All Vendors must obtain bid packages from the City ofPaterson, Purchasing Division, located at City Hall, 155 Market Street, 4th floor, Paterson, New Jersey, Tel: 973-321-1340 fax: 973-321-1341. Reproduction or Redistribution of the contents of this Bid Package by a party other than the City of Paterson is strictly prohibited. Bids received from vendors that did not obtain bid packages from the City of Paterson Purchasing Division will not be considered Bids must be submitted on the standard Proposal Form provided by the City ofPaterson in the manner designated therein, and must be enclosed in a sealed envelope bearing the title ofthe bid, name and address ofthe bidder on the outside; addressed to Mr. Harry M. Cevallos, Purchasing Agent, and delivered to the above address at the date and time set at the place herein. The City ofPaterson is not responsible for any hand delivered or third party delivered bids which do not arrive at the proper time or location. Any such bid will be returned unopened to the vendor. All documents contained in this package must be returned to the City of Paterson in their original form. No substitutions, alterations, or modifications ofany ofthe bid documents are permitted. The City ofPaterson requires that a bidder who is awarded a contract, which exceeds $44,000.00, must submit a Performance Bond in the full amount ofthe award from a Company doing business in the State ofNew Jersey. This bond shall be made to the City of Paterson and shall be held as security for the performance ofthe contract. The performance bond shall be submitted within ten (10) days ofthe date ofthe award letter. Failure to submit a Performance Bond shall be cause for declaring the contract null and void. Harry M. Cevallos, Qualified Purchasing Agent Bidders must comply with regulations ofthe "New Jersey Local Public Contract Law" (N.J.S.A.40A: 11-let.seq.), Affirmative Action regulations N.J.S.A.10:5-31et seq.,N.J.A.C. 17:27, the New Jersey Prevailing Wage Act 12:60-1 et seq. (N.J.S.A.34:11-56-1 et. seq., N.J.S.A.34:11-56.25 et. seq.) and the New Jersey Contractor Business Registration Certificate N.J.S.A.52.32-44. Any such delinquent taxes or other Municipal charges would disqualify such bidders from bidding on or being awarded a City contract. The Municipal Council of the City of Paterson reserves the right to consider bids for sixty (60) days after receipt thereof, and the award will be made to the lowest responsible bidder in accordance with applicable law. THE PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION ACT N.J.S.A.34:! 1-56.48 et, seq. requires that a general or prime contractor and any listed subcontractor's names in the contractor's bid proposal shall be register at the time the bid proposal is submitted. After bid proposals are received and prior to award of contract, the successful contractor shall submit a copy of the contactor's certification along with those of all listed subcontractors. All non-listed subcontractors and lower tier subcontractors shall be registered prior to starting work on the project. It is the general contractor's responsibility that all non-listed sub-contractors at any tier have their certificate prior to physically starting work on the job. Bidders may contact the following office for registration application forms or questions on this compliance: Contractor Registration Unit, NJ Department of Labor, Division of Wage & Hour Compliance, P.O. Box 389, Trenton NJ 08625-0389, Telephone 609.292.9464.