NTB-Central Playground Tennis Courts

INVITATION TO BID
NOTICE TO BIDDERS hereby is given that Bids are invited and will be received as set
forth below.
1. OWNER:
City of Orange Township
29 North Day Street
Orange, NJ 07050-9998
2. WORK TITLE: CDBG Central Avenue Park Tennis Court Reconstruction
3. WORK SITE: Central Avenue Park, Orange, NJ
4. WORK DESCRIPTION: The proposed work consists of the removal and replacement
of existing tennis courts at the Central Avenue Park.
5. ENGINEER:
Watermen, LLC
6 Industrial Way West, Suite E-16
Eatontown, NJ 07724
Attention: Nicholas DeCotiis
Telephone: (732) 735-9108
Email: nick@watermenllc.com
6. CONTRACT DOCUMENTS:
Contract Documents will be made available electronically. Please contact Nicholas DeCotiis at
nick@watermenllc.com for access directions. Should hard copies be desired, Contract
Documents may be purchased at $250.00 per set, Monday through Friday, except legal holidays,
from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M., prevailing time by contacting the Engineer via email. Cash is
accepted and all checks are to be made out to Watermen, LLC. No refunds will be made.
7. USE OF CONTRACT DOCUMENTS:
Contract Documents are available solely for the purpose of obtaining Bids and not to confer a
license or grant for any other purpose.
8. PRE-BID MEETING:
No Pre-Bid Meeting is scheduled for this project. Prospective bidders are free to visit the site at
any time.
9. BID GUARANTEE:
Bid Guarantee is required in an amount not less than ten (10) percent of the total amount
indicated in the Bid, but not in excess of Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000).

10. CONSENT OF SURETY:
A certificate is required from a surety company stating that it will provide bonds in the form and
amounts as stated in the Contract Documents.
11. SUBMISSION OF BIDS:
Bids shall be placed in sealed envelopes, clearly marked with "Sealed Bid - 11:00 AM October
14, 2026", the project name, and the Bidder's name and address. Bids must be received by
Owner prior to the Date and Time indicated for Public Bid Opening and Reading in Paragraph
#12. No Bids will be received after the indicated Date and Time. Bidders may either:
(a) mail Bids to: City of Orange Township
29 North Day Street
Orange, NJ 07050-9998
Attn: Marty Mayes, Director of Public Works and Engineering
or (b) hand deliver Bids to Owner at the Place indicated for Public Bid Opening and Reading in
Paragraph #12.
12. PUBLIC BID OPENING AND READING:
Date: Wednesday, October 14, 2026
Time: 11:00 AM EDT
Location: City of Orange Township City Hall
4th Floor Council Chambers
29 North Day Street
Orange, NJ 07050-9998
13. STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS:
Bidders are required to comply with all applicable Laws and Regulations including the N.J.S.A.
10:5-31 et seq., and N.J.A.C. 17:27 (Affirmative Action) P.L. 1999, C.238 (Public Works
Contractor Registration), P.L. 1963, C. 150 (Prevailing Wages) and P.L. 2004, C. 57 (New
Jersey Business Registration Requirements).
14. REJECTION OF BIDS:
Owner reserves the right to reject any or all Bids and to waive any immaterial defect or
informality in any Bid, if deemed in the best interest of Owner.
THIS BID IS BEING ISSUED BY ORDER OF City of Orange Township
Dwayne D. Warren, Esq., Mayor
Marty Mayes, CRP, SRMP, CPWM, Director of Public Works/Engineering