Cape May County - 2009 Fender Repairs at pier 4 Ocean Dr Bridge/TI

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2009 FENDER REPAIRS AT PIER 4

OCEAN DRIVE (CR619) BRIDGE OVER TOWNSENDS INLET

[Structure No. 3100-003]

CAPE MAY COUNTY BRIDGE COMMISSION

153 CREST HAVEN ROAD

CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE, NEW JERSEY

June, 2009

Sealed bids for fender repairs to Pier 4 of the Ocean Drive (County Road No. 619) Bridge over Townsends Inlet (Townsends Inlet Bridge), addressed to Stephen O’Connor, Executive Director, will be received up to 2:00 p.m. prevailing time on Tuesday, July 7, 2009, at which time they will be publicly opened and read in the Cape May County Bridge Commission offices at 153 Crest Haven Road, Cape May Court House, New Jersey, for the following project:

CAPE MAY COUNTY BRIDGE COMMISSION

2009 FENDER REPAIRS AT PIER 4

OCEAN DRIVE (CR619) BRIDGE OVER TOWNSENDS INLET

The work to be performed under this contract consists of the installing new coated steel piles and composite piles, removing existing fender materials not schedule to remain; installing composite lumber; the maintenance and protection of traffic; and all other work incidental to bridge fender construction.

Plans, specifications, referenced plans, proposal forms and other bidding documents for the project are on file and may be obtained upon payment of $100.00 per set (Checks shall be made payable to the County of Cape May) at the Office of the County Engineer, County Administration Building, 4 Moore Road, Cape May Court House, NJ 08210 during normal business hours. Documents will not be refunded and contract documents are not required to be returned. The Specifications refer to the New Jersey Department of Transportation Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction, dated 2001, copies of which may be obtained from the New Jersey Department of Transportation.

Bidders are required to comply with the requirements of P.L. 1975, c. 127 (NJAC 17:27) and Chapter 33 of Public Laws of 1977. The Commission reserves the right to reject any or all proposals in whole or in part and to waive such informalities as may be permitted by law.

Bids must be made on the standard proposal forms in the manner designated therein and as required by the Specifications. Bids must be enclosed in a sealed envelope bearing the name and address of the Bidder and marked "Cape May County Bridge Commission, 2009 Fender Repairs at Pier 4, Ocean Drive (CR619) Bridge over Townsends Inlet" on the outside; and addressed to Stephen O’Connor, Executive Director, Cape May County Bridge Commission,153 Crest Haven Road, Cape May Court House, NJ 08210; must be accompanied by a cashier’s or certified check or a bid bond for not less that ten (10) percent of the amount bid, but not in excess of $20,000, drawn to the order of the Cape May County Bridge Commission; and delivered to the Commission’s offices before the time noted above.

Cape May County Bridge Commission

WILLIAM HENFEY, Chairman

PROPOSAL

The undersigned Bidder hereby declares that he has read the Contract Documents, has examined and understands the Plans and Specifications, has examined the site and has determined for himself the conditions affecting the work; that he proposes and agrees, if this Proposal is accepted, to provide at his own expense all labor, insurance, superintendence, machinery, plant, equipment, tools, apparatus, appliances and means of construction, and all materials and supplies, to complete, ready for its intended purpose, the entire work and all parts thereof described as included under the Contract herein bid upon, in the manner and time prescribed, including all work incidental thereto or described as incidental thereto, according to the Plans and Specifications and such instructions as the Engineer may give; that he will accept in full payment the sums determined by applying the following unit prices to the final actual quantities of the corresponding items in the approved work, and by adding thereto all lump sum amounts bid for other items, plus or minus any special payment or adjustments provided in the Specifications; and that he understands that the approximate quantities herein given are estimates only and are not guaranteed to be exact or total quantities required for the work shown on the Plans or described in the Specifications.

SCHEDULE OF PRICES

BASE BID

OPTION 1 (WEST END OF PIER 4 – EMERGENCY WORK)

Item No.	DESCRIPTION	Unit Measure	Quantity	Unit Price $	Amount $
1.1	MOBILIZATION	LS	1
1.2	CLEARING SITE	LS	1
1.3	STRUCTURAL STEEL	LBS	3,000
1.4	FURNISH EQUIPMENT FOR DRIVING PILES	LS	1
1.5	STEEL H-PILES, HP, FURNISHED, 12” x 53 LBS/FT	LF	1,040
1.6	STEEL H-PILES, HP, DRIVEN, 12” x 53 LBS/FT	LF	1,040
1.7	FIBERGLASS REINFORCED PLASTIC LUMBER	CF	190

TOTAL PRICE OPTION 1___________________________________$__________________

OPTION 2 (ENTIRE PIER 4 FENDER)

Item No.	DESCRIPTION	Unit Measure	Quantity	Unit Price $	Amount $
2.1	MOBILIZATION	LS	1
2.2	CLEARING SITE	LS	1
2.3	CLEARING SITE, UNDERWATER	CF	200
2.4	STRUCTURAL STEEL	LBS	7,500
2.5	FURNISH EQUIPMENT FOR DRIVING PILES	LS	1
2.6	STEEL H-PILES, HP, FURNISHED, 12” X 53 LBS/FT	LF	2,080
2.7	STEEL H-PILES, HP, DRIVEN, 12” x 53 LBS/FT	LF	2,080
2.8	COMPOSITE PILES, FURNISHED, 14” DIAMETER	LF	480
2.9	COMPOSITE PILES, DRIVEN, 14” DIAMETER	LF	480
2.10	FIBERGLASS REINFORCED PLASTIC LUMBER	CF	400
2.11	MAINTENANCE AND PROTECTION OF TRAFFIC	LS	1

TOTAL PRICE OPTION 2___________________________________$__________________

Accompanying this Proposal is a Proposal Guaranty providing for an amount of money which the undersigned agrees to pay as liquidated damages, and not as a penalty, if the Contract is awarded to the undersigned, and the undersigned shall fail to execute and deliver the Contract and the Contract Bond and furnish satisfactory evidence of all required insurance coverage, all within ten (10) calendar days after receiving notice of such award; otherwise, the Proposal Guaranty will be void. It is agreed that the Cape May County Bridge Commission, hereinafter called Commission, may collect such damages in the full amount of money provided for in the Proposal Guaranty.

The undersigned understands and agrees that quantities are established and are included only for the purpose of facilitating the uniform comparison of bids submitted. The Commission will not be held responsible if the quantities are not accurate and payment will be made for the actual work performed whether greater or less than the estimated quantities.

Acknowledgement is hereby made of the following Addenda received since the issuance of Plans and Specifications: __________________________________________________________________

The Bidder is (please fill in the appropriate spaces below):

A corporation organized under the laws of the State of __________ doing business under the name and style of ______________________.

Names of Officers:

____________________________ _______________________________

A partnership consisting of __________ co-partners, doing business under the firm name and style of _________
(number)

An individual doing business under the name and style of _______________________________________.

Signature of Bidder: ______________________

Title: ______________________

Bidder's Address: ______________________

Date: ______________________

Witness or Attest:___________________________