REHABILITATION OF COUNTY BRIDGE NO. K0607 NEW BRUNSWICK ROAD OVER AL¡¯S BROOK, TOWNSHIP OF FRANKLIN, SOMERSET COUNTY, NEW JERSEY

Agency:	Somerset County
State:	New Jersey
Type of Government:	State & Local
NAICS Category:	237310 - Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction
Posted Date:	Dec 8, 2023
Due Date:	Jan 4, 2024
Solicitation No:	22008-
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REHABILITATION OF COUNTY BRIDGE NO. K0607 NEW BRUNSWICK ROAD OVER AL’S BROOK, TOWNSHIP OF FRANKLIN, SOMERSET COUNTY, NEW JERSEY

Category: Bids
Contract Number: 22008-
Posting Date: 12/08/2023
Responses Due: 01/04/2024

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The following bid opportunity has been posted:

REHABILITATION OF COUNTY BRIDGE NO. K0607

NEW BRUNSWICK ROAD OVER AL’S BROOK,

TOWNSHIP OF FRANKLIN, SOMERSET COUNTY, NEW JERSEY

CONTRACT NO. 22008

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All Addenda will be issued on the website. Therefore, all interested respondents should check the website from now throughout the procurement opening. It is the sole responsibility of the respondent to be knowledgeable of all addenda related to this procurement.

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SOMERSET COUNTY

NOTICE TO BIDDERS

Notice is hereby given that on Thursday, January 4, 2024 at 2:30 PM sealed bids will be

opened and read in public by the Purchasing Agent in the County of Somerset,

Administration Building, 20 Grove Street, Somerville, New Jersey 08876, 3rd Floor,

County Commissioner’s Meeting Room for:

REHABILITATION OF COUNTY BRIDGE NO. K0607

NEW BRUNSWICK ROAD OVER AL’S BROOK

TOWNSHIP OF FRANKLIN, SOMERSET COUNTY

NEW JERSEY, CONTRACT NO. 22008

Bids shall be delivered in sealed envelopes and addressed to Melissa A. Kosensky, Purchasing

Agent, County Administration Building, Purchasing – 3rd Floor, 20 Grove Street, Somerville, New

Jersey 08876, clearly marked on the outside with the contract name and number, bearing the

name and address of the bidder on the outside.

We value the integrity of the procurement process, and due to the circumstances, the bid opening

will be conducted via Live-Stream from the County Commissioner’s Meeting Room. You can

access the Live-Stream from the County’s homepage at the prevailing date and time stated in this

Notice to Bidders. During the bid opening process, the bidders will be announced as will bid

amounts. A bid review providing unit prices will not take place at the openings. Instead, this

information will be posted, as always to the Purchasing webpage once available.

Instructions for downloading Specifications and Plans/Drawings from the County’s website can

be obtained by contacting the Purchasing Division at PurchasingDiv@co.somerset.nj.us. Release

of all Plans/Drawings requires receipt of a form of identification from the requesting individual

and Company information. [Examples: Company ID/Business Card] All information is subject to

verification. A hard copy of the contract documents can be requested through the Engineering

Office at EngineeringDiv@co.somerset.nj.us for a non-refundable fee of $75.00 payable to the

Somerset County Treasurer.

Bidder shall submit with the bid a certified check, cashier’s check or bid bond in the amount of ten

percent (10%) of the total price bid, but not in excess of $20,000.00, payable unconditionally to

Somerset County Treasurer, along with a Certificate (Consent of Surety) with Power of Attorney for

full amount of bid price from a Surety Company authorized to do business in the State of New

Jersey and that said Surety will furnish a Performance and Payment Bond in amounts of 100% of

successful bidder’s contract.

All Bid Addenda will be issued on the County website at www.co.somerset.nj.us, and processed

in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40A: 11- 23(c)(2). All interested respondents should check the website

from now through bid opening. It is the sole responsibility of the respondent to be knowledgeable

of all addenda related to this procurement.

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

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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 a

language in the 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 19:44A-20.25 et seq.,

will not adversely affect your consideration for award.

The DBE Goal for this project is 10%.

This project includes FHWA DBE compliance requirements as outlined in

FHWA Attachment No. 1 as found in the Project Supplemental Specifications and

General Provisions, Appendix A – Federal Aid Project Attachments.

Melissa A. Kosensky, QPA, CCPO, RPPO

Purchasing Agent

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ADVISORY NOTICE TO ALL BIDDERS

TOPIC: CIVIL RIGHTS GOAL REQUIREMENTS

Federal - Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE)

/ Emerging Small Business Enterprise (ESBE) and

State - Small Business Enterprise (SBE) Goals

The following guidance is provided to help insure your bid is not rejected for being non-

responsive and/or not responsible due to State and Federal Civil Rights Goal

Requirements.

If the project you will be bidding on has a Federal DBE / ESBE or State SBE Goal, please

make note of the following:

 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:

o CR-266 “Schedule of DBE/ESBE/SBE Participation”

o CR-273 “Confirmation of DBE/ESBE/SBE Firm”

o CR-272 “DBE/ESBE/SBE Regular Dealer/Supplier Verification” – if applicable

o CR-274 “DBE/ESBE/SBE Trucking Verification” – if applicable

 Make sure that all required forms are PROPERLY, ACCURATELY and FULLY

COMPLETED

Please note that the following, common errors can cause a bid to be rejected:

 Bidder fails to sign the CR-266;

 Bidder fails to submit COMPLETED and SIGNED CR-273 confirming agreement for each

DBE/ESBE/SBE firm listed on the CR-266

 Not verifying and confirming the proper NAICS Code(s) in the NJUCP directory for the

classification of work the DBE is certified for, and committed to perform;

 Bidder completes and signs the CR-273 for the DBE/ESBE/SBE subcontractor;

 Failing to identify the correct item numbers, work descriptions and NAICS codes on the CR-266

and CR-273;

 Bidder fails to submit a COMPLETED and SIGNED CR-272 (Dealer/Supplier Verification) and/or

CR-274 (Trucking Verification) from each DBE/ESBE/SBE dealer/supplier or trucker listed on the

CR-266 – when applicable;

 Item Numbers and Contract Amounts on CR-266 and CR-273 don’t correspond or match;

 DBE/SBE subcontractor listed on the CR-266 is not in good standing (i.e., not currently certified

as a DBE or registered as a SBE);

 Identifying SBE subcontractors on the CR-266 for a Federally funded, DBE goal project and

vice-versa; and

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 Failure to submit adequate documentation to support Good Faith Efforts (GFE) when the

DBE/ESBE/SBE goal is not met.

If you have any questions or need clarification concerning the above forms, please contact the Division

of Civil Rights/Affirmative Action’s Contractor Compliance Unit at 609-963-2047 or by email at DOT-

CR.Verifications@dot.nj.gov.

All serious bidders should submit DBE/ESBE/SBE Participation Plan/Commitment Forms.

It is in the best interest of the New Jersey Department of Transportation as well as the

contracting community.

NOTE: If the apparent low bidder fails to meet the DBE/ESBE/SBE Goal and does not

provide adequate documentation of its Good Faith Efforts, the NJDOT may go to the next

lowest and responsive and responsible bidder.

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