CITY OF PASSAIC
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
Sealed Bids will be received on Thursday, August 14, 2025, at 10:30 A.M. prevailing time in the Purchasing Conference Room, 2nd floor, Room 207, 330 Passaic Street, Passaic, New Jersey, and then publicly opened and read-aloud for the furnishing and delivery to the City of Passaic of the following:
TENNYSON PARK PLAYGROUND IMPROVEMENTS AT
VETERAN’S MEMORIAL PARK
Instructions to Bidders, Specifications, and Proposal Form are available for download from the City of Passaic website
www.cityofpassaic.com
The proposal must be enclosed in a sealed envelope addressed to the City of Passaic, Division of Purchasing, Attn: Doris Dudek, Director of Purchasing; 330 Passaic Street, Passaic, NJ; bearing the name and address of the bidder written on the face of the envelope, and clearly marked “BID” with the contract title.
Proposals must be made on the standard proposal form provided, accompanied by a Proposal Guarantee in the form of a Bid Bond from a Surety/Bonding Company licensed and qualified to do business in the State of New Jersey pursuant to Federal and/or State law as a Surety, a Certified Check, or Cashier’s Check in the amount of ten (10%) percent of the total amount bid, but not in excess of $20,000.00ensure the signing of the contract.
Bidder shall also submit with the bid a Certificate of Surety from a Surety Company licensed and qualified to do business in the State of New Jersey, pursuant to Federal and/or State law as a Surety, stating that it will provide the contractor with a Performance Bond of the total price bid.
Successful Contractor will be required to submit a Payment Bond and Maintenance Bond (refer to Instruction to Bidders).
The proposal, Proposal Guarantee, and Certificate of Surety must be enclosed in a sealed envelope addressed to the City of Passaic, Division of Purchasing, 330 Passaic Street, Passaic, NJ, Attn: Doris Dudek,
Director of Purchasing bearing the name and address of the bidder written on the face of the envelope, and clearly marked “BID” with the contract title. The City of Passaic is only responsible for forwarding addendums or clarifications to those prospective bidders who obtained specifications directly from the City of Passaic, Division of Purchasing, or to those who have put the City of Passaic Division of Purchasing on notice as having received the specification. Please be advised that State funds through the Green Acres Program are being utilized in this project. By virtue of Executive Order # 34 (1976), vendors currently suspended, debarred or disqualified are excluded from participation on this project.
Bidders are required to comply with the requirement of N.J.S.A. 10:5-31 et. seq., and N..J.A.C. 17:27. The successful bidder will be required to comply with all provisions of prevailing wage rates as determined by the New Jersey Department of Labor.
The City Council has the right to consider bids for sixty (60) days after their receipt.
Doris Dudek, R.P.P.O., QPA
Director of Purchasing
