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NEW JERSEY TRANSIT CORPORATIONNOTICE TO CONTRACTORSGladstone Line Pole Foundations ProjectINVITATION FOR BID NO. 13-071XNotice is hereby given that this is an electronic bid submission. Electronic bids will be received via theInternet until 2:00 P.M. on Thursday, July 10, 2014, by NJ TRANSIT for the Gladstone Line PoleFoundations Replacement Project.Bids for the project will be downloaded from the Bid Express website on the scheduled Bid Due Date(subject to change by Addenda) at 2:00:00 P.M., and publicly opened and read immediately thereafter atNJ TRANSIT’s offices located at One Penn Plaza East, 6 th floor Bid Room, Newark, NJ 07105. TheBidder must upload its bid prior to the hour named so that it is included in the project download. Latebids cannot be accepted. This is the only way to submit a bid for this project; paper bids will not beaccepted.The work under this Invitation for Bids generally consists of, but is not limited to, The generalconstruction necessary to install one hundred sixty three (163) new concrete foundations and steelpoles between New Providence Station and Gladstone Rail Yard on NJ TRANSIT’s GladstoneBranch. In addition, the fabrication and installation/erection of new steel catenary poles will berequired to support the existing overhead catenary system (OCS) and ancillary lines. The projectinvolves civil work, site work, and concrete foundations as outlined in the Contract Documents. Allwork is to be conducted by means of high-rail equipment. All work must be in strict conformance withthe drawings and specifications provided in the Bid Documents.In order to obtain all pertinent Bid Documents, interested firms must register with BID EXPRESS athttps://www.bidx.com. Contractors that are currently registered with BID EXPRESS to bid NJDOT or anyother public construction project do not require further registration, only an additional digital ID. Tosubscribe, follow instructions on the website. Fees apply to downloading documents and plans andbidding access. The fee schedule is available on the Bid Express website. All fees are directly payableto Bid Express. In order to submit a bid, NJ TRANSIT recommends that Contractors apply for a digital IDat least seven business days prior to the Bid Due Date.All firms must be prequalified by NJ TRANSIT prior to submitting a bid. Contractors must be prequalifiedfor an amount of work that is equal to or greater than their bid amount. Contractors must be prequalifiedfor “Heavy Construction-Rail “HR” (Operating Railroad Environment) with a classification of “GC”General Contractor or a subcategory classification of “ET”-Catenary /Electrification Contractor, for anamount equal to or exceeding their bid amount. NJTRANSIT suggests a minimum rating of “O” 10,000,001 to 15,000,000. Prequalification questionnaires are available for download from the BidExpress website www.bidx.com. Completed prequalification forms MUST be submitted to NJTRANSIT'sBid Desk at least fourteen (14) days prior to the scheduled bid opening date but NJ TRANSITencourages Prequalification Questionnaire submissions as early as possible. Late prequalificationsubmissions MAY NOT be considered.A pre-bid conference has been scheduled for Wednesday, June18, 2014 at 10:00A.M., at NewJersey Transit’s Headquarters located at (intersection of Raymond Boulevard and Penn Plaza East),Sixth Floor Bid Room, Newark, New Jersey. There is no site tour scheduled for this project. Biddersare advised that attendance at both the pre-bid conference and site visit is strongly recommended.
This project is subject to the requirements of the Public Works Contractor Registration Act(N.J.S.A. 34:56-48 et seq). Contractors and subcontractors are also required to comply with theState of New Jersey, Division of Revenue, Business Registration Certificate requirements(N.J.S.A. 52:32-44.).Bidders are required to comply with the requirements of N.J.S.A. 10:5-31et seq. and N.J.A.C. 17:27,regarding Equal Employment Opportunity Laws and Regulations. Disadvantaged BusinessEnterprises, in accordance with the Department of Transportation (DOT) Regulations 49 CFR, Part26, shall have the maximum opportunity to participate in the performance of this contract. TheRace Conscious DBE goal for this project has been set at twenty percent (20%).All bids, proposals, contracts, laws and related documentation will be subject to the financial assistancecontract between the project sponsor and the U.S. Department of Transportation, under the FederalTransit Act of 1964, as amended, based upon availability of funds.In accordance with N.J.S.A. 27:25-11(b)(3) and N.J.A.C. 16:72-2.2 bidders are notified that a bid bond inthe amount of 10% of the bid price is required with their bids.
