25-15 Tree Pruning and Removable Services

Agency:	Township of South Brunswick
State:	New Jersey
Type of Government:	State & Local
NAICS Category:	561730 - Landscaping Services
Posted Date:	Dec 4, 2025
Due Date:	Dec 18, 2025
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TOWNSHIP OF SOUTH BRUNSWICK,

MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NEW JERSEY

SPECIFICATIONS AND PROPOSAL

FOR

TREE PRUNING AND/OR REMOVAL SERVICES

CONTRACT

BID NO. 25-15

BIDS TO BE RECEIVED ON OR BEFORE 2:00 P.M.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2025

SOUTH BRUNSWICK TOWNSHIP MUNICIPAL BUILDING

MONMOUTH JUNCTION, NEW JERSEY 08852

ANGELA SOCIO

PURCHASING AGENT

NOTICE TO BIDDERS

The Township of South Brunswick invites sealed bids for:

25-15

Tree Pruning and/or Removal Services

Bids will be opened and read by the Purchasing Agent at the Municipal Building, 540 Ridge

Road, Monmouth Junction, New Jersey on Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 2:00 PM prevailing

time. All bids must be addressed and delivered to the Purchasing Agent on or by the designated hour.

Specifications may be obtained from the Township's Finance Office by calling 732-329-4000

ext. 7304.

Bids shall be enclosed in a sealed envelope addressed to the Purchasing Agent, Township of

South Brunswick, Municipal Building, P.O. Box 190, Monmouth Junction, New Jersey 08852. The

contract number and name must be printed on the face of the envelope.

Bids shall be made upon the Standard Proposal Form. Any bid guarantee required will be so

specified in the bid documents for that item.

Attention is called to the Federal requirements regarding employment non-discrimination and

safety and wage rates.

Bidders are required to comply with the requirements of N.J.S.A. 10:5-31 et seq. and

N.J.A.C. 17:27

Thursday, December 4, 2025

Home News & Tribune

Angela Socio

Purchasing Agent

SPECIFICATIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS

FOR PROCUREMENT AND SERVICE CONTRACT

General Provisions

1. Sealed proposals will be received by the Office of the Purchasing Agent at the Municipal Building,

540 Ridge Road; Monmouth Junction, in the County of Middlesex and the State of New Jersey on

Thursday, December 18, 2025. Bidders shall be responsible to carefully examine the specifications

enclosed herein as well as the conditions under which the “Tree Pruning and/or Removal Services”

will be purchased. Failure to offer a complete bid, or meet all sections of this invitation, may be

deemed just cause for rejection of a bid as not meeting specifications.

2. All bids must be submitted on the attached bidding form furnished by the Township and must be

placed in a sealed envelope, plainly marked on the outside, “Tree Pruning and/or Removal

Services”. If mailed to the Township, the bid shall be addressed to the Purchasing Agent, Township

of South Brunswick, Municipal Building, P.O. Box 190, Monmouth Junction, New Jersey 08852 and

shall be plainly marked, “Tree Pruning and/or Removal Services”. All bids shall be received prior

to or at the time of bid opening, 2:00 p.m. local time. The Township will not assume any

responsibility for bids forwarded by mail. It is the bidder's responsibility to see that bids are presented

to the Township Official on the hour and at the place designated. Only original documents with

original seals and signatures will be accepted. Facsimile transmitted documents will be rejected.

3. Bidders or their authorized agents are invited to be present when the bids are opened and read

publicly at the time specified. No bid may be withdrawn after the specified opening time and date

without loss of bid surety, and all bids become the property of South Brunswick Township and will

not be returned to the bidders.

4. Bidders are to submit the non-collusion affidavit with the bid proposal form.

5. Bids will be received and awarded in accordance with Chapter 198 of the Public Laws of 1971,

commonly referred to as the Local Public Contract Laws. (N.J.S.A. 40A:11-1, et. seq.)

6. The Township reserves the right to reject any or all bids if the Township deems such action to be

in the best interest of the Township.

7. A certification of Contractor Non-Conflict of Interest, shall be completed and attached to the bid

proposal.

8. A bid bond is not required.

9. The Township Council reserves the right to accept or reject any or all proposals, to waive

irregularities and technicalities, and to award in whole or in part to the lowest responsible bidder, if

it is in the best interest of the Township to do so. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,

any proposal which is incomplete, obscure, or irregular may be rejected; any proposal which omits a

bid on any one or more items on the price sheet may be rejected; any proposal in which unit prices

are omitted, or in which unit/total prices are unbalanced, may be rejected; any proposal accompanied

by any insufficient or irregular certified check, cashier's check or bid bond may be rejected.

The Township Council will award the bid at a public meeting within sixty (60) days after the opening

date. The successful bidder will be the one whose product is judged to best serve the interests of the

Township when price, product and service are all considered. Bids will be awarded in accordance

with Paragraphs 5, 16, 34, and 35.

