MORRISTOWN TRAIN STATION VICINITY SIDEWALK SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS

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:
MORRISTOWN TRAIN STATION VICINITY SIDEWALK SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS
The major items of construction, combined including the Base Bid and Alternate Bids, are generally as follows: Concrete Sidewalk
Grinding (1/2" to 1") - 194 S.F., Concrete Sidewalk Grinding (>1" to 2") - 141 S.F., Concrete Sidewalk, 5" Thick, French Gray - 236
S.Y., Concrete Sidewalk, 7" Thick, French Gray - 60 S.Y., Reset Bluestone Sidewalk - 422 S.Y., Detectable Warning Surface (Embed)
(If and Where Directed), 6 S.Y., Detectable Warning Surface (Surface Mount) (If and Where Directed) - 2 S.Y., 9" x 20" Concrete
Vertical Curb, French Gray - 115 L.F., Topsoiling, Screened Topsoil, 4" Thick (If and Where Directed) - 177 S.Y., Fertilizing & Seeding,
Type A3 (If and Where Directed) - 177 S.Y., Straw Mulching (If and Where Directed) - 177 S.Y., and Wood Mulching, 4" Thick, Cedar
(If and Where Directed) - 92 S.Y.
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 "MORRISTOWN TRAIN STATION VICINITY SIDEWALK SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS" 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
submit 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 ten
percent (10%) of the total amount bid, (bid bond amount not to exceed $20,000.00), and made payable to the order of the Town of
Morristown, together with a "Consent of Surety" from a surety company authorized to do business in New Jersey stating that it will
provide the contractor with a bond in such amount as requested in the advertisement or specifications.
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.
Town of Morristown