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 of Two Million Nine Hundred Forty-Eight Thousand One Hundred Eight Dollars ($2,948,108) are currently available for the Project, and the City expects to obtain from the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) Local Aid Infrastructure Fund (LAIF) 2027 Program the remaining funds to complete the Project.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
The Mayor of the City of Newark and/or his designee, the Acting Director of the Department of Engineering, are hereby authorized, on behalf of the City of Newark, to accept the bid proposal submitted by the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, JA Alexander, Inc., 130-158 JFK Drive, Bloomfield, New Jersey 07003, and to enter into and execute with said bidder Contract #2024-04, Five Ward Paving Improvement Project for street paving in the City of Newark. The total contract amount shall not exceed Four Million Five Hundred Ninety-Seven Thousand Seven Hundred Thirty-Six Dollars and Twenty-Three Cents ($4,597,736.23)
Pursuant to N.J.A.C. 5:30-5.5(a), Temporary Budget, attached hereto is a Partial Certification of Funds issued by the Chief Financial Officer, which states funds in the amount of Two Million Nine Hundred Forty-Eight Thousand One Hundred Eight Dollars ($2,948,108.00) are available from: Business Unit 051, Dept. G24, Div./Proj. E24E0, Account# 71930, Budget Ref. B2024; for the purpose set forth hereinabove. Immediately after the final budget is adopted, a written certification of available funds shall be prepared for the remaining balance and filed with this Resolution in the Office of the City Clerk. The contract shall be made subject to the appropriation and availability of sufficient funds.
No changes to this contract are allowed without prior Municipal Council approval.
A fully executed copy of the contract shall be filed in the Office of the City Clerk by the Acting Director of the Department of Engineering.
This contract is to be completed within a period of 365 consecutive calendar days from the date of the issuance of a formal Notice to Proceed by the Acting Director of the Department of Engineering.
The public bidding process under the New Jersey Local Public Contracts Law, N.J.S.A. 40A:11-1, et seq., complies with the Fair and Open Process of the State of New Jersey Local Unit Pay-to-Play Law, N.J.S.A. 19:44A-20.5, et seq.
The list of streets covered by this contract are as follows:
CITY OF NEWARK
DEPARTMENT OF ENGINEERING
DIVISION OF TRAFFIC AND SIGNALS
MUNICIPAL AID – 2024 FIVE WARD PAVING IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT
NO.
WARD
DIST.
STREET NAME
FROM
TO
|910| C
28
BLUM ST
Springfield Ave
S 10th St
|910| C
23
FAIRMOUNT AVE
14th Ave
Springfield Ave
|910| C
23
LIVINGSTON AVE
Springfield Ave
W Kinney St
|910| C
32
MORRIS AVE
Dickerson St
Hartford St
|910| C
42
MORRIS AVE
So Orange Ave
Springfield Ave
|910| E
29
BRUNSWICK ST
Pennsylvania Ave
Miller St
|910| E
11
CLIFFORD ST
Wheeler Pt. Rd.
Jefferson St
|910| E
11
DELANCY ST
Wheeler Pt. Rd.
Pacific St
9
E
|910| DELANCY ST
Avenue I
Route 1 & 9 Off-Ramp
10
E
10
NICHOLS ST
Van Buren St
Pulaski St
11
N
27
2ND AVE
N 13th St
Roseville Ave
12
N
18
2ND AVE
Lake St
Broadway
13
N
29
N 13TH ST
2nd Ave
Springdale Ave
14
N
10
SYLVAN ST
Summer Ave
Broadway
15
S
|910| S 15TH ST
18th Ave
Springfield Ave
16
S
|910| S 17TH ST
18th Ave
Clinton Ave
17
S
47
SHERMAN AVE
E Peddie St
Pennsylvania Ave
18
S
44
SCHLEY ST
Chancellor Ave
Hillside City Line
19
S
44
WAINWRIGHT ST
Chancellor Ave
Hillside City Line
20
W
47
LITTLETON AVE
Springfield Ave
12th Ave
21
W
43
N 13TH ST
4th Ave
N 12th St
8. If required by State Law, the City Clerk shall provide the appropriate Notice of the Award of this contract to the State Comptroller, no later than twenty (20) business days following such award, in accordance with N.J.S.A. 52:15C-10 and the Notice of the Office of the State Comptroller.
STATEMENT
This Resolution hereby authorizes the Mayor of the city of Newark and/or his designee, the Acting Director of the Department of Engineering, to accept the bid proposal submitted by the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, JA Alexander, Inc., 130-158 JFK Drive, Bloomfield, New Jersey 07003, and enter into and execute Contract #2024-04, Five Ward Paving Improvement Project for street paving in the City of Newark, for the total bid amount not to exceed $4,597,736.23. This contract is to be completed within a period of 365 consecutive calendar days from the date of the issuance of a formal Notice to Proceed by the Acting Director of the Department of Engineering.