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Home My Public Portal Aboutr 22-131No. #22 -131 Date of Adootloa —May 26, 2022 AWARDING BID FOR CARTERET AVENUE EXTENSION WHEREAS, the Borough has publicly advertised for the receipt of bids for the Carteret Avenue Extension Project; and WHEREAS, the Borough has solicited and received two (2) bid proposals for the Carteret Avenue Extension Project as follows: Base Bid 1. Black Rock Enterprises, LLC $918,666.95 2. S. Brothers, Inc. $932,894.00 WHEREAS, Black Rock Enterprises, LLC, of Old Bridge, NJ has submitted the lowest bid for said contract as evidenced by the response on file with the Borough's Purchasing Department and with the Borough Engineer; and WHEREAS, the Borough Engineer has reviewed the above bid proposals and has recommended the award of a contract to Black Rock Enterprises, LLC, in a total amount not to exceed $918,666.95, per attached award letter; and WHEREAS, the Chief Financial Officer has certified that funds are or will be available for said purpose. Acct. # C- 04- 20- 102- 207/C- 04 -22- 101- 201/C- 04 -22- 102 -201 NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Carteret as follows: 1. That the appropriate Borough Officials are hereby authorized to enter into a contract with Black Rock Enterprises, LLC, of Old Bridge, NJ for the Project for the sum of $918,666.95 in accordance in all respects with the request for proposals and bid on same. 2. That a copy of this Resolution shall be forwarded to the Borough's Purchasing Department, the Borough's Consulting Engineers CME Associates and the Borough's Director of Engineering. 3. That the aforementioned award of bid is contingent upon formal approval f mn the New Jersey Department of Labor, Division of Wage and Hour Compliance, 4. That the aforementioned award of bid is contingent upon the Borough Law Director and NJDOT Local Aid, District 3 approval. Adopted this 26" day of May, 2022 and certified as a true copy of the original on May 27, 2022. CARMELA POGORZELSKL RMC Municipal Clerk RECORD OT COUNCIL VOTE COUNCILMAN YTS NO NY [AX—. COUNCILMAN YBS NO NV A.B. BELLINO X JOHAL X DIAZ X DIMASCIO X NAPS X X- Indicate Vote AB- Absent NV -Not Voting XOR- Indicates Vote to Overrule Veto Adopted at a meeting of the Municipal Council } Ma 26, 20 2 C, ..uu.�.�.yYa �v.�i� t✓' �, t BOROUGH OY CARTERET MUNICIPAL CLERIC To: Patrick DeBlasio Treasurer Borough of Carteret REQUEST FOR CERTIFICATION OF AVAILABLE FUNDS J004101 J. Date: May 25, 2022 tgv° For., AWARDING BID FOR CARTERET AVENUE EXTENSION . - Resolution Nt 1122 -131 Name of Account: Block Rook Enterprises, LLC AMOUNT TO BE ENCUMBERED: $918,888.95 CWV`- (AR LA PO O ICI Municipal Clerk CERTIFICATION OF AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS I, Treasurer of the Borough of Carteret, do hereby corlify that there are sufficient funds available In the current budgetto enable the Municipal Council to authorize the entering into a Contract between the Borough of Carteret and; The fbnds available for this contract are in thetBudget, in the account of: / d/ i_wu _ew_m7.ene �2('.eeu c -nv_ �2.toJ -2.�r 9k 90 /'- A�/22• /eZ -2o/ 28'Y.M In the amount of. ,f E.' f By this certification, I have hereby encumbered the above named account for the amour of the contract pending Council action. ^ Patrick DeBlasio �� 1 Date: Cl-nk2 Treasurer Memorlal Municipal iiailding 0 61 Coolce Avenue * Carteret, New Jersey 07008. Tel: 732- 541 -3800 • Fax: 732541 -625 0 derkofficena Carteret net JOHN H. ALLGAIR, PE, PP, LS (19832001) DAVID J. SAMUEL, PE, PP, CME JOHN J. STEFANI, PE, LS, PP, CME JAY B. CORNELL, PE, PP, CME MICHAEL J. MCCLELLAND, PE, PP, CME GREGORY R. VALESI, PE, PP, CME Contractor Base Bid 1. Black Rock Enterprises, LLC $918,888.95 2. S. Brothers, Inc. $932,894.00 As a matter of