COUNTY OF MORRIS
NOTICE OF RFP
Separate sealed proposals will be opened by the Purchasing Agent of the County of Morris on April 3, 2025, 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 #P25-09
PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR THE DESIGN OF THE CHESTER BRANCH RAIL BRIDGE OVER BERKSHIRE VALLEY ROAD IN THE TOWNSHIP OF ROXBURY
RFPs are available for downloading from http://www.morriscountybidsystem.com/, or may be picked up on or after March 4, 2025 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 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, 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.
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 may be included in the Technical Proposal. Cost Proposals shall be submitted in a sealed envelope and separate from the Technical Proposal.
A bid review and provision of unit prices will be posted online once available.
Bidders/Respondents are encouraged to MAIL in bids and responses. If they must be hand delivered, the County of Morris Purchasing Office is located on the 5th floor of the Administration and Records Building, 10 Court Street, Morristown, New Jersey.
TABULATION SHEET: Available on Bidnet within 1 week AFTER close of bid. Award of contract by the Board of County Commissioners will be made within 60 days of opening.
(3T 3/4/25, 3/13/25, 3/18/25)
