Snow contractor- 675 legal notice REBID

LEGAL NOTICE TO BIDDERS
Sealed Bids will be received by the Town Engineer of the Town of Morristown, in the County of Morris, State of New
Jersey, Municipal Building, 200 South Street, Second Floor, Room 233, Morristown, New Jersey, 07960, on OCTOBER
20, 2026 at 10:00 a.m., prevailing time for the furnishing of the following:
SNOW REMOVAL CONTRACTOR, ONCALL SERVICES, TWO YEAR CONTRACT
(November 1, 2026 to October 31, 2028)
Specifications for the above may be examined in the Office of the Town Engineer, Room 233, 200 South Street,
Morristown, New Jersey, between the hours of 8:30 am and 4:20 pm, Monday through Friday. Any person, firm, or
corporation desiring a copy of the Specification Documents may obtain such from the Office of the Town Engineer.
Any reference in the Bid specification documents to the terms "Proposal" or "Proposer" shall be construed to have
the same meaning as the terms "Bid" or "Bidder" pursuant to the Local Public Contracts Law.
Bidders must use the prepared Bid Forms. Each bid must be enclosed in a sealed envelope addressed to the Town
Engineer, Town of Morristown, marked on the outside "SNOW REMOVAL CONTRACTOR, ONCALL SERVICES, TWO
YEAR CONTRACT (November 1, 2026 to October 31, 2028)" and delivered on or before the hour set forth above. Bid
opening will be held in Meeting Room 201, at 200 South Street, Morristown, N.J. at 10:00 a.m. NO BIDS WILL BE
ACCEPTED AFTER THIS TIME. The Town of Morristown will not assume responsibility for bids forwarded by mail or
delivery service. The Town of Morristown reserves the right to award the contract to the lowest responsible bidder.
The successful bidder will be required to execute the contract and file a bond within (10) ten days after award of the
project and any other necessary documentation.
Bids must be accompanied by a bid guarantee in the form of a certified check, bid bond, or cashier's check in the
amount of $1,000.00, made payable to the order of the Town of Morristown.
The guarantee of the successful bidder will be returned upon execution of the contract. All guarantees of the
unsuccessful bidders will be returned upon award of contract to the successful bidder.
Bidders (and Bidder's subcontractors, if any) should submit a Business Registration Certificate issued by the New
Jersey Department of the Treasury, Division of Revenue, in accordance with the requirements of P.L. 2009, c. 315.
Bidders must be registered pursuant to The Public Works Contractor Registration Act, N.J.S.A. 34:1156.48, et seq.,
(the "PWCRA") at the time that the bid is made and must submit a copy of the certificate of registration with the bid
form. All subcontractors listed in the bid must also be registered pursuant to the PWCRA at the time the bid is
submitted. After the bid is made and prior to the awarding of the contract, the successful bidder must submit to the
Town copies of the certificates of registration for all subcontractors listed in the bid.
Bidding information contained in this Bid should be clear and not subject to qualifications, deletions, erasures, or other
markings that create any doubt as to its meaning. Bidders should make sure that the Bid Form is signed by a duly
authorized person on behalf of the bidder and that the bid is responsive. Bidders can determine the responsiveness
of their bid by reading "General Instructions for Bidders" and the "Bid Document Submission Checklist".
INSTRUCTIONS MUST BE FOLLOWED EXACTLY OR THE BID MAY BE DECLARED NONRESPONSIVE.
The right to reject any and all bids and to waive any informality in any bid is reserved if such an action is not detrimental
to the interest of the Town of Morristown.
Bidders are required to comply with the requirements of N.J.S.A. 10:531 et seq. and N.J.A.C. 17:271 et seq., which
pertains to "nondiscrimination" and "affirmative action" and N.J.S.A. 52:2524.2 (P.L. 1977, c. 33, as amended by P.L.
2016, c. 43), which refers to the statement of corporation ownership.
Attention is called to the fact that the contractor must ensure that employees and applicants for employment are not
discriminated against because of their race, creed, color, sex, or national origin and to the greatest extent possible,
opportunity for training and employment shall be given to lowerincome residents of the project area and that, when
possible, contracts shall be awarded to business concerns owned by area residents.
Jillian Barrick
Business Administrator
Town of Morristown