Title
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Central Purchasing
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Bid Contract(s)
Purpose: To supplement existing vendors and add additional trucks to increase capacity for Street Maintenance: Snow and Ice Removal and Salt-Sand Spreading Services.
Entity Name(s)/Address(s):
1. Shauger Property Services, Inc., 429 Dodd Street, East Orange, NJ 07017
2. Camarato Trucking Co., 17 Avenue C, Newark, NJ 07114
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $6,750,000.00 (combined)
Funding Source: 2025 Budget/Department of Public Works, Division of Sanitation/NW011-060-0605-71920-B2025
Contract Period: Not to exceed Thirty-Six (36) consecutive months from the date of full contract execution.
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:
This contract supplements prior awards due to limited vendor capacity.
The total budget appropriation and 36-month term remain unchanged.
Advertisement Date: October 16, 2025
Due Date: October 30, 2025
Downloads; 13
Submissions: 3
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WHEREAS, On October 16, 2025, the City of Newark (“City”) through its Qualified Purchasing Agent (“QPA”) advertised and solicited bids Supplementary Street Maintenance Snow and Ice Removal and Salt/Sand Spreading Services for the Department of Public Works, Division of Sanitation; and
WHEREAS, the Division of Central Purchasing (“Central Purchasing”) posted the solicitation on the City’s procurement portal to ensure broad access to potential bidders; and
WHEREAS, on October 30, 2025, Central Purchasing received three (3) bids in response to the solicitation; and
WHEREAS, the Director of the Department of Public Works,Division of Sanitation
reviewed the submitted bids and recommended awards to Shauger Property Services, Inc, 429 Dodd Street, East Orange, NJ 07017 and Camarato Trucking Co, 17 Avenue C, Newark, NJ 07114 as the lowest responsive and responsible bidders per year and line item; and
WHEREAS, the QPA concurs with the above recommendation and recommends awards as follows:
1. Shauger Property Services, Inc, 429 Dodd Street, East Orange, NJ 07017,
a. Year 1-line items: 11, 15, 17, 22 and 23;
b. Year 2-line items 11, 12, 15, 17, 22 and 23;
c. Year 3-line items 11, 12, 15, 17, 22 and 23.
2. Camarato Trucking Co, 17 Avenue C, Newark, NJ 07114,
a. a.Year 1-line items 2, 10, 13, 18, 22 and 23;
b. Year 2-line items 2, 10, 13, 18, 22 and 23;
c. Year 3-line items 2, 10, 13, 18, 22 and 23;
WHEREAS, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-24, the recommended bidders consented to holding their prices beyond sixty (60) days; and
WHEREAS, solicitations conducted pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-1 et seq. satisfy the requirements of the Fair and Open Process under N.J.S.A. 19:44A-20.5 et seq.;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
1. The Mayor and/or his designee, the Business Administrator or theQPA are hereby authorized to enter into contracts with: (1) Shauger Property Services, Inc, 429 Dodd Street, East Orange, NJ 07017, (2) Camarato Trucking Co, 17 Avenue C, Newark, NJ 07114 for Supplementary Street Maintenance Snow and Ice Removal Services and Salt/Sand Spreading Services, as the lowest responsive and responsible bidders per year and line item.
2. The contract term shall be for thirty-six (36) consecutive months upon full execution, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-15(3), at a total cost not to exceed Six Million Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($6,750,000.00).
3. No amendment or change to the contracts shall occur without approval of the Municipal Council by resolution.
4. No advance payment shall be made pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:5-16. The contracts in 2026 and subsequent budget years are contingent upon the availability and appropriation of sufficient funds pursuant to N.J.A.C. 5:30-5.5(d)(2).
5. These are open-ended contracts to be used on an as-needed basis. A certification of available funds, as required by N.J.A.C. 5:30-5.5(b)(2), shall be executed prior to incurring any contractual liability for each order placed from Account Code Line: Department of Public Works/ Division of Sanitation NW011-060-0605-71920-B2025.
6. The QPA shall file a copy of this Resolution and duly executed contracts with the Office of the City Clerk.
7. If required by State law, the City Clerk shall provide notice of this contract award to the Office of the State Comptroller within twenty (20) business days following award, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 52:15C.
STATEMENT
This Resolution authorizes the Mayor and/or his designee, the Business Administrator or the QPA to enter into contracts with: (1) Shauger Property Services, Inc, 429 Dodd Street, East Orange, NJ 07017, (2) Camarato Trucking Co, 17 Avenue C, Newark, NJ 07114for supplementary snow and ice removal and salt-sand spreading services for a term of thirty-six (36) consecutive months, for an amount not to exceed $6,750,000.00