CONTRACT #25-B-04 LITTLE FALLS WTP FILTER BUILDING REHABILITATION

INVITATION TO BIDDERS

Sealed bids for performing the Contract identified below will be received by the Passaic Valley Water Commission, at its offices located at 1525 Main Avenue, Clifton, New Jersey, on Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 2:00 p.m., local time, at which time and place said bids will be publicly opened and read. No bids shall be received after the time designated in this Invitation to Bidders.

CONTRACT #25-B-04

LITTLE FALLS WATER TREATMENT PLANT FILTER BUILDING REHABILITATION

This Contract shall require the furnishing of all labor, materials and equipment necessary to complete the work as shown on the Drawings and as described in the Specifications. The work consists of the replacement in-kind of the Owner-furnished influent and drain butterfly valves, including all necessary hardware, gaskets, bolts and nuts, and accessories to be provided by the Contractor, replacement of butterfly valves on the washwater piping systems, furnishing and utilization of stop logs for filter isolation, replacement of handrail system within filter rooms, lighting replacement, piping and wall coating system replacements, and concrete repair. The work is located at the Little Falls Water Treatment Plant within the Borough of Totowa. The work shall be completed within 730 calendar days of the Contractor's receipt of written Notice to Proceed.

Information and Instructions for Bidders, Specifications and other Contract Documents are available in electronic form by forwarding an e-mail request to lbresemann@pvwc.com. Each submission shall be provided on the standardized forms as supplied in the submission package and the said standardized forms shall not be modified or altered in any way.

Bidders shall comply with the requirements of the Local Public Contracts Law N.J.S.A. 40A:11-1 et. seq. as supplemented and amended; Ownership Disclosure Notice (P.L. 1977, c 33) N.J.S.A. 52:24.1 and Affirmative Action Requirements. (P.L. 1975 c 127) N.J.S.A. 10:5-32 in addition to other applicable State Laws.

A non-mandatory pre-bid conference will be held on Tuesday, June 24, 2025, at 10:00 A.M at Passaic Valley Water Commission, at its Auditorium located at 800 Union Boulevard, Totowa, New Jersey. Representatives of the Commission will be present to discuss the project. Bidders are encouraged to attend and participate in the pre-bid conference. The Contractor shall submit any questions regarding the bid documents by Tuesday, July 8, 2025 at 3:00 P.M. to the project representative listed in the bid documents.

The successful bidder for the Contract shall be required to comply with the prevailing local minimum wage rates as determined by the New Jersey Department of Labor.

Within the parameters established by the governing law, the Commission reserves the right to reject any and all bids or to waive minor informalities or irregularities in the Proposals received and to award the contract to the lowest responsible bidder.

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