Upcoming Purchases & Bid Solicitations Upcoming Purchases and Bid Solicitations ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS -- CONTRACT NO. WW-33-2022 FEDERAL PROJECT NO. STBGP-0076(206) NJDOT JOB NO. 5814335 WALT WHITMAN BRIDGE NEW JERSEY CORRIDOR RESURFACING

I. PURPOSE AND INTENT

The Delaware River Port Authority (“Authority”) hereby invites interested qualified Contractors to submit a Bid for Contract No. WW-33-2022, Walt Whitman Bridge New Jersey Corridor Resurfacing. One (1) electronic copy of the Bid, along with other technical and commercial documents shall be submitted, via SAP Ariba, no later than 2:00 p.m. EST on Thursday, December 15, 2022. Bids submitted via SAP Ariba will be publicly opened and read, via Zoom.

The Zoom information is as follows:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83325682351?pwd=Q3hCdDJUOThLQ2tWcVJvTzQ0K0lTUT09

Meeting ID: 833 2568 2351
Passcode: 014727

The Work to be completed under this Contract includes, but is not limited to, milling, overlay, and restriping of the NJ Approach Ramps at the Walt Whitman Bridge. Miscellaneous items such as curb replacement, shoulder backup, and pavement patching are also included.

The Work under this Contract will be subject to a financial assistance contract between the Authority and the Federal Highway Administration (“FHWA”) of the United States Department of Transportation (“USDOT”). As a result, such work will be performed pursuant to all applicable Federal laws, regulations, policies and administrative practices which are currently in effect and which may be established during the performance of the Work under this Contract. By submitting a bid, interested contractors must certify that they have read, understood, and agree to comply with the Federal requirements included in the Contract Documents.

II. ARIBA REQUIREMENT AND ACCESS TO ITB DOCUMENTS

All contract specific documents relevant to the ITB can be found on the Authority’s SAP Ariba Network site. In order to participate in this ITB and receive an invitation to the solicitation event, please send a request, via e-mail, to the following Contracting Officer: Amy L. Ash - alash@drpa.org. If a response is not sent to you within one (1) business day, please resend the request.

In order to access the ITB documents, you must be registered on the Ariba Network and have completed the Authority's supplier registration questionnaire. If you have not already done so, you can register on the Ariba Network at any time. Registration is free, quick and easy. Please go to the DRPA Procurement website: http://www.drpa.org/procurement for registration instructions and additional information. For questions about the Ariba registration process or registration technical issues, please send an e-mail to vendors@drpa.org.

The ITB documents for this project will be available starting November 21, 2022.

The Authority will post a list of interested/invited Contractors on the drpa.org website seven (7) days prior to submission due date.

The Authority will consider only those Bids received from parties who have obtained the ITB and contract documents directly from the Authority. Contract documents are not transferable to other parties for proposal purposes. Bids received from firms whose names are not recorded by the Authority as having secured documents for this Project will be rejected.

III. EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

The Delaware River Port Authority is firmly committed to providing full and equal business opportunities to all persons regardless of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age or non-job related disability. In that regard, the Delaware River Port Authority will affirmatively assure that minority and female-owned business enterprises are afforded equal opportunities to submit bids and/or proposals for consideration for all purchases and contracts issued in connection with this Project. Prospective bidders should understand that the participation of certified DBEs is a matter of great interest in the evaluation of all bids. To this end, the DRPA has established a DBE goal for this project of 1%. DBE team members must be named, and commitment levels must be noted at the time the bid is submitted.

IV. BID SUBMISSION AND DUE DATE

Responses to this ITB must be submitted electronically via the Ariba Network, no later than 2:00 p.m. EST on Thursday, December 15, 2022 (“Bid Due Date”).

LATE, FAXED, E-MAILED, AND/OR HARDCOPIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. The Bid Due Date and Ariba submission requirements are mandatory and non-waivable.

Contractors should ensure that they can access and upload files in Ariba prior to the submission deadline. It is the Bidder’s responsibility to ensure delivery of its Bid to the proper place at the proper time. Absent an emergency or unanticipated event that interrupts normal Authority processes so that Bids cannot be received via Ariba by the exact time specified in the ITB, the Authority will not extend the submission deadline for an interested firm due to technical difficulties.

