NOTICE TO BIDDERS
BOROUGH OF MADISON, MORRIS COUNTY, NEW JERSEY
Wayfinding & Signage Program – Phase 1
SEALED BIDS will be received by the Borough of Madison, County of Morris, State of New
Jersey, in the Municipal Courtroom, 1st Floor, Hartley Dodge Memorial Building, 50 Kings
Road, Madison, New Jersey, on Wednesday, February 18, 2026, 10:00 a.m., prevailing time,
and at that time will be publicly opened and read for the Wayfinding & Signage Program – Phase
1. Bid prices shall remain firm for a period of sixty (60) days.
Bids shall be addressed to the Borough Clerk, Borough of Madison, Hartley Dodge Memorial, 50
Kings Road, Madison, New Jersey 07940.
Each Proposal must be enclosed in a SEALED ENVELOPE, properly endorsed with the name of
the Bidder, with the designation “BOROUGH OF MADISON, SEALED BID, Wayfinding &
Signage Program – Phase 1, Wednesday, February 18, 2026, 10:00 a.m.” Any envelope that is
received that is not properly marked causing it to be opened prior to the bid will be invalidated.
Bids may be received before the hour designated in this office, if they are mailed or hand delivered
in person. The Borough of Madison will not be responsible for any bid that is sent by mail or other
form of carrier which is lost or which arrives after the bid date and time, Wednesday, February 18,
2026, 10:00 a.m.
In addition to the proposal, each bidder may be required to submit a statement of his or her
qualifications, experience, equipment and a non-collusion affidavit. Failure to submit same with the
proposal may result in rejection of the bid. All bids must be submitted on the Proposal Forms
furnished by the Borough. Bids on any other forms will not be accepted.
Bid documents and specifications are also available for download at
www.bidnetdirect.com/new-jersey or by emailing purchasing@rosenet.org. Include the name
of the bid in the email subject line and your name, company name, phone number, fax
number and company address in the body of the email with your request.
Sealed Bids must be accompanied by: (1) a duly executed Bid Proposal Guarantee in the form set
forth in the Bid Package; (2) a certified check, cashier’s check or bid bond, payable to the Borough
of Madison, in an amount equal to 10% of the bid (based upon the highest total bid, if alternative
bids are involved), but not to exceed $20,000, and (3) a duly executed Certificate of Surety and
Power of Attorney on the standard New Jersey Statutory bond form, as set forth in the Bid
Specifications, issued by a surety company licensed to do business in the State of New Jersey.
The Borough of Madison reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive any informalities
therein and to accept any bid that will be in the best interest of the Borough of Madison according to
N.J.S.A. 40A:11-1.
The Borough of Madison reserves the right to delete sections of work from the contract after the
award of the bid has been made due to funding or other reasons. The prices bid for various items of
work shall not be adjusted due to the deletion of any work due to the variation of any quantity for
the various items scheduled in the Proposals. The Borough of Madison reserves the right to make
separate purchase awards for various sizes and kinds of materials or equipment required.
Proposals for this contract will be accepted only from bidders who have been properly qualified in
accordance with the requirements of the Specifications.
Bidders are required to comply with the provisions of the New Jersey Prevailing Wage Act, Chapter
150 of the Laws of 1963, effective January 1, 1964. 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.
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, opportunities for training and employment shall be given to lower-income residents of
the project area and that, when possible, contracts shall be awarded to business concerns owned
by area residents. Bids for proposals in excess of $l00,000 must be accompanied by a written
Affirmative Action Plan.
RAYMOND M. CODEY, Administrator