INVITATION TO BID
SEALED PROPOSALS WILL BE RECEIVED BY THE TOWN CLERK OF THE TOWN OF
WESTFIELD, NEW JERSEY, ON TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 2026 AT 10:00 A.M. PREVAILING
TIME IN THE MAYOR’S CONFERENCE ROOM AT THE MUNICIPAL BUILDING, 425
EAST BROAD STREET, WESTFIELD, NEW JERSEY FOR THE:
"2026 LANDSCAPE MATERIALS IN THE TOWN OF
WESTFIELD, NEW JERSEY".
Bidders are encouraged to mail in your bid responses in a timely manner via USPS, UPS and
FedEx, etc. If they must be hand-delivered, potential bidders may contact the Office of the Town
Clerk (908-789-4030, ext. 4032, or townclerk@westfieldnj.gov) to arrange a drop off at Westfield
Municipal Building, 425 East Broad Street, West, Westfield, NJ 07090. Sealed bids must include
one (1) PDF file of the bid on a flash drive/CD. As always, it is the bidder’s responsibility to ensure
that all bids are timely submitted in order to be received in the correct location by the time and
date as specified. Bids received after the designated time and date will be returned unopened.
Proposals shall be in writing on the forms furnished and must be delivered at the place and before
the hour above mentioned and must be accompanied by a certified check or bid bond payable to
the Town of Westfield in an amount equal to at least ten percent (10%) of the base amount of the
bid, but not less than $200.00 nor more than $20,000.00. (N.J.S.A. 40A:11-21) Each bid must also
be accompanied by a Surety Company Certificate stating that said Surety company will provide
the bidder with the required Performance bond in the full amount of the Contract (N.J.S.A.
40A:11-22), by a Non-Collusion Affidavit and a Contractor's Qualification Statement, Statement
of Ownership, on the forms included in and explained in the contract documents.
ALL BIDDERS MUST SUBMIT WITH THEIR BID A COPY OF THEIR NEW JERSEY
BUSINESS REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE. FAILURE TO SUBMIT PROOF OF
REGISTRATION WILL DISQUALIFY THE BID.
Electronic copies of the Plans and Specifications may be obtained for free from the Office of
the Town Clerk by request to townclerk@westfieldnj.gov. The Mayor and Council reserve the
right to reject any bid, to waive any informality in any bid, and to award the Base and Alternate
bids in combination or separately, if in the interest of the Town, it is deemed advisable to do so.
Maureen Lawshe
Town Clerk