V. PRE-BID CONFERENCE AND SITE VISIT

A non-mandatory Pre-Bid Conference will be held on Monday, November 28, 2022 at 1:00 pm EST via Zoom. The Zoom information for this meeting is:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88473352494?pwd=M2JnYWhxSEhtUnJuSm9STGtKUVFyUT09

Meeting ID: 884 7335 2494
Passcode: 761838

Attendance by Bidders, subcontractors, and suppliers is strongly encouraged. All Bidders shall be expected to completely and thoroughly examine all Contract Documents to become fully aware of the scope and requirements of the Project prior to submitting a Bid.
VI. SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT

The DRPA has established a Single Point of Contact for this ITB. From the issue date of this advertisement and until full execution of the Contract Agreement, the Single Point of Contact shall be the Contracting Officer whose name and contact information appears below. Please refer all inquiries related to the Project, including Ariba technical issues to the Contracting Officer.

Any violation of this condition (excluding any Ariba supplier registration questions and issues, which should be addressed by e-mailing vendors@drpa.org) may be cause for the DRPA to reject the offending Bid or rescind the Contract Award. Bidders agree not to distribute any part of their Bids beyond the Authority’s Contract Administration Department. A Bidder that shares information contained in its Bid with other DRPA personnel and/or with a competing Bidder may be disqualified and its Bid may be rejected.

The Single Point of Contact for this Project is:

Amy L. Ash, Manager, Contract Administration/Contracting Officer
alash@drpa.org / 856-968-2084
VII. QUESTIONS

Any and all questions or requests for clarification relating to this procurement including, but not limited to, questions concerning Bid submission requirements, technical requirements, scope of work, and specifications, should be addressed to the Single Point of Contact via email at questions@drpa.org no later than 5:00 p.m. EST on Tuesday, November 29, 2022.

NOTE: NO questions will be accepted after this date.

Responses to questions will be provided, via e-mail, by the Single Point of Contact to those firms who have registered and requested participation in the ITB.

Only information supplied by the Single Point of Contact, including responses to questions regarding the ITB, should be used in preparing Bids.

VIII. NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REQUIREMENTS

Fair and Open Process
Bids are being solicited through a fair and open process in accordance with N.J.S.A. 19:44-20.2, et seq., and as such, Contractors are exempt from the limitation on making political contributions under that law. Further, for that reason, as well as because of a language in the New Jersey’s Annual Appropriations Act, refusal to disclose campaign contributions otherwise required by N.J.S.A 19:44A-20.2 et seq. and 19:44A-20.25 et seq., will not adversely affect your consideration for award.

Exempt Services
Proposals are being solicited through a fair and open process in accordance with N.J.S.A. 19:44A-20.3 et seq., and as such, contractors are exempt from the limitations on making political contributions under that law. Further, for that reason, as well as because of language in the New Jersey’s Annual Appropriations Act, refusal to disclose campaign contributions otherwise required by N.J.S.A. 19:44A-20.3 et seq. and N.J.S.A. 19:44A-20.25 et seq., will not adversely affect your consideration for award.

Davis-Bacon
General wage determinations issued under Davis-Bacon and related acts, published by US Department of Labor, may be obtained from the Web Determinations online web site at http://www.wdol.gov/dba.aspx#0 Select state, county and construction type heading: HIGHWAY where the Project is to be performed then click Search.

Contractors shall pay the prevailing wage rates determined by the United States Secretary of Labor and the New Jersey Department of Labor. If the prevailing wage rate prescribed for any craft by the United States Secretary of Labor is not the same as the prevailing wage rate prescribed for that craft by the New Jersey Department of Labor, pay the higher rate. State wage rates may be obtained from the New Jersey Department of Labor & Workforce Development (Telephone: 609-292-2259) or by accessing the Department of Labor & Workforce Development's web site at:

https://www.nj.gov/labor/wageandhour/prevailing-rates/public-works/index.shtml

The State wage rates in effect at the time of award shall be part of the Contract, pursuant to Chapter 150, Laws of 1963 (NJSA 34:11-56.25, et seq.).

These will be downloaded not more than ten (10) days prior to this advertisement and inserted into the final bid specifications.
DELAWARE RIVER PORT AUTHORITY

By: Amy L. Ash
Manager, Contract Administration
Phone: 856-968-2084