COUNTY OF MORRIS
NOTICE OF RFP
Separate sealed proposals will be opened by the Purchasing Agent of the County of Morris
on July 18, 2024, at 11:00 AM Eastern Standard prevailing time in the Office of Purchasing, Room 517, 5th Floor, Administration & Records Building, Court Street, Morristown, New Jersey for the respective project as follows:
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL
RFP #P24-115
PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF EAST MAIN STREET (CR644) BRIDGE 1400-976 OVER THE ROCKAWAY RIVER IN THE BOROUGH OF ROCKAWAY, MORRIS COUNTY, NEW JERSEY
RFP/RFQ along with the Concept Development Report are available for downloading from
http://www.morriscountybidsystem.com/, or may be picked up on or after
Tuesday, June 11, 2024 in the office of Purchasing at the above address during regular business hours. The County of Morris shall not be responsible for full or partial sets of Contract Documents, including addenda, obtained from any other source.
Proposals must be enclosed in a sealed envelope bearing the name and address of the Respondents, and the
RFP/RFQ number and title spelled out on the outermost packaging, addressed to the Purchasing Agent of the County of Morris.
Proposals shall be delivered in
two separate, sealed envelopes either in person, by delivery or mail at the hour designated,
or previous thereto, to:
Purchasing Agent
Morris County Administration & Records Building,
Purchasing Division
Room 517, 5th Floor
PO Box 900
10 Court Street
Morristown, New Jersey, 07963-0900.
No proposals shall be accepted after the designated time, and Morris County will not assume responsibility for proposals forwarded by mail or delivery service, nor any other conveyance.
Respondents 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 Preliminary Engineering Phase of this project is funded by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) through the NJDOT Local Aid. The
ESBE goal required for this project is
10% and all Federal guidelines/requirements will be followed during this project.
"Proposals are being solicited through a fair and open process in accordance with N.J.S.A. 19:44A-20.3, et seq., and as such, contractors are exempt from the limitations on making political contributions under that law. Further, for that reason, as well as because of a language in the New Jersey's Annual Appropriations Act, refusal to disclose campaign contributions otherwise required by N.J.S.A. 19:44A-20.3 et seq. and 19:44A-20.25 et seq., will not adversely affect your consideration for award." The vendor shall maintain all documentation related to products, transactions, or services under this contract for a period of five years from the date of final payment. Such records shall be made available to the New Jersey Office of the State Comptroller upon request.
Cost plus fixed fee with the NJDOT overhead rates and procedures are to be used when preparing the Cost Proposal.
No reference to Man-Hour breakdown for each Task maybe included in the Technical Proposal.
Cost Proposals shall be submitted in a sealed envelope and separate from the Technical Proposal.
Anthony Aponte
Purchasing Agent
The County of Morris
Bidders/Respondents are encouraged to MAIL in bids and responses. If they must be hand delivered, the County of Morris has a drop box located in the Lobby of the Administration and Records Building, 10 Court Street, Morristown, New Jersey.
We thank you for your understanding and cooperation.
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