ADVERTISEMENT AND NOTICE TO BIDDERS

ADVERTISEMENT AND NOTICE TO BIDDERS Notice is hereby given that sealed proposals will be received by Barnegat Township for the "WELL #4 REDEVELOPMENT" and publicly opened and read aloud at the Town Hall, 900 West Bay Avenue, Barnegat, NJ, 08005 on Tuesday June 30, 2026 at 10:00 a.m., prevailing local time. The project consists of general well redevelopment and maintenance services for Barnegat's Well #4 located at 10 Water Street, Barnegat, NJ 08005 and all other work in accordance with the contract documents. Contract Documents and Plans for the proposed work prepared by Michael Dziubeck, P.E., Consulting Engineer, CME Associates may be examined at the office of said Engineer at 1 Tower Center Boluvard, 20th floor, East Brunswick, New Jersey during business hours and may be obtained at the offices of CME Associates until 48 hours prior to the time set for the opening of Bids upon payment of $50.00 per set. No refunds will be made except as provided in N.J.S.A. 40A:11-24b which allows for the return of documents in reasonable condition within 90 days of notice that the contract has NOT been awarded. Proposals in the Contract Documents must be enclosed in sealed envelopes bearing the name and address of the Bidder and the name of the work on the outside addressed to Barnegat Township, New Jersey, and must be accompanied by a Statement of Consent of Surety from a Surety Company authorized to do business in the State of New Jersey and acceptable to the Township. A digital copy will be made available to Bidders at no charge via File Transfer Protocol by submitting the following required information to bids@cmeusa1.com: Title of Project for which Bid Documents are being requested:Company name of prospective Bidder:Name of contact person:Mailing AddressTelephone number:Fax number:E-mail address: Bidders are advised that on Tuesday, June 16, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. Well #4 located at 10 Water Street, Barnegat, New Jersey 08005 will be made available for prospective bidders to visit. Each Bid must be accompanied by a certified check or cash in the amount of not less than ten (10%) percent of the Bid, but not more than $20,000.00, payable without any conditional endorsement as a guarantee that in case the Contract is awarded to the Bidder, he will within twenty-one (21) days thereafter execute such contract and furnish satisfactory performance bonds. Upon failure to do so he shall forfeit the deposit as liquidated damages and the acceptance of the Bid will be contingent upon the fulfillment of this requirement by the Bidder. No interest shall be allowed upon any such certified check or cash. A bid bond in the amount of ten (10%) percent of the Bid, but not more than $20,000.00, may be substituted for certified check or cash. Each bid must be accompanied by a certificate of experience and certificate of equipment. Each bid must also be accompanied by a certificate of consent of surety from a bonding company licensed to do business in the State of New Jersey and named in the current list of "Surety Companies Acceptable on Federal Bonds", U.S. Treasury Department, guaranteeing that if the proposal of the Bidder be accepted they will furnish the bond set forth in paragraph one of the Instructions to Bidders of the contract and the acceptance of the bid will be contingent upon the fulfillment of this requirement. The successful bidder shall be required to comply to the provisions of the New Jersey Prevailing Wage Act, Chapter 150 of the Laws of 1963, effective January 1, 1964. During the performance of this Contract, the Contractor agrees to comply with the requirements of P.L. 1975, c. 127 (N.J.A.C. 17:27), and N.J.S.A. 10:5-31 et seq., all requirements of the State of New Jersey Worker Health and Safety Act (N.J.A.C. 12:110 et seq.) as amended and the United States Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) (29 CFR 1910), as amended with regard to worker and jobsite safety No bidder may withdraw his bid for a period of sixty (60) days after the date set for the opening thereof. The successful bidder will be required to furnish a surety company bond in the full amount of contract price indemnifying Barnegat Township, New Jersey, for all proceedings, suits or actions of any kind of description and conditional for the faithful performance of the work. All Bid security will be returned to all Bidders except the three apparent lowest Bidders within ten (10) working days after the opening of Bids, and to the three (3) apparent lowest Bidders within three (3) working days after the successful Bidder has executed the Contract and his Contract security has been approved by the Township. The Township reserves the right to reject any or all bids if in its opinion it is in the best interest to do so and to award the contract for any and/or all items. BY ORDER OF THE MAYOR AND MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE BARNEGAT TOWNSHIP DONNA M. MANNO MUNICIPAL CLERK May 30 2026 LNYS0527421 $91.52