Sealed bids to furnish Residential Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Collection, Disposal, and Recycling Services NOTE: BIDS MAY NOT BE SUBMITTED BY FACSIMILE TRANSMISSION (FAX) OR EMAIL. Each bid shall include a cashiers check or bid bond equal to ten percent (10%) of the highest sum of "Total Prices" for the Contract period as set forth in the Instructions to Bidders and on the Price Sheet for all options requested. Such checks shall be payable to the order of "Township of Salisbury". Such checks or bonds shall be retained by the Township until the Contract has been awarded or rejected, at which time the Township will return the checks or bonds of the unsuccessful bidders. Each bid shall be accompanied by a Certificate of Non-Collusion and all other documents as specified in the Instructions to Bidders. The successful Contractor shall comply with the requirements of the Non-Discrimination Clause of the Contract. The Township reserves the right to accept any Bid Proposal or to reject any or all Bid Proposals, and to waive informalities or irregularities in any Proposal. In particular, any alteration, erasure or interlineation of the Contract Documents and of the Proposal shall render the accompanying Proposal irregular and subject to rejection by the Township. The Township intends that the contract shall be awarded within thirty (30) days following the date that Proposals are publicly opened and read. In order to aid the Township in determining the responsibility of any bidder, the Township requires the bidder to submit evidence of the Bidders experience and familiarity with the product as called for in the Specifications. All bidders must be prepared to present suitable evidence of their financial standing and to furnish a list of similar work recently completed within three (3) days of bid opening. The bidder shall be required to supply a Financial Statement or similar document prior to contract award which includes, as a minimum, financial statements (if any), references, and a listing of any and all fictitious names used by the bidder. No proposal will be accepted from or contract awarded to any person, firm, or corporation that is in arrears or is in default to the Township upon any debt or contract, or that is a defaulter, as surety or otherwise, upon any obligation to said Township or had failed to perform faithfully any previous contract with the Township. The Township, however, reserves the right to reject any and all bids or any part of a bid without making an explanation to anyone whenever it deems it in the interest of the Township to do so, and also have the right to waive any informalities in the bidding, and to award the Contract in the best interest of the Township.