The Project consists of improvements to Lambert Road, including drainage improvements, pavement base repairs, resurfacing, guiderail and restoration. All work on this contract must be completed within sixty (60) calendar days from issuance of a Notice to Proceed. Contract documents and drawings for the proposed work (the Contract Documents, which have been prepared by Adam T. Wisniewski, PE, CME, CFM, of the firm Colliers Engineering & Design Inc. (DBA Maser Consulting), will be on file at the below date in the Township of Delaware, 570 Rosemont-Ringoes Road, Sergeantsville, NJ 08557. The Contract Documents will be available during business hours beginning on Thursday, August 17, 2023 12:00 PM. Proposals must be made on the standard proposal forms included with the Contract Documents in the manner designated in the Contract Documents, and must be accompanied by a statement of consent of surety from a surety company authorized to do business in the State of New Jersey and acceptable to the Owner and either a bid bond or a certified check drawn to the order of Township of Delaware for not less than ten percent (10%) of the amount bid, except that the check shall not exceed $20,000.00. The award of the Contract for this project will not be made until the necessary funds have been provided by the Owner in a lawful manner. Proposals for this contract will only be accepted from bidders who have properly qualified in accordance with the requirements of the Contract Documents. The right is also reserved to reject any or all bids or to waive any informalities where such informality is not detrimental to the best interest of the Owner, except as to those items which are deemed mandatory and non-waivable set forth in N.J.S.A. 40A:11-23.2. Further, the Owner reserves the right to abandon the project and reject the bids entirely if any legal or state or federal administrative action is taken against the Owner which could delay or jeopardize the project from commencing. The right is also reserved to increase or decrease the quantities specified in the manner designated in the Specifications. The successful bidder shall be required to comply with all applicable statutory and regulatory requirements, which include but are not limited to the affirmative action requirements of P.L. 1975, c. 127, N.J.S.A. 10:5-31 et seq. and N.J.A.C. 17:27-1 et seq. Bidders will be required to comply with the public disclosure provisions of N.J.S.A. 52:25-24.2.