NOTICE TO BIDDERS
Sealed Bids for furnishing labor and materials for: 2026 LOCAL ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, BOROUGH OF RIVER EDGE, BERGEN COUNTY, NEW JERSEY will be received and opened by the Borough Administrator of the Borough of River Edge, County of Bergen, State of New Jersey, in the Council Chambers of Borough Hall, 705 Kinderkamack Road, 2nd Floor, River Edge, New Jersey, on Wednesday, September 2, 2026 at 10:00am.
BASE BID
The scope of work includes approximately:
11,800 S.Y. of Hot Mix Asphalt Milling, 3” or less (2” Pay Limit); 1,632 Tons of Hot Mix Asphalt 9.5 M64 Surface Course, 2” Thick; 60 Tons of Hot Mix Asphalt 19 M64 Base Course, 4” Thick; and related striping improvement including 24” Traffic Stripes, Hot Extruded Thermoplastic, White (Stop Bar);12” Traffic Stripes, Hot Extruded Thermoplastic, White (Crosswalk); and 4” Traffic Stripes, Hot Extruded Thermoplastic, Yellow
Time of Completion for this project is 30 calendar days from the Notice to Proceed.
Liquidated Damages for this project is at $500 per calendar day.
Maintenance Guarantee for the project is 100% of Project cost for 2 years from the acceptance of work.
Drawings and specifications for the above contract may be seen and obtained from the Project Engineer, Jeyson F. Flores (Jeysonf@costaeng.com), Costa Engineering Corporation, 325 South River Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601 during business
hours 9am-5pm, commencing Friday, August 21, 2026. Copies of the specifications and drawings will be furnished to each bidder for $50 for electronic copies only (which is non-refundable), Payable to Costa Engineering Corp., The Borough reserves the right to limit the number of sets given to any bidder. Hard copies can be requested 24 hours in advance at $150.00 per set.
Bids must be prepared on the forms furnished with the specifications and must be enclosed in a sealed envelope. Bids must be plainly marked to indicate the name and address of the bidder and bear the word “Bid” upon the outside of the envelope. Bids may either be mailed or delivered in person. Mailed bids will be held and opened at the appropriate date and time. Bids received after the time for opening bids will be returned unopened. All bids must be accompanied by electronic version in CD/DVD/ Flash Drive Form.
The Borough reserves the right to reject any or all Bids for any and all causes as may be permissible in the Local Public Contracts Law.
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 34:11-56.37 and 34:11-56.38 of the “Prevailing Wage Act,” no public works contract may be awarded to any contractor and subcontractors or to any firm, corporation or partnership in which they have an interest while on the Debarred Contractors List until the expiration date given.
The proposal is being solicited through a fair and open process in accordance with the N.J.S.A. 19:44A-20.4 et seq.
Bidders are required to comply with the requirements of N.J.S.A. 10:5-31 et seq, and N.J.A.C. 17:27, which deal with Affirmative Action in relation to discrimination in connection with certain public contracts. All construction contracts equal to or
greater than $1,000,000 must comply with N.J.A.C. 17:27-7.4.
All bids must comply with the local Public Contract Laws, N.J.S.A. 40A:11-1 et seq.