“Protecting Public Health and the Environment”
CONTRACT B491
NORTH JERSEY WASTEWATER COOPERATIVE PRICING SYSTEM
Lead Agency
PASSAIC VALLEY SEWERAGE COMMISSION
600 WILSON AVENUE
NEWARK, NJ 07105
CONTRACT AND SPECIFICATIONS
TO
FURNISH AND DELIVER VARIOUS FILTERS TO THE PVSC WAREHOUSE FOR
A ONE (1) YEAR PERIOD
(NORTH JERSEY WASTEWATER COOPERATIVE PRICING SYSTEM)
BID DOCUMENT SUBMISSION CHECKLIST
Contract B491 Furnish & Deliver Various Filters To The PVSC Warehouse For A One (1)
Year Period
Item
Contract Section
Initial Each Item
Submitted with Bid
1. Invitation to Bid
INV-1 to Inv-3
2. Acknowledgment of Receipt of
Changes to Bid Documents
ACK-1
3. Signature
S-1
4. References
R-1
5. North Jersey Wastewater
Cooperative
NJWWCPS 1-11
6. Bid Bond or Certified Check *
BB-1
7. Statement of Ownership *
SO-1-3
8. Affirmative Action Compliance
AAC-1
9. Instructions to Bidders
IB-1
10. Proposal
P-1 TO P-2
11. Vendor Bid List
VBL 1-5
12. Bidders Exceptions
BE-1
13. Contract Agreement
CA-1 To CA-2
14. NJ Business Registration
BR-1
15. General Conditions
GC-1 To GC-5
16. Supplemental Conditions
SC-1 To SC-4
17. Disclosure of Investment
Activities in Iran
DISC-IR
18. Certification Of Non-
DISC-RU
Involvement In Prohibited
Activities In Russia Or Belarus
* 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 B491
INVITATION TO BID
INV-1
Notice is hereby given that Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission will receive sealed bids until
10:00 o’clock in the morning on March 20, 2026, in the PVSC Purchasing Department,
Administration Building. At that time and place, 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: 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.
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.
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
$500.00 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 B491
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.
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.
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. Information on New Jersey
Business Registration
Investment Activities in Iran, Russia or Belarus
In accordance with N.J.S.A. 52:32-58 et seq., Bidder shall certify and submit with their bid
forms of Certification promulgated by State of New Jersey Division of Purchase and Property
entitled "Certification of Non-Involvement in Prohibited Activities in Iran Form" and
“Certification of Non-Involvement In Prohibited Activities In Russia Or Belarus”. The
forms of Certification and appropriate list dated January 28, 2013 can be found in this contract
document and at:
https://www.nj.gov/treasury/purchase/forms/DisclosureofInvestmentActivitiesinIran.pdf and
Russia Act Notice 1.10.2024.pdf (nj.gov)
It is the responsibility of Bidder to ensure that the most up to date list issued by the
Division of Purchase and Property is attached to the Certification submitted with this
Bid.
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.
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.
CONTRACT B491
INV-3
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) 817-5705
PASSAIC VALLEY SEWERAGE COMMISSION
600 Wilson Avenue, Newark, N.J. 07105
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