Compton Gobel Trail Phase II Project

NOTICE TO BIDDERS

TOWNSHIP OF JEFFERSON

COUNTY OF MORRIS

NEW JERSEY

All bid notices will be posted on the Township of Jefferson website at:

https://www.jeffersontownship.net/bids.aspx.

Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received by the Township of Jefferson for the COMPTON GOBEL TRAIL PHASE II PROJECT, Contract No. REC-26-01, and will be opened and read in public at Jefferson Township Municipal Building, 1033 Weldon Road, Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey (physical address is 1033 Weldon Rd, Oak Ridge, NJ 07438), on Tuesday, May 5, 2026 at 11:00 AM prevailing time.

The work includes the furnishing of all labor, material and equipment necessary or required to complete all work set forth in these Specifications. The estimated item quantities are summarized as follows:

Specifications and forms of bid for the proposed work, prepared by Greenman-Pedersen, Inc. and approved by the Township of Jefferson, have been filed in the office of said PURCHASING DEPARTMENT, at 1033 Weldon Road, Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey, and may be inspected by prospective bidders during the regular business hours. Bidders will be furnished with a copy of the Specifications and Proposal by the PURCHASING DEPARTMENT at the cost of $50.00, non-refundable; plus $15.00 postage and handling if mailed via USPS. Bidder may provide their FedEx account number if FedEx is preferred. Or you may email CFett@jeffersontownship.net and request the bid package to be emailed at no cost. Please include company name, address, telephone number, fax number and person’s name to contact in the body of the email.

Bids must be made on the standard Proposal form in the manner designated therein and must be enclosed in a sealed envelope bearing the name and address of the bidder and the name of the project on the outside, addressed to the Purchasing Department, Township of Jefferson, at 1033 Weldon Road, Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey 07849, and must be accompanied by a Certified Check, Bid Bond or Cashier's Check drawn to the order of the Township of Jefferson for ten percent (10%) of the total amount bid, provided said security need not be more than $20,000.00. All bid guarantees shall be accompanied by an executed consent on the enclosed Bid Bond and Consent of Surety Forms from an approved surety company, licensed to conduct business in the State of New Jersey, agreeing to furnish the required Performance and Maintenance Bond upon the award of contract.

The signed Proposal forms and bid security must be delivered to the place on or before the hour named above. The accepted bidder must sign the contract within ten (10) days after the Notice of Award or forfeit the bid security. Bid securities will be returned to all but the three apparent lowest responsible bidders. All other bid securities will be returned within three days after awarding and signing of the contract and approval of the Contractor's Performance Bond, Saturdays, Sundays, and Holidays excepted.

Bidders are required to comply with the requirements of N.J.S.A. 10:5-31 et seq. and P.L. 1975, c. 127 (N.J.A.C. 17:27), Affirmative Action Regulations and P.L. 1977, Chapter 33 Stockholder’s Disclosure Regulations.

The right is reserved to reject any or all Proposals, in whole or in part, or to make awards to such bidder or bidders who, in the judgment of the Township of Jefferson, make the most advantageous bid and to waive such informalities as may be permitted by law.

BY ORDER OF THE TOWNSHIP OF JEFFERSON

DEBRA J. MILLIKIN

Business Administrator