LEGAL NOTICE TO BIDDERS
Sealed Bids will be received by the Town Engineer of the Town of Morristown, in the County of Morris, State of New
Jersey, Municipal Building, 200 South Street, Second Floor, Room 233, Morristown, New Jersey, 07960, on MAY 19,
2026 at 10:00 a.m., prevailing time for the furnishing of the following:
2026 Curb, Sidewalk and Drainage Project
This project consists of (approximate between base and alternate bid(s)): Excavation, Unclassified - 111C.Y., Dense Graded
Aggregate Base Course. Variable Thickness (If and Where Directed) 116C.Y., Riprap Stone Slope Protection, 18" Thick
(D50=12") - 50S.Y., Pavement Repair, 4" HMA Base Course, Compacted, with 2" HMA Top Course, Compacted 620S.Y.,
Remove 4" of existing asphalt and repave with 2-3" HMA Top Course as directed 50S.Y., 2 Scoreboard Footings and 2 Foul
ball pole footings at Burnham Park, 24" x 48" concrete footing, reinforced with #4 rebar 4UNIT, 8" Double Wall HDPE Pipe, 3'
- 8' Deep, (If and Where Directed) 10L.F., 12" Reinforced Concrete Pipe, Class V, 3' - 5' Deep, (If and Where Directed) 32L.F.,
36" Reinforced Concrete Pipe, Class V, 3' - 5' Deep, (If and Where Directed) 30L.F., 48" Reinforced Concrete Pipe, Class V,
3' - 5' Deep, (If and Where Directed) 20L.F., Inlet Type "B", with New Type N Frame and Bicycle Safe Grate, 2.5' to 5' Deep
1UNIT, Drywell Inlet, 6' Deep, with New Type N Frame and Bicycle Safe Grate (If and Where Directed) 1UNIT, Remove and
replace Drywell Inlet, 12' Deep, with New Type E Frame and Bicycle Safe Grate (If and Where Directed) 3UNIT, Reconstruct
Inlet, Type B, Using Existing Casting 4UNIT, New Doghouse Manhole with Casting, 3-8' Deep 4UNIT, Reset Sewer and Storm
Castings 5UNIT, Concrete Sidewalk, 5" Thick 76S.Y., Concrete Sidewalk, 5" Thick, French Gray 377S.Y., Concrete Driveway
Apron, 7" Thick, French Gray 173S.Y., Concrete Driveway Apron, 8" Thick, Fiber-Reinforced, French Grey 159S.Y.,
Detectable Warning Surface (Embed) (If and Where Directed) 45S.Y., Furnish and Install brick boundaries in Park Labyrinth
in designated pattern 536S.F., Hot Mix Asphalt Driveway, 3" Thick 162S.Y., Reset Bluestone Sidewalk 331S.Y., Tree Well
Widening (If and Where Directed) 12UNIT, 9" x 20" Concrete Vertical Curb, French Gray 555L.F., Granite Block Curb 1530L.F.,
Set/Reset Bluestone Curb 465L.F., Clean Soil Fill (If and Where Directed) 10C.Y., Topsoiling, Screened Topsoil, 4" Thick (If
and Where Directed) 857S.Y., Fertilizing & Seeding, Type A-3 and Straw Mulch (If and Where Directed) 857S.Y., Wood
Mulching, Cedar Mulch, 4" Thick, (If and Where Directed) 15S.Y., Furnish and Install Flexipave Porous Paving (Or Approved
Equal) in Existing Mulched Tree Wells, (If and Where Directed) 42UNIT, Furnish and Install Flexipave Porous Paving (Or
Approved Equal) in Existing Porous Paved Tree Wells, (If and Where Directed) 2UNIT, Porous Paving Certification and Test
Squares 1Allow
Specifications for the above may be examined in the Office of the Town Engineer, Room 233, 200 South Street,
Morristown, New Jersey, between the hours of 8:30 am and 4:20 pm, Monday through Friday. Any person, firm, or
corporation desiring a copy of the Specification Documents may obtain such from the Office of the Town Engineer.
Any reference in the Bid specification documents to the terms “Proposal” or “Proposer” shall be construed to have
the same meaning as the terms “Bid” or “Bidder” pursuant to the Local Public Contracts Law.
Bidders must use the prepared Bid Forms. Each bid must be enclosed in a sealed envelope addressed to the Town
Engineer, Town of Morristown, marked on the outside “2026 Curb, Sidewalk and Drainage Project” and delivered
on or before the hour set forth above. Bid opening will be held in Meeting Room 201, at 200 South Street,
Morristown, N.J. at 10:00 a.m. NO BIDS WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER THIS TIME. The Town of Morristown will not
assume responsibility for bids forwarded by mail or delivery service. The Town of Morristown reserves the right to
award the contract to the lowest responsible bidder.
The successful bidder will be required to execute the contract and file a bond within (10) ten days after award of the
project and submit any other necessary documentation.
Bids must be accompanied by a bid guarantee in the form of a certified check, bid bond, or cashier’s check in the
amount of ten percent (10%) of the total amount bid, (bid bond amount not to exceed $20,000.00), and made
payable to the order of the Town of Morristown, together with a “Consent of Surety” from a surety company
authorized to do business in New Jersey stating that it will provide the contractor with a bond in such amount as
requested in the advertisement or specifications.
The guarantee of the successful bidder will be returned upon execution of the contract. All guarantees of the
unsuccessful bidders will be returned upon award of contract to the successful bidder.
Bidders (and Bidder’s subcontractors, if any) should submit a Business Registration Certificate issued by the New
Jersey Department of the Treasury, Division of Revenue, in accordance with the requirements of P.L. 2009, c. 315.
Bidders must be registered pursuant to The Public Works Contractor Registration Act, N.J.S.A. 34:11-56.48, et seq.,
(the “PWCRA”) at the time that the bid is made and must submit a copy of the certificate of registration with the bid
form. All subcontractors listed in the bid must also be registered pursuant to the PWCRA at the time the bid is
submitted. After the bid is made and prior to the awarding of the contract, the successful bidder must submit to the
Town copies of the certificates of registration for all subcontractors listed in the bid.
Bidding information contained in this Bid should be clear and not subject to qualifications, deletions, erasures, or
other markings that create any doubt as to its meaning. Bidders should make sure that the Bid Form is signed by a
duly authorized person on behalf of the bidder and that the bid is responsive. Bidders can determine the
responsiveness of their bid by reading “General Instructions for Bidders” and the “Bid Document Submission
Checklist”. INSTRUCTIONS MUST BE FOLLOWED EXACTLY OR THE BID MAY BE DECLARED NON-RESPONSIVE.