“Protecting Public Health and the Environment”
CONTRACT NO. B469
PASSAIC VALLEY SEWERAGE COMMISSION
600 WILSON AVENUE
NEWARK, NJ 07105
CONTRACT AND SPECIFICATIONS
TO
PERFORM TESTING ON VARIOUS SAMPLES FOR THE PVSC
FOR A TWO (2) YEAR PERIOD
BID DOCUMENT SUBMISSION CHECKLIST
CONTRACT B469A PERFORM TESTING ON VARIOUS SAMPLES FOR THE PVSC
FOR A TWO (2) YEAR PERIOD
Item
Contract
Section
1. Invitation To Bid
2. Signature
3. References
4. Bid Bond or Certified Check *
5. Statement Of Ownership*
6. Affirmative Action Compliance
7. Instructions To Bidders
8. Proposal
9. Vendor Bid List
10. Bidders Exception List
11. Acknowledgment of Receipt of
Changes to Bid Documents *
12. Contract
INV-1 to INV-3
S-1
R-1
BB-1
SO-1-3
AAC-1
IB-1
P-1 to P-2
VBL-1
BE-1
ACK-1
CA 1-2
Initial Each Item
Submitted with Bid
13. General Conditions
14. Insurance Requirements
15. Supplemental Conditions
16. New Jersey Business
Registration Certificate*
17. Disclosure of Investment
Activities in Iran
18.
Certification of Non-
Involvement in Prohibited
Activities in Russia or Belarus
19. Specifications
GC-1-5
GC-4
SC1-4
BR-1
DISC-IR
DISC-RU
SPEC-1-8
* 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 NO.B469
INV-1
INVITATION TO BID
Notice is hereby given that the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission will receive sealed bids
until 10:00 o'clock in the morning on, February 20, 2026, in their office located at 600 Wilson
Avenue, Newark, New Jersey, at which time and place said bid will be publicly opened and read.
In accordance with COVID-19 emergency public health regulations currently issued by the State
of New Jersey, the sealed bids 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.
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.
All bids must be made upon the blank form of proposal annexed hereto. All blank spaces must
be filled in black ink, in both words and figures, with the amounts for which the proposal is
made. The proposal must be signed by the bidder who shall include his business address.
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: 699 Avenue P,
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.
It is the purpose of the 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”.
CONTRACT B469A
INV-2
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) days 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.
Statement of Ownership
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.
New Jersey Business Registration Certificate
All bidders on this contract are required to hold or obtain a "New Jersey Business
Registration Certificate" as required by N.J.S.A. 52:32-44 et seq. and shall provide the
contracting agency with the business registration of the contractor, prior to the time a contract,
purchase order, or other contracting document is awarded or authorized. Information on New
Jersey Business Registration Certification Program operated by the New Jersey Department of
the Treasury can b e found on the internet at http://www.nj.gov/treasury/busregcert.shtml or by
phone 609-292-1730.
Affirmative Action Compliance
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.
Certification of Non-Involvement in Prohibited Activities in Iran, Russia and Belarus
Pursuant to law, any person or entity that is a successful bidder or proposer, or otherwise
proposes to enter into or renew a contract, for goods or services must complete the certification
below prior to contract award to attest, under penalty of perjury, that neither the person or
entity, nor any parent entity, subsidiary, or affiliate, is identified on the Department of
Treasury's Russia-Belarus list or Chapter 25 list as a person or entity engaging in prohibited
activities in Russia, Belarus or Iran. Before a contract for goods or services can be amended or
extended, a person or entity must certify that neither the person or entity, nor any parent entity,
subsidiary, or affiliate, is identified on the Department of Treasury's Russia-Belarus list. Both
lists are found on Treasury’s website at the following web addresses:
https://www.nj.gov/treasury/administration/pdf/RussiaBelarusEntityList.pdf
www.state.nj.us/treasury/purchase/pdf/Chapter25List.pdf.
CONTRACT B469A
INV-3
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 the 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, the Passaic Valley
Sewerage Commission may, at its 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.
The Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission reserves the right to reject all bids, or to accept any
bid should they deem it to be for their interest so to do. The Passaic Valley Sewerage
Commission also reserve 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)817-5702.
PASSAIC VALLEY SEWERAGE COMMISSION
600 Wilson Avenue, Newark, N.J. 07105
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