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Dept/ Agency: Water and Sewer Utilities
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Bid Contract
Purpose: Process and Operational Upgrades at the Pequannock Water Treatment Plant - Contract 10-WS2020
Entity Name: Spectraserv, Inc.
Entity Address: 75 Jacobus Avenue, Kearny, New Jersey 07032
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $19,789,000.00
Funding Source: 2021 Budget/Department of Water and Sewer Utilities Utilities/NW041-21W-21W00-94710-B2021
Contract Period: 560 calendar days to final completion from the date of a written Notice to Proceed
Contract Basis: (X) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( X ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
Additional Information:
Bid Packages Distributed: Twelve (13)
Bids Received: Six (6)
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WHEREAS, the City of Newark (the "City") advertised Contract 10-WS2020 Process and Operational Upgrades at the Pequannock Water Treatment Plant in the City of Newark, on May 1, 2021; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Water and Sewer Utilities, distributed thirteen (13) bid packages to prospective vendors following the date of bid advertisement; and
WHEREAS, on May 28, 2021, the Department of Water and Sewer Utilities received six (6) bids for the project in accordance with the Local Public Contracts Law, N.J.S.A. 40A:11-1 et seq.; and
WHEREAS, the City rejected the lowest numerical bid from Tomar Construction Services, Inc., in the amount of $17,999,000.00, and the second lowest numerical bid from Rapid Pump & Meter Service Co., Inc., in the amount of $19,489,500.00 as non-responsive; and
WHEREAS, Spectraserv, Inc., 75 Jacobus Avenue, Kearny, New Jersey 07032, submitted the lowest responsive and responsible bid, according to the specifications and in the total amount of $19,789,000.00; and
WHEREAS, the Cit...
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