procedure, our office has contacted Black Rock Enterprises, LLC to discuss their bid. The representative we spoke to indicated they are comfortable with the bid as submitted and there is no objection to completing the project based on the bid prices submitted and the contract time. Based on this information, we recommend the following actions: 1. Award of the contract to the low bidder Black Rock Enterprises, LLC 1316 Englishtown Road, Old Bridge, NJ, within 60 calendar days, on a unit price basis in the total amount of $918,888.95 for base bid items 1 through 47 inclusive, as available funding permits, and subject to review of the Borough Attorney and NJDOT Local Aid District 3. 2. Bid and bid security of the second low bidder, S. Brothers, Inc., to be retained and held open, pending execution of the contract agreement Black Rock Enterprises, LLC. By copy of this letter, we are requesting the Borough Attorney prepare the necessary Resolution of Award. Upon execution, please have three (3) signed and sealed copies of the resolution forwarded to this office for further execution. SACeder.AHCA00616.01 - Cederel Avenue Ealension\Conespondanae122 -05-25 - Rid Rpl & Recommendation of Award.docz CONSULTING AND MUNICIPAL ENGINEERS 1460 ROUTE 9 SOUTH . HOWELL, NEW JERSEY 077311 . (732) 462 -7400. FAX: (732) 409 -0766 TIM W. GILLEN, PE, PP, CME (1991 -2019) BRUCE M. KOCH, PE, PP, CME LOUIS J. PLOSKONKA PE, CME ASSOCIATES TREVOR J. TAYLOR, PE, PP, CME BEHRAM TURAN, PE, LSRP LAURA J. NEUMANN, PE, PP May 25, 2022 DOUGLAS ROHMEYER, PE, CFM, CME ROBERT J. RUSSO, PE, PP, CME JOHN J. HESS, PE, PP, CME Sent via Electronic (pogorcelsktcO-carteret.net) and Ild Class Mail Mayor and Borough Council Borough of Carteret 61 Cooke Avenue Carteret, NJ 07008 Attn: Carmela Pogorzelski Municipal Clerk Re: Carteret Avenue Extension Bid Report and Recommendation of Award Borough of Carteret, Middlesex County, NJ CME File No.: HCA00616.01 Dear Mayor and Borough Council: Enclosed herewith please find a summary of bids received on May 25, 2022 for the above referenced project. A total of two (2) bids were submitted, ranging from an apparent low bid of $918,888.95 by Black Rock Enterprises, LLC to a high bid of $932,894.00 by S. Brothers, Inc. The Engineer's Estimate for the base bid was $930,865.00. Please find enclosed a complete Summary of Bids for the Council's review. Contractor Base Bid 1. Black Rock Enterprises, LLC $918,888.95 2. S. Brothers, Inc. $932,894.00 As a matter of procedure, our office has contacted Black Rock Enterprises, LLC to discuss their bid. The representative we spoke to indicated they are comfortable with the bid as submitted and there is no objection to completing the project based on the bid prices submitted and the contract time. Based on this information, we recommend the following actions: 1. Award of the contract to the low bidder Black Rock Enterprises, LLC 1316 Englishtown Road, Old Bridge, NJ, within 60 calendar days, on a unit price basis in the total amount of $918,888.95 for base bid items 1 through 47 inclusive, as available funding permits, and subject to review of the Borough Attorney and NJDOT Local Aid District 3. 2. Bid and bid security of the second low bidder, S. Brothers, Inc., to be retained and held open, pending execution of the contract agreement Black Rock Enterprises, LLC. By copy of this letter, we are requesting the Borough Attorney prepare the necessary Resolution of Award. Upon execution, please have three (3) signed and sealed copies of the resolution forwarded to this office for further execution. SACeder.AHCA00616.01 - Cederel Avenue Ealension\Conespondanae122 -05-25 - Rid Rpl & Recommendation of Award.docz CONSULTING AND MUNICIPAL ENGINEERS 1460 ROUTE 9 SOUTH . HOWELL, NEW JERSEY 077311 . (732) 462 -7400. FAX: (732) 409 -0766