PRIMARY SETTLING TANK NO. 4 UPGRADES

Notice is hereby given that sealed proposals will be received by the Joint Meeting of the following municipalities:

The CITY OF EAST ORANGE, the TOWNSHIP OF HILLSIDE, the TOWNSHIP OF IRVINGTON, the TOWNSHIP OF MAPLEWOOD, the TOWNSHIP OF MILLBURN, the CITY OF NEWARK, the BOROUGH OF ROSELLE PARK, the TOWNSHIP OF SOUTH ORANGE VILLAGE, the CITY OF SUMMIT, the TOWNSHIP OF UNION, and the TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE, municipal corporations of the State of New Jersey, organized in Joint Meeting under the provisions of an ACT entitled "An Act to Authorize Two or More Municipalities in the State to Jointly Construct and Maintain Outlet or Trunk Sewers", approved March 15, 1899, and the supplements and amendments thereto, and codified as N.J.S.A. 40:63-68 to 138, hereinafter referred to as the "Joint Meeting" or the Joint Meeting of Essex and Union Counties (JMEUC), 500 South First Street in Elizabeth, New Jersey 07202 (the “Owner”) for the:

Joint Meeting of Essex and Union Counties

Wastewater Treatment Plant

Primary Settling Tank No. 4 Upgrades

The procurement of bids for the above referenced project is being conducted through the electronic procurement platform, Ion Wave Technologies. Sealed proposals for construction of the project will be received by the Joint Meeting at https://jmeucprocurement.ionwave.net until 10 A.M. prevailing time on Wednesday October 14, 2026. On such date and at the above time, in accordance with the provisions of the Local Public Contracts Law, such proposals will be publicly opened and read aloud via Zoom. Proposals shall be submitted at https://jmeucprocurement.ionwave.net. The Bidders Proposal must be submitted at the time of bid along with those additional documents required by the Contract Documents to be submitted at the time of bid (as identified on the Bidder’s Checklist). No bids will be received after the time specified.

Zoom ID: 882 674 1827

Password: 793215

A pre-bid conference will be held at the JMEUC Treatment Plant, 500 South First Street in Elizabeth, New Jersey 07202 on Monday September 21, 2026, at 10 A.M. All attendees are directed to check in at the Guard House at the north entrance to the Main Treatment Plant Site with a valid driver’s license to gain access to the site. Further instruction will be provided upon arrival.

Any questions and/or concerns, please contact Robert A. Pennington, P.E. @ 732 704 5988 or Robert.Pennington@collierseng.com