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Dept/ Agency: Water and Sewer Utilities
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Bid Contract
Purpose: Pequannock Sludge Lagoon Remediation Contract 06-WS2014 (Re-bid)
Entity Name: Accurate Waste Removal Services, Inc.
Entity Address: 226 Prospect Point Road, Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey 07849
Contract Amount: Amount Not to Exceed $855,000.00
Funding Source: Department of Water and Sewer Utilities Budget
Contract Period: Two (2) Years from the date of the written Notice to Proceed issued by the Director of Water and Sewer Utilities
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:
Bids Solicited: Seven (7)
Bids Received: Two (2)
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WHEREAS, on September 19, 2014, the City of Newark, Department of Water and Sewer Utilities advertised for bids for Contract 06-WS2014 Pequannock Sludge Lagoon Remediation, for the dredging, removal and proper disposal of liquid sludge from the 48 million gallon capacity sludge lagoon that receives flows from the Pequannock Water Treatment Plant. The contract also covers on-call services for the removal and proper disposal of sludge from the Pequannock Water Treatment Plant ("Remediation Project"); and,
WHEREAS, on October 4, 2014, the City received bids for this contract and thereafter rejected all bids submitted as the bids failed to allocate 25% of the total contract cost to certified MBE's; and
WHEREAS, on November 11, 2014, the City of Newark advertised Contract 06-WS2014 (Re-bid) Pequannock Sludge Lagoon Remediation , for the Remediation Project as referenced above, and seven (7) contractors picked up bid packages; and,
WHEREAS, on December 4, 2014...
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