Summary of Specifications:
The work under this Bid shall include furnishing labor to load recyclable materials set out for collection into collection vehicles as more particularly described in the Bid Documents. Sealed Bids will be received by the Morris County Municipal Utilities Authority (“MCMUA”) on Tuesday, September 29, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. prevailing time at the Morris County Municipal Utilities Authority office located at 214A Center Grove Road, Randolph New Jersey 07869 and at that time and place will be publicly opened and read aloud for the “Provision of Staffing for the Morris County Curbside Recycling Program.” The Bids shall be in accordance with the Bid Documents on file with the Morris County Municipal Utilities Authority. No Bids shall be received after the time and date specified, and no Bids shall be received by mail. Bids shall be hand delivered or received by courier service (including but not limited to Fed Ex, UPS, DHL, etc.) (date and time recorded).
The Contract duration is two years with the MCMUA reserving the right to extend the contract a for one two-year extension which if exercised, will be in accordance with the requirements of New Jersey’s Local Public Contracts Law, N.J.S.A. 40A:11-1 et seq.
No Bids will be received unless made in writing on forms furnished.
Bids must be in writing on the forms included in the Bid Documents and accompanied by a certified check or bid bond payable to the Morris County Municipal Utilities Authority for an amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the bid on which a Bid is submitted, but in no case shall the amount exceed $20,000.00.
Bidders are required to comply with the requirements of N.J.S.A. 10:5-31, et seq. (N.J.A.C. 17:27-1, et seq.) (Equal Employment Opportunity), 42 U.S.C. § 12101, et seq. (Americans with Disabilities Act), N.J.S.A. 52.32.-44 et. seq. (Business Registration), N.J.S.A. 34:11-68 (Wage Records), and N.J.S.A. 52:25-24.2 (Corporation and/or Partnership Owner Information), all as same may be amended, amongst other requirements as well as all applicable New Jersey labor and safety laws and regulations. Bid Documents may be obtained on or after Wednesday, September 2, 2015 at the offices of the Morris County Municipal Utilities Authority, during regular business hours between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. or by submission to the MCMUA of a written request on or after Wednesday, September 2, 2015 for postal or overnight delivery to Bidder. Any overnight delivery charges shall be paid by Bidder. In the event that a potential bidder obtains the Bid Documents in any manner other than as specified herein, the Authority will not have the contact information of the potential bidder for purposes of issuing bid addenda, if any. The non-receipt of any addenda (in the event that any addenda are issued) and the failure of the bidder to acknowledge the receipt of any and all addenda at the time of bid shall be considered a fatal defect in such Bidder’s submission and said Bid shall be immediately rejected. Therefore, if a potential bidder obtains the Bid Documents in any manner other than as specified herein, said Bidder shall promptly provide written notice to the Authority accordingly.
The MCMUA reserves the right to reject any or all bids, and reserves the right to waive any informality in the bids and to accept the bid which, in its judgment, best serves the interest of the Authority, as authorized by law. Prospective Bidders are cautioned not to rely solely on this Notice to Bidders in preparing their Bids, but to read the Bid Documents in their entirety and comply with all bidding requirements set forth therein. Any questions concerning the Bid Documents should be in writing and forwarded to the MCMUA, Attention Kathleen Hourihan, 214A Center Grove Road, Randolph, NJ 07869. GLENN SCHWEIZER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DATED: SEPTEMBER 2, 2015