New Jersey Transit CorporationInstructions To Bidders For ConstructionTable of ContentsA.B.C.ABBREVIATIONS AND DEFINITIONS . 1A.1ABBREVIATIONS . 1A.2DEFINITIONS . 1COMMUNICATIONS . 1B.1OBTAINING BID DOCUMENTS . 1B.2INQUIRIES AND REQUESTS FOR CLARIFICATION . 1B.3ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF RECEIPT OF ADDENDA . 2B.4IMPROPER COMMUNICATIONS . 2B.5PRE-BID CONFERENCE . 2REGISTRATIONS, PREQUALIFICATION AND DBE CERTIFICATION . 2C.1CORPORATE REGISTRATION . 2C.2PREQUALIFICATION OF BIDDERS . 3C.3. DBE CERTIFICATION . 4D.C.4DEPARTMENT OF LABOR REGISTRATION. 4C.5OWNERSHIP DISCLOSURE . 5C.6DISCLOSURE OF POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS (N.J.S.A. 19:44A-20.27) . 5C.7BUSINESS REGISTRATION NOTICE . 5ETHICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR BIDDERS . 6D.1CODE OF ETHICS FOR BIDDERS . 6D.2CERTIFICATION REGARDING DEBARMENT, SUSPENSION, INELIGIBILITY ANDVOLUNTARY EXCLUSION – LOWER TIER COVERED TRANSACTION . 6D.3STATE DEBARMENT AND SUSPENSION CERTIFICATION . 8D.4LIMITATIONS ON LOBBYING . 8D.5DISCLOSURE OF INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES IN IRAN . 9iEBS MFC1/15/2014
New Jersey Transit CorporationInstructions To Bidders For ConstructionTable of ContentsE.F.G.H.BID PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION PROCEDURES. 9E.1EXAMINATION OF CONTRACT DOCUMENTS . 9E.2BID FORM QUANTITIES . 9E.3PREPARATION OF THE BID. 10E.4DBE FORMS AND CERTIFICATION . 10E.5BID GUARANTEE . 11E.6BID VALIDITY . 12E.7WITHDRAWAL OF BIDS . 12E.8SUBMISSION OF MULTIPLE BIDS . 12E.9SUBMISSION OF BIDS . 12BID OPENING . 13F.1PUBLIC OPENING OF BIDS . 13F.2UNOPENED BIDS . 13F.3CONDITIONALLY ACCEPTED . 13IRREGULAR BIDS . 13G.1IRREGULARITIES AND NON-CONFORMANCES . 13G.2RIGHT TO REJECT OR WAIVE . 14AWARD AND EXECUTION OF CONTRACT . 14H.1CALCULATION OF BIDS . 14H.2SINGLE BIDS . 14H.3DETERMINATION OF LOW BID . 14H.4AWARD PROCESS . 14H.5CANCELLATION OF AWARD . 14H.6CONTRACT BONDS . 15iiEBS MFC1/15/2014
New Jersey Transit CorporationInstructions To Bidders For ConstructionTable of ContentsH.7EXECUTION OF CONTRACT . 16H.8FAILURE TO EXECUTE CONTRACT . 16H.9RELIEF OF BIDDERS . 16H.10 RELEASE OF BID GUARANTEES. 16I.PROTEST PROCEDURE . 17I.1PURPOSE . 17I.2PROCEDURE . 17iiiEBS MFC1/15/2014
A.ABBREVIATIONS AND DEFINITIONSA.1ABBREVIATIONSSee Article 1.1.1 of the General Provisions for Construction.A.2DEFINITIONSSee Article 1.1.2 of the General Provisions for Construction.B.COMMUNICATIONSB.1OBTAINING BID DOCUMENTSThis Project is being bid by use of an electronic bidding process.Electronic biddinginformation is available on NJ TRANSIT's electronic bidding website:www.bidx.com.Registration and a subscription fee are required to access the Bid Documents. The Biddershall download the bidding software. The Bidder shall not alter or in any way change thesoftware.The Bidder shall download all bid documents from NJ TRANSIT's electronic bidding website.NJ TRANSIT assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions in the downloaded documentsexcept as specifically provided for in the Contract Documents. The Bidder shall addressquestions or problems with downloading or using the electronic files, not the requirementsof the Contract, to:NJ TRANSIT Bid Express AdministratorE-Mail: e-bidding@njtransit.comorBid Express Customer SupportTel: (352) 381-4888Fax: (352) 381-4444E-Mail: customer.support@bidx.comB.2INQUIRIES AND REQUESTS FOR CLARIFICATIONAll inquiries and requests for clarifications regarding the Contract Documents shall besubmitted by e-mail to the Contract Specialist identified in the Special Provisions. Suchrequests shall state the Bid number and name of Project. Any response that NJ TRANSITmay choose to make will be by a written addendum to the Bid. NJ TRANSIT will not bebound by any informal explanation, clarification, or interpretation, oral or written, bywhomsoever made, that is not incorporated into an addendum to the Bid. All such Addendawill be posted on the electronic bidding website prior to the opening of Bids. It is theobligation of the Bidder to check the website for addenda. Certain Addenda will contain1EBS MFC1/15/2014
Amendments. The Bidder shall ensure that the Schedule of Bid Items to be bid contains allapplicable Amendments. NJ TRANSIT has the right to reject bids that do not contain allapplicable Amendments to the Schedule of Bids Items to be bid. No response may be madeby NJ TRANSIT to inquiries received less than ten (10) days prior to the scheduled Bidopening.B.3ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF RECEIPT OF ADDENDABidders are required to acknowledge receipt of all Addenda on the Bid Form in the spaceprovided. Failure to acknowledge receipt of all Addenda may cause the rejection of the Bidas non-responsive.B.4IMPROPER COMMUNICATIONSIn accordance with N.J.S.A. 52:34-10.1, Bidders are advised that communications with NJTRANSIT that in any way relate to this Project shall only be conducted with the authorizedrepresentative of the Contracting Officer in NJ TRANSIT's Procurement Department. Allother contacts, with the exception of contacting NJ TRANSIT’s Business Diversity Office formatters related to SBE requirements, are strictly prohibited and are considered improper.Bidders are advised that violation of this prohibition, as required under N.J.S.A. 52:34-10.1,may result in the removal of the Bidder from consideration for award of this Contract.B.5PRE-BID CONFERENCEA pre-bid conference may be held with prospective Bidders to review Contract Documentsand g
NJ TRANSIT’s offices located at One Penn Plaza East, 6th floor Bid Room, Newark, NJ 07105. The Bidder must upload its bid prior to the hour named so that it is included in the project download. Late bids cannot be accepted. This is the only way to submit a bid for this project; paper bids will not be accepted. The work under this Invitation for Bids generally consists of, but is not limited .
