Title
Dept/ Agency: Engineering
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Bid Contract
Purpose: Municipal Aid 2023- Newark Various Street Paving Project (20 Locations) MA-23, Contract No. 2023-06
Entity Name: JA Alexander, Inc.
Entity Address: 130-158 JFK Drive, Bloomfield, New Jersey 07003
Contract Amount: Not to Exceed $4,278,121.71
Funding Source: 051-G23-E23H0-71930-B2023 ($3,041,806.00), 001-110-1107-71930-B2025 ($1,236,315.71)
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 $3,041,806.00
Partial Certification of Funds in the amount of $1,236,315.71
Bids Solicited: April 11, 2025
Bids Received: Two (2)
Bids Rejected: One (1)
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WHEREAS, the City of Newark, Department of Engineering, Division of Traffic and Signals (the "City"), on March 18, 2025 and on March 25, 2025, advertised for receipt of bids for street paving for Contract #2023-06, Various Streets - 2023 Newark (35 Locations) MA-23; and
WHEREAS, on April 10, 2025, 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, JA Alexander, Inc., 130-158 JFK Drive, Bloomfield, New Jersey 07003, and to execute Contract #2023-06, Various Streets-2023 Newark (35 Locations) MA-23, for the total bid amount not to exceed Four Million Two Hundred Seventy-Eight Thousand One Hundred Twenty-One Dollars and Seventy-One Cents ($4,278,121.71).
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
1. 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 Contract #2023-06, Various Streets - 2023 Newark (35 Locations) MA-23 for street paving in the City of Newark. The total contract amount shall not exceed Four Million Two Hundred Seventy-Eight Thousand One Hundred Twenty-One Dollars and Seventy-One Cents ($4,278,121.71).
2. 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 $3,041,806.00 are available from: Business Unit 051, Dept. G23, Div./Proj. E23H0, Account# 71930, Budget Ref. B2023; $1,236,315.71 from: Business Unit NW011, DEPT. 110, Div./Proj. 1107, Account# 71930, Budget Ref. B2025;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.
3. No changes to this contract are allowed without prior Municipal Council approval.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. The list of streets covered by this contract are as follows:
NO.
WARD
DIST.
STREET NAME
FROM
TO
|1010|C
32
1ST ST
Sussex Ave
Central Ave|1010|C
23
15TH AVE
S 13th St
Springfield Ave|1010|C
23
16TH AVE
S 13th St
Springfield Ave|1010|C
28
GOLD ST
Blum St
S Jacob St|1010|C
32
HECKER ST
Dickerson St
Sussex Ave|1010|C
32
JAY ST
Dickerson St
Orange St|1010|C
49
SCOTT ST
Orchard St
Mulberry St|1010|C
30
SOUTH ST
Broad St
McCarter Hwy
|10 10|E
49
PENNINGTON
Broad St
McCarter Hwy
10
E|10 10|STOCKTON ST/SOUTH ST
Delancy St
Pulaski St
11
E
10
VAN BUREN ST
New York Ave
Chestnut St
12
E
10
WARWICK ST
Pulaski St
Lang St
13
N
29
N 12TH ST
Park Ave
Springdale Ave
14
N
29
N 13TH ST
Bloomfield Ave
Springdale Ave
15
N|1010|N 6TH ST
Heller Pkwy
Bloomfield Ave
16
N
28
N 6TH ST
Bloomfield Ave
3rd Ave W
17
S|1010|19TH AVE
Springfield Ave
City Border Line
18
S
11
AVON AVE
Hunterdon St
Seymour St
19
S|1010|BADGER AVE
Avon Ave
End
20
S|1010|W ALPINE ST
Milford St
Elizabeth Ave
21
S|1010|W ALPINE ST
Clinton Ave
Hillside Ave
22
S
47
E PEDDIE ST
Elizabeth Ave
Frelinghuysen Ave
23
S
27
ELIZABETH AVE
E Bigelow St
Meeker Ave
24
S
48
EMPIRE ST
Frelinghuysen Ave
Meeker Ave
25
S
23
WILLOUGHBY ST
Bragaw Ave
Lyons Ave
26
W
19
14TH AVE
S 14th St
S 10th St
27
W
47
14TH AVE
S 10th St
Bergen St
28
W
49
15TH AVE
S 15th St
S 13th St
29
W|10 10|N 7TH ST
W Market St
7th Ave
30
W
44
N 9TH ST
Springdale Ave
7th Ave
31
W
43
N 12TH ST
6th Ave
7th Ave
32
W
43
N 13TH ST
E.O. City Line
7th Ave
33
W|1010|S 9TH ST
Central Ave
So Orange Ave
34
W
49
S 14TH ST
So. Orange Ave
16th Ave
35
W
20
S 20TH ST
So. Orange Ave
E.O. City Line
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 #2023-06, Various Streets - 2023 Newark (35 Locations) MA-23 for street paving in the City of Newark, for the total bid amount not to exceed $4,278,171.71. 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.