Sealed bids will be received by the Borough of Woodstown at the Borough of Woodstown Municipal Building, 25 West Avenue, Woodstown, New Jersey 08098 for: Purchase of 600 - 5/8" x 3/4" water meters Mueller Series 420 Bronze PD standard gallon meter with Mi.Net Node radio frequency meter interface unit (MIU). Bidders are required to comply with the requirements of N.J.S.A. 10:5-31 et seq. and N.J.A.C. 17:27-1 et seq. Bids must be submitted on the bid forms provided within the documents in the manner designated therein. The Contract, if awarded, will be to the lowest responsible bidder whose bid proposal conforms to the requirements set forth in the Bidding Documents. The Borough will award the Contract or reject the bids within sixty (60) municipal days after the date of the bid opening. Should there be any reason the contract cannot be awarded within the specified period, the time may be extended by mutual agreement between the Borough and the bidder. Bids must be accompanied by a Certificate of Surety from an acceptable surety and a bid security in the form of a certified check, cashiers check or bid bond payable to the Borough of Woodstown in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the total bid amount but not in excess of $20,000.00. All bidders are required to provide a copy of the contractors and subcontractors business registration certificate(s) issued by the Department of the Treasury in accordance with Section 1 of P.L. 2004, c.57 (C.52:32-44). All Contractors and subcontractors must also comply with P.L. 1977, c.33 (Disclosure of Ownership). Certificate of Surety shall be written by a surety company listed on the United States Treasury Department Circular 570 and the New Jersey List of Approved Surety Companies. The successful bidder must furnish a Performance Bond and Payment Bond, each in the amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the contract price. Said bonds must be in a form acceptable to the Borough of Woodstown and be issued by a surety authorized to do business in the State of New Jersey. The successful bidder must comply with Affirmative Action requirements pursuant to Public Law 1975 C. 127 (N.J.A.C. 17:27) as revised and amended to date, and must furnish an Initial Project Manning Report (AA201) upon execution of the Agreement. Contractor is advised of the responsibility to file an annual disclosure statement on political contributions with the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission pursuant to N.J.S.A. 19:44A-20.13 (P.L. 2005, c271, s3) if the contractor receives contracts in excess of $50,000.00 from public entities in a calendar year. It is the Contractor's responsibility to determine if filing is necessary. Additional information on this requirement is available from ELEC at 888-313-3532 or at www.elec.state.nj.us. The Borough of Woodstown and the Engineer reserve the right to require a complete financial and experience statement from the prospective bidders showing that they have satisfactorily completed work of the nature required before furnishing proposal forms or specifications, or before awarding the contract. The Borough of Woodstown reserves the right to reject any and all bids in whole or in part, and to waive any informalities or minor defects therein, should it be deemed in the best interest of the Borough of Woodstown. The right is also reserved to increase or decrease the quantities specified in the manner designated in the specifications. There is no pre-bid meeting scheduled for this project.