Intersections along East and West 7th Street (CR 601) and the Intersection of East Front Street (CR 620) and Leland Avenue, City of Plainfield, Federal Project No. HISP-D00S(627) CO

COUNTY OF UNION

Sealed bids will be received by the assistant director of the Division of Purchasing, or her designee, at the County of Union, New Jersey on February 19, 2025 at 10:30 a.m., prevailing time, in the 3 ^rd Floor Conference Room, U.C. Administration Building, 10 Elizabethtown Plaza, Elizabeth, New Jersey for:

Intersections along East and West 7th Street (CR 601) and the Intersection of East Front Street (CR 620) and Leland Avenue, City of Plainfield, County of Union,

Federal Project No. HISP-D00S(627) CON

BA# 1-2025; UNION COUNTY ENGINEERING PROJECT #2018-006

Bid Packages may be obtained at no charge by registering and downloading at http://ucnj.org/bid-specs . Bid Packages may also be obtained in person from the Division of Engineering at 2325 South Avenue, Scotch Plains, New Jersey 07076 between 8:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. weekdays upon payment of a non-refundable money order or bank check in the amount of $275.00 made payable to the County of Union. No Personal / Company checks will be accepted. Requests for mailing of specifications will not be honored. For further information please call 908-789-3675.

The County reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any and all informalities in the bid in accordance with the New Jersey Local Public Contracts Law.

Bids shall be submitted in a sealed envelope and clearly marked with the subject of the bid, name and address of the bidder, phone & fax number, and date of the bid opening. Each bid must be delivered to reach the Division of Purchasing prior to the stated time of the opening of the bids. The County will not be responsible for late delivery by the U.S. Mail or any other carrier. If hand delivered, please note that parking and security access at the County Complex may cause delays and bidders should take them into consideration in order to submit a timely bid. No late bids will be accepted.

THE COUNTY OF UNION MAY NOT AWARD THE CONTRACT PRIOR TO THE DEPARTMENTS APPROVAL AS PER SECTION 102.15 “DISQUALIFICATION OF BIDDERS” IN THE PROJECT SPECIFICATION, PLEASE BE REMINDED OF THE FOLLOWING:

Failure to submit CR-266 completed and signed with CR-273, applicable CR-272 and CR-274 signed and completed at the time of bid or 5 days after bid opening will be considered as non-responsive bid, and bid will be rejected. No corrections or editing will be allowed after the forms are submitted.

If the submitted CR-266 form does not meet the contract DBE goal, the bidder must submit at the time of bid or within 5 days after bid opening documentation of ”good faith effort”, Submittal of such Information does not imply NJDOT Division of Civil Rights & Affirmative Action (OCR/AA) approval The Departments DCR/AA has sole authority to determine whether the contractor is meeting the contract DBE goal or made adequate good faith efforts to do so.

Forms can be downloaded from:

https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fwww.state.nj.us%2ftransportation%2fbusiness%2fcivilrights%2fforms.shtm&c=E,1,ezaCm128egmyNJ3l1OqvxV2pHDnne-wAIkZ6NXC2xvyRbFij_0c-TmpL-x2KK6yvkUE651_p1J1oxruQ-rAs-F6E6po3EXOWdgLZcZlnJZCX9S6azIM,&typo=1

DBE/SBE/ESBE Utilization/Participation Plan and ALL Commitment Forms Must Be Submitted by all Bidders within Five (5) days after bid opening.

• Be sure to include ALL required forms and documentation as follows:
• CR-266 “Schedule of DBE/ESBE/SBE Participation”
• CR-273 “Confirmation of DBE/ESBE/SBE Firm”
• CR-272 “DBE/ESBE/SBE Regular Dealer/Supplier Verification” – if applicable
• CR-274 “DBE/ESBE/SBE Trucking Verification” – if applicable

The Disadvantaged Business Enterprise goal is 10%. These requirements are indicated on Federal Attachment #1. The number to Trainee Positions will be 5 where feasible consisting of at least 0 Apprentices and 5 Trainees (Total Trainee House = 2,850). These requirements should be indicated in the proper locations on Federal Attachment #2.

“Proposals are being solicited through a fair and open process in accordance with N.J.S.A. 19:44A-20.3 et seq., and as such, contractors are exempt from the limitations on making political contributions under that law. Further, for that reason, as well as because of language in New Jersey’s Annual Appropriations Act, refusal to disclose campaign contributions otherwise required by N.J.S.A. 19:44A-20.3 et seq. and

N.J.S.A 19:44A-20.25 et seq., will not adversely affect your consideration for award.”

Bidders are required to comply with the requirements of N.J.S.A. 10:5-31 et seq. and N.J.A.C. 17:27.

Union County Board of County Commissioners

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