Title
Dept/ Agency: Engineering
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Award of contract to lowest responsible bidder
Purpose: Renovation of the Ironbound Hockey Rink, 226 Rome Street, Newark, NJ 07105
Entity Name: ARCO Construction Group (ARCO Electrical Contractors, Inc.)
Entity Address: 22-24 South Seventh Street, Elizabeth NJ 07202
Contract Amount: $402,424.32
Funding Source: City of Newark, Department of Engineering
Contract Period: One (1) year after issuance of 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:
Bids Solicited: 12
Bids Received: 04
Bids Rejected: 02
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WHEREAS, on January 2, 2012, the Department of Engineering, City of Newark, advertised for the receipt of bids for Contract #01-2012 Renovation of the Ironbound Hockey Rink, 226 Rome Street,, Newark, NJ 07105, pursuant to the Local Public Contracts Laws, N.J.S.A. 40A:11-1 et seq.; and
WHEREAS, on February 2, 2012, the scheduled date for the public opening of bids, four (4) bids were received for Contract #01-2012; and
WHEREAS, after a review of bids, it was determined that the apparent, lowest bidder, IBN Construction Corp. 49 Herman Street, Newark, NJ 07105, failed to submit a Consent of Surety, a mandatory document required to be submitted at the time of the bid opening, requiring rejection of the bid proposal because it was materially defective; and
WHEREAS, ARCO Construction Group (ARCO Electrical Contractors, Inc.), 22-24 South Seventh Street, Elizabeth, NJ 07202, was the lowest responsible bidder, despite a mathematical error, with a submitted bid proposal totaling an amount not to exceed $402,424.32 (Four Hundred Two Thousand, Four Hundred Tw...
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