COUNTY OF MORRIS
NOTICE OF RFP
Separate sealed proposals will be received by the Purchasing Agent of the County of Morris on November 17, 2020, 10:00 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 #P20-120
PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING DESIGN SERVICES FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF COLUMBIA TURNPIKE (CR 510) BRIDGE NO. 1400-451 OVER BLACK BROOK
IN THE BOROUGH OF FLORHAM PARK, COUNTY OF MORRIS, NEW JERSEY
RFP/RFQ are available for downloading from http://www.morriscountybidsystem.com/, or may be picked up on or after Tuesday, October 20, 2020 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 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 project is funded by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) through the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority’s (NJTPA) Preliminary Engineering Phase and has completed the Local Concept Development Phase. The DBE goal required for this project is 13.23% 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-20.2, 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-20.2 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 approved overhead rates and procedures are to be used when preparing the Cost Proposal. Cost Proposals shall be submitted in a sealed envelope and separate from Technical Proposal.
Renée Klose
Purchasing Agent
The County of Morris
In accordance with the Governor’s Executive Orders regarding Covid-19, the County of Morris requests that the public maintain SOCIAL DISTANCING. Accordingly, we ask that Bidders/Respondents may wish to consider not attending the Bid Openings in person. We do note that if Bidders/Respondents choose to attend, they are required to be screened by Courthouse security. If they show any signs of illness, they will not be permitted access to the building.
Due to the circumstances, during the bid opening process, a bid review and providing unit prices will not take place at the openings. Instead, this information 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 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.
TABULATION SHEET: Available on Bidnet within 1 week AFTER close of bid.
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