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Dept/ Agency: Engineering
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Bid Contract
Purpose: To authorize the award of a contract for construction of the Ferry Street Intersection Safety Improvements Project.
Entity Name: Berto Construction, Inc.
Entity Address: 625 Leesville Avenue, Rahway, New Jersey 07065
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $5,999,910.79
Funding Source: 2024 Budget/Department of Engineering/NW051, G24, E24M0, A, 71930, B2024
Contract Period: 476 consecutive calendar days from the date of the 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: January 16, 2024, January 23, 2024 and January 30, 2024
Bids Received: Three (3)
Bids Rejected: One (1)
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WHEREAS, the City of Newark, Department of Engineering, Division of Traffic and Signals (the "City"), advertised for receipt of bids on January 16, 2024, January 23, 2024 and January 30, 2024 for the Ferry Street Intersection Safety Improvements project; and
WHEREAS, on January 16, 2024, the City provided vendors who picked up a bid with Addendum #1; and
WHEREAS, on February 1, 2024, the City provided vendors who picked up a bid with Addendum #2; and
WHEREAS, on February 14, 2024, the City received three (3) bids for the Ferry Street Intersection Safety Improvements project, Contract #2022-06; and
WHEREAS, upon review of the bids, the lowest bid proposal from Zuccaro Inc. was rejected by the City of Newark because they failed to submit CR-266, CR-273 and applicable CR-272, and applicable CR-274, which were required to be signed and completed at the time of bid submission or within five (5) days after the bi...
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