BID DOCUMENT SUBMISSION CHECKLIST
Contract B483A FURNISH & DELIVER VARIOUS SIZES AND TYPES OF STAINLESS STEEL PIPE AND
FITTINGS TO THE PVSC WAREHOUSE FOR A TWO (2) YEAR PERIOD
Item
1. Invitation To Bid
2. Acknowledgment of Receipt of
Changes to Bid Documents
3. Signature
4. References
5. Bid Bond or Certified Check *
6. Statement of Ownership *
7. Affirmative Action Compliance
8. Instructions To Bidders
9. Proposal
10. Vendor Bid List
11. Bidders Exception List
12. Insurance Requirements
13. Contract Agreement
14. Disclosure Of Investment
Activities in Iran
15. Certification of Non-Involvement
in Prohibited Activities in Russia
or Belarus
16. NJ Business Registration Req.
17 General Conditions
18. Supplemental Conditions
19. Division 15 - Mechanical
Contract
Section
INV-1 to INV-2
ACK-1
S-1
R-1
BB-1
SO-1
AAC-1
IB-1
P-1 TO P-2
VBL-1 – VBL 11
BE-1
P-3
CA-1 To CA-2
DISC-IR
DISC-RU
Initial Each
Item Submitted
with Bid
BR-1
GC-1 to GC-5
SC-1 To SC-5
Division 15 -Mechanical
* Failure to submit these documents is a mandatory cause for the bid to be rejected.
(N.J.S.A. 40A:11-23-2)
SIGNATURE: The undersigned hereby acknowledges and has submitted the above listed requirements. This sheet must be submitted with the
bid documents.
Name of Bidder:
(Company Name)
By Authorized Representative:
Signature:
Print Name and Title:
Date:
CONTRACT B483A
PASSAIC VALLEY SEWERAGE COMMISSION
ACK-1
ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF RECEIPT OF CHANGES TO BID DOCUMENTS FORM
CONTRACT B483A
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-23.1a, the undersigned bidder hereby acknowledges receipt of the
following notices, revisions, or addenda to the bid advertisement specifications or bid documents. By
indicating date of receipt, bidder acknowledges the submitted bid takes into account the provisions of
the notice, revision or addendum. Note that the PVSC’s record of notice to bidders shall take
precedence and that failure to include provisions of changes in a bid proposal may be subject for
rejection of the bid. If there were no revisions or addenda write NONE on the top line, sign the
acknowledgment below and submit with the bid documents.
Local Unit Reference Number
or Title of Addendum/Revision
How Received
(mail, fax,
pick-up, etc.)
Date Received
Acknowledgment by Bidder:
Name of Bidder:
(Company Name)
By Authorized Representative:
Signature:
Print Name and Title:
Date:
CONTRACT B483A
INV-1
INVITATION TO BID
Notice is hereby given that Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission will receive sealed bids until 10:00
o’clock in the morning on February 20, 2026 in the PVSC Purchasing Department, Administration
Building. At that time and place, and in accordance with COVID-19 emergency public health regulations
currently issued by the State of New Jersey, the sealed proposals will be publicly opened, announced
and recorded via the Zoom Conferencing Application at https://pvsc.zoom.us/j/2496333971. Bidders
can also dial into the bid opening by phone at (1+646 876 9923), access code (249 633 3971).
Proposals shall be enclosed in opaque sealed envelopes, addressed to the Passaic Valley Sewerage
Commission, 600 Wilson Avenue, Newark, New Jersey 07105, with the name and address of the bidder
plainly marked upon the outside thereof. (If forwarded by mail, the sealed envelope containing the
proposal, marked as directed above must be enclosed in another envelope addressed as specified in the
Proposal, preferably by registered mail.) (If forwarded by express carrier or other delivery service, please
be advised that access to the PVSC is restricted to the following address: 734 Wilson Avenue, Newark New
Jersey 07105). The outside envelope containing bids must clearly identify the bid number, contract name
and bid opening date. Failure to follow this procedure is grounds for rejection.
Security Notice: All contractors, subcontractors, contractor 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.
It is the purpose of Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission not to award the contract to any bidder who does not
furnish evidence satisfactory to them that he is responsible and that he has sufficient financial resources, ability,
experience and plant to enable him to prosecute the work successfully, and to fulfill all requirements of the
contract.
Each bid must be accompanied by a certified check, or by a bid bond in an amount not less than $ 1,000.00
enclosed in a sealed envelope, with the bid. Certified checks shall be drawn upon a National Bank or a Trust
Company doing business in the State of New Jersey, and shall be payable to the order to of the Passaic Valley
Sewerage Commission. Bid bonds shall be prepared on the form of Bid Bond attached hereto, and shall be duly
executed by the bidder as principal and having as surety thereon, sureties or a surety company shall be licensed to
do business in the State of New Jersey, and listed in the current Federal Register, Department of the Treasury
Circular 570, "Surety Companies Acceptable on Federal Bonds.
Certified checks will be returned to all except the three (3) lowest formal bidders within ten (10) days after the
formal opening of bids (Sundays and Holidays excepted), and the remaining checks will be returned to the
unsuccessful bidders within three (3) after the Commission and the accepted bidder have executed the contract, or
if no contract has been so executed, within 60 days after the date of the opening of bids, upon demand of the
bidder at any time thereafter, as long as he has not been notified of the acceptance of his bid.
All bidders on this contract are required to complete a "Statement of Ownership of all Owners of 10% or more of
the Stock of the Corporation" found in the contract documents.
The bidder to whom the contract is awarded will be required to provide the necessary documents as required by
Public Law 1975, Chapter. 127, NJAC 17:27 Affirmative Action Compliance.
The bidder to whom the contract is awarded will be required to execute the contract within ten (10) days (not
including Sunday) from the date of the mailing of a notice from Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission to the
bidder, according to the address given by him, that the contract is ready for signature; and in case of his failure or
neglect so to do, Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission may, at their option, determine that the bidder has
abandoned the contract; and thereupon the proposal and acceptance shall be null and void, the bid security
accompanying the proposal shall be forfeited to the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission, and the bidder shall
additionally be liable for all damages to the Commission occasioned by such default.
The sureties or surety company must be satisfactory to the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission
CONTRACT B483A
INV-2
Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission reserves the right to reject any and all bids, or to accept
any bid should they deem it to be for their interest so to do. Passaic Valley Sewerage
Commission also reserves the right to waive any informality in any bid should they deem it to
be for their interest so to do.
If the contractor elects to provide the specified bid security in lieu of a performance bond, the
bid security shall become a bond for the successful bidder and will be returned to him upon
completion of the contract.
Questions and request for proposals shall be directed to the Passaic Valley Sewerage
Commission Purchasing Department, telephone number (973)466-2723
PASSAIC VALLEY SEWERAGE COMMISSION
600 Wilson Avenue, Newark, N.J. 07105