2026 ANNUAL WATER/SANITARY UTILITY REPAIRS

Sealed bids will be received by the Borough of Roseland, 140 Eagle Rock Avenue, Roseland, New Jersey 07068 in the County of Essex and State of New Jersey on Wednesday January 7, 2026 at 10:30 a.m. prevailing time, and then publicly opened and read aloud for:

2026 ANNUAL WATER/SANITARY UTILITY REPAIRS

BOROUGH OF ROSELAND

ESSEX COUNTY, NEW JERSEY

The work to be performed under this contract includes the following repair services for water/sewer, as needed throughout the Borough of Roseland. The purpose of the contract is to a have a Contractor on a stand-by basis, from the date of contract execution until December 31, 2026.

Since the work to be performed under this Contract will frequently be of an emergency nature, no specific time of completion will be set for these assignments, but the work shall be completed within a mutually agreed upon time between Contractor and Owner/Engineer.

Copies of Plans, Specifications, and Contract Documents have been prepared by Boswell Engineering and will be on file in the Borough of Roseland. Bidders will be furnished with a copy of the Contract Documents by request upon proper notice. Beginning on Tuesday December 23, 2025, Specifications and other bid information may be obtained at the office of the Municipal Clerk, 140 Eagle Rock Avenue, Level 2, during regular business hours Monday through Friday, between 8:30 AM and 4:30 PM or may be downloaded from the Borough’s website by registering for same at https://www.roselandnj.org/bids .

Each bid must be made upon the prescribed forms, furnished with the Contract Drawings and Specifications, including the non-collusion affidavit and ownership statement compliance form and must be accompanied by a Consent of Surety and a certified check, cashier's check, or Bid Bond of not less than ten (10%) percent of the amount bid and, not to exceed $20,000.00. Such checks and Bonds shall be made payable to the Owner and will be held as a Guarantee that in the event the Bid is accepted and a Contract awarded to the bidder, the Contract shall be duly executed and its performance properly secured. The successful bidder shall furnish and deliver to the Owner a performance and payment bond in the amount of 100 percent of the accepted bid amount as security for the faithful performance and payment of the Contract. Further, the successful bidder must furnish the policies or Certificates of Insurance required by the Contract. In default thereof, said checks and the amount represented thereby will be forfeited to the aforesaid Owner as liquidated damages. Bids must be accompanied, in the case of corporations not chartered in New Jersey, by proper certificate that such corporation is authorized to do business in the State of New Jersey.

Bidders are required to comply with the requirements of N.J.S.A. 10:5-31 et seq. and N.J.A.C. 17:27 regarding equal employment opportunity, as amended. All corporations and partnerships and limited liability companies must comply with N.J.S.A. 52:25-24.2, regarding disclosure of partners and stockholders. Each bid must be enclosed in a sealed envelope bearing the name and address of the bidder, addressed to the Owner and labeled for the 2026 EMERGENCY SERVICES WATER/SANITARY UTILITY.

The successful bidder will be required to comply with all provisions of prevailing wage rates as determined by the New Jersey Department of Labor.

Unless otherwise permitted by N.J.S.A. 40A:11-23.3, all bids shall be irrevocable, not subject to withdrawal and shall stand available for a period of sixty (60) days in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40A:11-24. The Owner and Bidder may agree to hold bids for consideration for a longer period of time, in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40A:11-24.

The Owner reserves the right to reject bids pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-13.2, N.J.A.C. 7:22-9.10, or other applicable law; to waive minor informalities or non-material exceptions in the bids received and to accept the bid from the lowest responsible bidder, as per N.J.S.A. 40A: 11-1, et seq.