Title
Dept/ Agency: Engineering
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Bid Contract
Purpose: Municipal Aid 2024 – Five Ward Paving Improvement Project
Entity Name: J.A. Alexander, Inc.
Entity Address: 130-158 JFK Drive, Bloomfield, New Jersey 07003
Contract Amount: $4,597,736.23
Funding Source: NW 051-G24-E24E0-A-71930 B2024
Contract Period: 365 Consecutive Calendar days from the date of the issuance a formal Notice to Proceed
Contract Basis: (X) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
Additional Information:
Partial Certification of Funds in the amount of: $2,948,108.00. NOTE: Lowest bidder’s bid was increased from $4,572,536.23 to $4,597,736.23 due to error in computation of its bid. Lowest bidder’s bid remains the lowest responsible bid after the increase.
Bids Solicited: August 13, 2026
Bids Received: Two (2)
Bids Rejected: One (1)
Bids Re-Solicited:
Bids Received:
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WHEREAS, the City of Newark, Department of Engineering, Division of Traffic and Signals (the “City”), on July 28, 2026 and on August 4, 2026, advertised for receipt of bids for street paving for Contract #2024-04, Five Ward Paving Improvement Project; and
WHEREAS, on August 13, 2026, the City received two (2) bids in response to said advertisement; and
WHEREAS, based on a review of the bids, the Acting Director of the Department of Engineering desires to accept the bid proposal submitted by the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, J.A. Alexander, Inc., 130-158 JFK Drive, Bloomfield New Jersey 07003, and to execute Contract #2024-04, Five Ward Paving Improvement Project, for the total bid amount not to exceed Four Million Five Hundred Ninety-Seven Thousand Seven Hundred Thirty-Six Dollars and Twenty-Three Cents ($4,597,736.23); and
WHEREAS, Funds in the amount o...
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