NOTICE TO BIDDERS
The Township of Millburn invites sealed bids for:
Contract Name: LAND LEASE FOR CELL TOWER USE
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:12-13, the Township of Millburn, New Jersey, shall receive sealed bids for the lease of ground space for a 40’ decorative metal cell tower and compound to be located on a roughly 12’ x 8’ (100 square foot) triangular portion of Block 1602, Lot 2, in the Township of Millburn, County of Essex, State of New Jersey, also known as 15 Chatham Road, Short Hills, New Jersey 07078, at the Town Hall at 22 E. Willow Street, Millburn, New Jersey, until September 16, 2025, 10:00 am prevailing time.
Sealed bids will be opened and read in public for consideration by the Township of Millburn, 22 E. Willow Street, Millburn, New Jersey 07041 September 16, 2025 10:00 am prevailing time. All bids shall be received at the Township of Millburn Clerk’s Office in Town Hall any time prior to 9:45 a.m. Thereafter (9:45 a.m.– 10:00 a.m.) a representative of the Township Clerk’s office will be present on the second floor of Town Hall to receive bids. Bids arriving after 10:00 a.m. will not be accepted. Bids will be opened in the second floor Committee Room.
All bids shall be presented to the Township of Millburn by parties bidding or their agents previous to the time designated, or when called for by the Township of Millburn.
If you are interested in downloading Bid Specifications, please go to the website
twp.millbrn.nj.us
and search bids. You may download the specifications for free. If you do not have internet connection and need a copy of the specifications, please make all requests to the Clerk’s Office at between the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Bids shall be made on the standard proposal form and be enclosed in a sealed envelope addressed to the Township Clerk at the above address. The name and address for the bidder and the name of the item must be printed on the face of the envelope. One original and two copies of the bid proposal must be submitted. Bids will be rejected if not submitted within time, date and at the place designated.
In all cases, in which a bid is delivered by public or private mailing, or hand delivered, the following address and notation shall appear prominently on the front of the outside envelope:
Contract Name: LAND LEASE FOR CELL TOWER USE
Township Clerk
Township of Millburn
22 E. Willow Street
Millburn, NJ 07041
The bid documents shall be placed inside an envelope which shall have the following endorsement in the upper right corner of the envelope:
Contract Name: LAND LEASE FOR CELL TOWER USE
Bid opening date: September 16, 2025
Bid Opening time: 10:00 AM
Bidders who elect to utilize public or private mailing for delivery of bid assume the burden of correctly addressing the envelope.
The guaranty accompanying the bid proposal shall be given in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the maximum delivered price, but not to exceed twenty thousand dollars ($20,000), and may be given at the option of the bidder by a certified check or a bid bond from a reputable insurance company licensed in the State of New Jersey.
Bidders shall comply with the Affirmative Action Requirements of NJSA 10:5-31 et seq (P.L. 1975, C. 127); (N.J.A.C. 17:27), as amended from time to time, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and N.J.S.A. 52:25-24-2 P.L. 1977, Chapter 33.
The Township Committee reserves the right to reject any and all bids for the above listed contract in whole and/or in part which do not comply with the specification and/or the statutory requirements. The Township Committee reserves the right to waive informalities as the Township may deem to be in its best interest.
All Contract documents are to be submitted intact in accordance with bidder’s checklist. All erasures, interpolations, and other physical changes in the bid form shall be signed or initialed by the bidder.
By the order of the Township of Millburn
Christine Gatti
Township Clerk
