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Home My Public Portal Aboutr 23-177Yeoolixtion of #4e �30xag4 of (fax#ere#, N 0- N°' #23-177 Date of AWARDING BID FOR THE TENNYSON ESTATES AREA ROAD IMPROVEMENTS WHEREAS, the Borough has publicly advertised for the receipt of bids for the Tennyson Estates Area Road Improvements; WHEREAS, the Borough has solicited and received seven (7) bid proposals for the Tennyson Estates Area Road Improvements as follows: Base Bid 1. KM Construction Corp. $699,335.00 2. Top Line Construction Corp. $741,944.15 3. S. Brothers, Inc. $756,683.10 4. D.L.S. Contracting, tile. $771,174.00 5. AJM Contractors, Ine. $783,815.00 6. A & J Contractors Group, Inc. $824,881.00 7. Seacoast Construction, Inc. $939,820.60 WHEREAS, KM Construction Corp., of Irvington, 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 KM Construction Corp., in a total amount not to exceed $699,335.00, per attached award letter; and WHEREAS, the Chief Financial Officer n certified that funds are or will be available for said purpose. Aect. # G-02-41-690-2 a5 NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Carteret as follows: L That the appropriate Borough Officials are hereby authorized to enter into a contract with KM Construction Corp., of Irvington, NJ for the Project for the sum of $699,335.00 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 from the New Jersey Department of Labor, Division of Wage and Hour Compliance. 4. That the aforementioned award of bid is subject to review and approval by the NJDOT Local Aid Office and the Borough Attorney. Adopted this 27'h day of July, 2023 and certified as a true copy of the original on July 28, 2023. CARMELA POGORZELSKI, RMC Municipal Clerk RECORD OF COUNCIL VOTE COUNCILMAN YES NO NV A.B, COUNCILMAN YLS NO NV A.B, 13ELLINO X JOHAL j( DIAZ X K RUM X . DIMASCIO X NAPLES X- Indicate Vote AB - Absent NV -Not Voting XOR- Indicates Vole to Overruleto Adopted at a meeting of the Municipal Council JZ2023 . �7- C C Munici 1 C rk A,t4_ BOROUGH OF CAPTERET DanielJ. keinsma,I ayer CARMLI A POGORZ MUNICIPAL CLERK To: Patrick DoBlasio Treasurer . Borough of Carterol REQUEST FOR CERTIPICA'UON OF AVAILABLE FUNDS Resolution #: #23-197 Name of Account: KM CONSTRUCTION CORP AMOUNT TO BE ENCUMBERED: Amount not Date: Juiy20.2023 Municipal Clerk CER79FiCATION OF AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS 1,'freasuror o,r tho Borough of Carteret, do hereby certify that there are sufficient fiords available in the current budget to enable the Municipal Council to authorize the entering into a Contract between the Borough of Cm lerot and; LltrvtC��eil (��. The funds available for this contract are In the Budget, in the account of; In the amount of V-6 By this cortification, f have hereby encnpbered the above named account for the amount of (lie contact Pending Council action. C Patrick De as •� -2 � Treasuror . Date;_. Memorial Municipal Buildixrg. e 61 Cooke Avenue ® Carteret, New JerSey 07008 Te1732541-3800 6 11=732-541-8925 0 & r 01jicencartefetatet wwwcarteretnet JOHN H. ALLGAIR, PE, PP, LS (1983-2001) DAVID J. SAMUEL, PE, PP,CME 3 7}R JOHN J. STEFANI PE, LS, PP, ONE JAY B. CORNELL, PE, PP, CME MICHAEL J. McCLELLAND, PE, PP, CME GREGORY R. VALES[, PE, PP, CME ASSOCIATES July 17, 2023 Sent via Electronic Mail (mayorancarteret.net) Mayor and Borough Council Borough of Carteret 61 Cooke Avenue Carteret, NJ 07008 Attn: Hon. Mayor Daniel J. Reiman Re: Bid Report and Recommendation of Award Tennyson Estates Area Road Improvements Borough of Carteret, Middlesex County, NJ CME File No.: HCA00624.01 Dear Mayor and Borough Council: TIMOTHY W. GILLEN, PE, PP, CME BRUCE M. KOCH, PE, PP, CME LOUIS J. PLOSKONKA, PE, CME TREVOR J. TAYLOR, PE, PP, CME BEHRAM TURAN, PE, LSRF LAURA J. NEUMANN, PE, PF DOUGLAS ROHMEYER, PE, CFM, CME ROBERT J. RUSSO, PE, PP, CME JOHN J. HESS, PE, PP, CME Enclosed herewith please find a summary of bids received on July 7, 2023, for the above referenced project. Seven (7) bids were submitted, ranging from an apparent low base bid of $699,335.00 by KM Construction Corp. to a high base bid of $939,820.60 by Seacoast Construction, Inc. The Engineer's Estimate for the base bid was $816,070.00 Please find enclosed a complete Summary of Bids for the Council's review. Upon review, irregularities were noted in some of the bid proposals submitted. However, none were found in the proposal submitted by the apparent low bidder, therefore, the outcome of the bid is unaffected. As a matter of procedure, our office has contacted KM Construction Corp. to discuss their bid. The representatives 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, KM Construction Corp., 14 Cordier Street, Irvington, NJ, within 60 calendar days, on a unit price basis in the total amount of $699,335.00 for Base Bid Item 1 through 36, inclusive, as available funding permits. The award should be subject to S9CaderetWA00624.01 -Tennyson Estates Area Road ImprovementsiCorrespondence123-07-07—Bld RepW and Recommendation of Award Ltr.doc CONSULTING AND MUNICIPAL ENGINEERS 1460 ROUTE 9 SOUTH . HOWELL, NEW JERSEY 07731 . (732) 462.7400 . FAX: (732) 409-0766 ASSOCIATES Mayor and Borough Council July 17, 2023 Re: Bid Report & Recommendation of Award Our File No. HCA00624.01 Tennyson Estates Area Road Improvements Page 2 review and approval by the NJDOT Local Aid Office and the Borough Attorney, including concurrence to waive any minor irregularities, the review of the bid bond and surety from the low bidder, and submission of the required bonds and insurance certificates for the project. 2. Retain bid securities of the second and third low bidders pending award and execution of the contract with KM Construction Corp.; and, 3. Return bid securities to the remaining low bidders. 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 my office for further execution. We trust this is the information you require at this time. However, should you have any questions or require additional information, please do not hesitate to contact this office. 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