. 1975, c.127."
The project or contract is funded in part by New Jersey wastewater treatment financing programs and the
successful bidder must comply with all the provisions of N.J.A.C. 7:22-9.1 et seq. for the participation of
small business enterprises owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals.
N.J.A.C. 7:22-3.17(a)24, 4.17(a)24, 6.17(a)24 and 7:22A-2.4(a) provide that a goal of not less than 10
percent be established for the award of contracts to small business concerns owned and controlled by one
or more socially and economically disadvantaged individuals. The goal of 10 percent applies to the total

BRENDAN MURPHY
Chairman GREGORY A. TRAMONTOZZI
Executive Director
LUIS A. QUINTANA
Vice Chairman
THOMAS A. FUSCALDO
ELIZABETH CALABRESE Clerk
JOHN J. COSGROVE
C. LAWRENCE CRUMP
JAMES P. D ORAN "Protecting Public Health and the Environment"
JOSEPH F. ISOLA 600 Wilson Avenue, Newark, New Jersey 07105
HECTOR C. LORA
(973) 344-1800
JOSHUA A. ZIELINSKI
Commissioners (973) 344-2915- fax
www.nj.gov/pvsc
amount of all contracts for building, materials and equipment, or services (including planning, design and
building related activities) for a construction project.
N.J.A.C. 7:22 Subchapter 9 establishes procedures for providing opportunities for socially and
economically disadvantaged ("SED") contractors and vendors to supply materials and services under State
financed construction contracts for environmental infrastructure facilities. To implement the policies
established in N.J.S.A. 58:11B-26, 40:11A-41 et seq., and 52:32-17 et seq., this subchapter applies to
environmental infrastructure projects receiving financial assistance from the Department and the Trust
pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:22-3, 4 and 6 and 7:22A-6 and 7. Under the provisions of N.J.A.C. 7:22-3, 4 and 6
and 7:22A-6 and 7, the Department and the Trust require recipients of Trust and Fund loans and other
The project or contract is funded in part by New Jersey wastewater treatment financing programs and the
successful bidder must comply with all the provisions of N.J.A.C. 7:22-9.1 et seq. for the participation of
small business enterprises owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals.
N.J.A.C. 7:22-3.17(a)24, 4.17(a)24, 6.17(a)24 and 7:22A-2.4(a) provide that a goal of not less than 10
percent be established for the award of contracts to small business concerns owned and controlled by one
or more socially and economically disadvantaged individuals. The goal of 10 percent applies to the total
amount of all contracts for building, materials and equipment, or services (including planning, design and
building related activities) for a construction project.
N.J.A.C. 7:22 Subchapter 9 establishes procedures for providing opportunities for socially and
economically disadvantaged ("SED") contractors and vendors to supply materials and services under State
financed construction contracts for environmental infrastructure facilities. To implement the policies
established in N.J.S.A. 58:11B-26, 40:11A-41 et seq., and 52:32-17 et seq., this subchapter applies to
environmental infrastructure projects receiving financial assistance from the Department and the Trust
pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:22-3, 4 and 6 and 7:22A-6 and 7. Under the provisions of N.J.A.C. 7:22-3, 4 and 6
and 7:22A-6 and 7, the Department and the Trust require recipients of Trust and Fund loans and other
assistance to establish such programs for socially and economically disadvantaged small business concerns,
to designate a project compliance officer, and to submit to the Department and Trust procurement plans for
implementing the SED program. All project sponsors, at least 10 days prior to public advertisement for
bids, shall notify the NJDEP Office of Equal Opportunity and Public Contract Assistance via H2Loans, of
the availability of opportunities for SEDs to provide services, to bid on unrestricted contracts or
subcontracts, or to provide any other necessary purchase or procurement. N.J.A.C. 7:22-9.7 requires project
sponsors to adhere to specific advertisement criteria and duration. Specifically, relating to advertisement
duration: In no case shall the advertisement for bids be published less than 30 days prior to the date fixed
for receiving bids on the purchase or contract.
Bids shall be solicited on an unrestricted basis. The bid documents, however, shall include a statement to
the effect that the successful bidder must fulfill the 10 percent SED utilization requirements by
subcontracting portions or the work to SEDs. Contractors also have the option of establishing unrestricted
bidding procedures to fulfill the requirement for the project.
If the contracting agency determines that the acceptance of the lowest responsible bid will result either in
the payment of an unreasonable price or in a contract otherwise unacceptable pursuant to the statutes and
rules governing public contracts, the contracting agency shall reject all bids. Bidders and the office shall
be notified of the rejection of all bids, the reasons for the rejection, and the contracting agency's intent to
solicit bids for a second time. If the contracting agency determines a second time that the acceptance of
the lowest responsible bid will result either in the payment of an unreasonable price or in a contract

BRENDAN MURPHY
Chairman GREGORY A. TRAMONTOZZI
Executive Director
LUIS A. QUINTANA
Vice Chairman
THOMAS A. FUSCALDO
ELIZABETH CALABRESE Clerk
JOHN J. COSGROVE
C. LAWRENCE CRUMP
JAMES P. D ORAN "Protecting Public Health and the Environment"
JOSEPH F. ISOLA 600 Wilson Avenue, Newark, New Jersey 07105
HECTOR C. LORA
(973) 344-1800
JOSHUA A. ZIELINSKI
Commissioners (973) 344-2915- fax
www.nj.gov/pvsc
otherwise unacceptable pursuant to the statutes and rules governing public contracts, the contracting agency
shall reject all bids and notify the NJDEP Office of Equal Opportunity and Public Contract Assistance and,
after receipt of the NJDEP Office of Equal Opportunity and Public Contract Assistance's approval, shall
amend the project plan accordingly. Bidders shall be notified of the cancellation, the reasons for the
cancellation and the contracting agency's intent to resolicit bids on an unrestricted basis. SEDs may
participate in the bidding on an unrestricted basis.
Awards will be made only to socially and economically disadvantaged business concerns that are certified
by the New Jersey Commerce, Economic Growth and Tourism Commission, the New Jersey Department
of Transportation, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, New Jersey Transit or other agencies
deemed appropriate by the Office as eligible minority businesses or female businesses. The invitation to
bid is on an unrestricted basis whereby the successful bidder must fulfill the SED utilization requirements.
Further details regarding special requirements of contractors to comply with the Project Plan developed by
the Owner for SED participation are included in the Information for Bidders and the Supplemental General
Conditions.
Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission
Thomas Fuscaldo
Clerk