“Protecting Public Health and the Environment”
CONTRACT B479
PASSAIC VALLEY SEWERAGE COMMISSION
600 WILSON AVENUE
NEWARK, NJ 07105
CONTRACT AND SPECIFICATIONS
TO
PROVIDE A SERVICE TO PICK UP FOR
TESTING AND REBUILDING HIGH PRESSURE SAFETY RELIEF VALVES FOR A
ONE (1) YEAR PERIOD
BID DOCUMENT SUBMISSION CHECKLIST
Contract B479 PROVIDE A SERVICE TO PICK UP FOR
TESTING AND REBUILDING HIGH PRESSURE SAFETY RELIEF VALVES FOR A
ONE (1) 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. Contract Agreement
13. NJ Business Registration
14. Disclosure of Investment
Activities in Iran
15. Certification Of Non-Involvement
In Prohibited Activities In Russia
Or Belarus
16. General Conditions
17 Supplemental Conditions
Contract Section
INV-1 to Inv-2
ACK-1
Initial Each Item
Submitted with
Bid
S-1
R-1
BB-1
SO-1 TO SO-3
AAC-1
IB-1
P-1 To P-3
VBL-1 To VBL-7
BE-1
CA-1 TO CA-2
BR-1
DISC-IR
DISC-RU
GC-1 To GC-5
SC-1 To SC-4
* 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 B479
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INVITATION TO BID
Notice is hereby given that Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission will receive sealed
bids until 10:00 o’clock a.m. November 26, 2025 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 2. 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 NJ –
07105 (GPS location of Gate #3) this is for directional purposes is only. 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
$ 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”.
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 and submit proof of certification along with bid submission. Failure to provide
proof of certification will result in the rejection of the bid. Information on the New Jersey Business Registration
Certification Program, operated by the New Jersey Department of the Treasury, can be found on the internet at
www.nj.gov/njbgs or by phone at 609-292-1730.
All bidders to whom the contract is awarded to be eligible for contract award under the terms and conditions of
New Jersey Executive Order Number 134 as described in the subsequent bid documents.
CONTRACT B479
INV-2
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 reserve 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 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)466-2723
PASSAIC VALLEY SEWERAGE COMMISSION
600 Wilson Avenue, Newark, N.J. 07105
CONTRACT B479
S-1
CONTRACT B479
PASSAIC VALLEY SEWERAGE COMMISSION
PROPOSAL TO
PROVIDE A SERVICE TO PICK UP FOR
TESTING AND REBUILDING HIGH PRESSURE SAFETY RELIEF VALVES FOR A
ONE (1) YEAR PERIOD
To: PASSAIC VALLEY SEWERAGE COMMISSION
The undersigned, as bidder, declares that the only persons or parties interested in this proposal
as principals are named under the bid signatures, that the proposal is made without collusion
with any other person, firm or corporation; that he has carefully examined the annexed
proposed form of contract and bond and the drawings therein referred to; and that he proposes
and agrees, if this proposal is accepted, to contract with the Passaic Valley Sewerage
Commission, in the form of the copy of the Contract deposited in the office; of the Passaic
Valley Sewerage Commission, to perform all the work described in the contract specifications
in the manner and time therein prescribed, and according to the requirements of the Engineer as
therein set forth, and that he will take in full payment therefor the following sums, exclusive of
all taxes, to wit:
If this proposal shall be accepted by the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission, and the
undersigned shall fail to contract as aforesaid, within ten (10) days (not including Sunday) from
the date of the mailing of a notice from the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission to him,
according to the address herewith given, that the contract is ready for signature, then the
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, and
the certified check and the proceeds thereof for $500.00 dollars accompanying this proposal
shall become the property of the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission and additionally the
bidder shall be liable to said Commission for any and all damages accruing to said Commission
by reason of said failure to default; otherwise the accompanying check shall be returned to the
undersigned.
Signature of bidder with residence and business address.
Business _____________________ Residence________________________________
______________________
________________________________
_______________________
Dated: _____________
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