The Township further reserves the right to award each item separately to the lowest responsible bidder

meeting specifications or to make an award on the total bid to the bidder whose total sum is the low

bid meeting specifications, whichever in the awarding authority's opinion is in the best interest of the

Township.

10. The contractor shall not assign, transfer, convey, sublet, or otherwise dispose of the contract or

any part thereof to anyone without the written consent of the Township of South Brunswick.

11. It is understood by all parties that if, during the life of the contract, the contractor disposes of his

business concern by acquisition, merger, sale and/or transfer or by any means conveys his interest(s)

to another party, all obligations are transferred to that new party. In this event, the new owner(s) will

be required to submit a performance bond in the amount of the open balance of the contract.

12. No oral interpretations shall be made to any bidder as to the meaning of any of the contract

documents or be effective to modify any of the provisions of the contract documents. Each and every

request for an interpretation shall be made in writing and addressed and forwarded to the Purchasing

Officer who may send a written instruction to all bidders.

13. The Township reserves the right to postpone the date for presentation and opening of proposals

and will give written notice of any such postponement to each prospective bidder as prescribed by

law.

14. Bidders shall insert prices for furnishing all of the material described. Prices shall be net

including all transportation charges fully prepaid by the contractor F.O.B. destination. No additional

charges will be allowed for any transportation costs resulting from partial shipments made at vendors

convenience when a single shipment is ordered.

15. Delivery date of the system must be specified on the Bid Proposal Form.

16. All items must conform to the stated description and specifications. Where a special trade name

or catalog name and number is specified, bidders may quote on equivalent items, but they must

specify the make, identification number, and size of the same, and submit samples thereof to the

Township upon request. Failure to show such additional information shall preclude the bidder from

furnishing items other than those meeting the standard specifications. In the attached list of

specifications, the use of a name of a manufacturer, or any specific brand or make in describing the

items does not restrict bidders to that manufacturer or specific article desired; but the goods and

materials on which bids are submitted must be of equal quality to those referred to and bidders must

affirmatively certify to that fact, and specify that brand or make of article offered. The Township

shall determine the equivalence of substitute articles and accept or reject same.

17. The make, identification number and size of articles shall be stated by the bidder when not

contained in the list description and specifications.

18. Only manufactured and farm products of the United States, wherever available, shall be used on

this contract in accordance with New Jersey Statutes Annotated 40A:11-18.

19. All the plans and specifications in the bid package for Bid No. 25-15, together with any

addendum issued thereafter, shall become part of the contract awarded to the successful bidder.

20. Each bidder must submit with the bid a letter of Federal approval or Certificate of Employee

Information Report approval, or Form AA-302 must be completed upon the award of the bid.

21. The attached proposal sheet(s) constitutes an approximate quantity for each item for bidders

information only, and no warranty is given or implied as to the item or total quantity that will be

purchased. The Township reserves the right to increase quantities by 20% at the unit price bid.

22. Bids must be signed in ink by the bidder; all quotations shall be made with a typewriter or pen

and ink. Any quotation showing any erasure alteration must be initialed by the bidder in ink. Unit

prices are to be inserted in spaces provided.

With the exception of power of attorney forms attached to bid bonds and consent of surety forms,

only original documents with original seals and signatures will be accepted. Facsimile transmitted

documents will be rejected.

23. Failure to sign the bid proposal or give all information requested may result in the bid being

rejected.

24. Delivery shall be made in the stated qualities and to the designation as stated on Purchase Orders.

25. Payment will be made after a properly executed Township voucher has been received and

formally approved on the voucher list by the Township Council at a subsequent regular meeting. The

voucher will be certified correct by the department head who receives the goods or services.

26. No charge will be allowed for cases, boxes, carboys, bottles, etc., nor for freight expenses,

expressage or cartage. No empty packages, cases, boxes, carboys, bottles, etc., will be returned to

the bidder or contractor and none will be paid for by the Township.

No help for unloading of deliveries can be provided by the Township Council. Suppliers shall notify

their truckers accordingly.

The Township is exempt from any sale, excise or Federal transportation taxes and the provisions of

the Federal Robinson Patman Act.

27. Chapter 33 of the Public Laws of 1977 provides that no corporation or partnership shall be

awarded any State, county, municipal or school district contract for the performance of any work or

the furnishing of any materials of supplies, unless prior to the receipt of the bid or accompanying the

bid of said corporation or partnership there is submitted a disclosure statement. The disclosure

statement shall set forth the names and addresses of all stockholders in the corporation or partnership

who own ten percent or more of its stock of any class, or of all individual partners in the partnership

who own a ten percent or greater interest therein.

THE ATTACHED DISCLOSURE STATEMENT SHALL BE COMPLETED AND

ATTACHED TO THE BID PROPOSAL.

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