NOTICE TO BIDDERS AND POSTPONEMENT ADDENDUM NO. TWO AB

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1 NOTICE TO BIDDERS AND POSTPONEMENT ADDENDUM NO. TWO AB REPLACEMENT OF STRUCTURE NO OLD MILL ROAD OVER STONY BROOK, HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP, MERCER COUNTY THE BID OPENING SCHEDULED FOR APRIL 5, 2012 AT 11:00 AM HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL APRIL 12, 2012 AT 11:00 AM. Notice is hereby given that on April 12, 2012 at 11:00 A.M. (Prevailing time), sealed bids will be opened and read in public by the Purchasing Agent in the Mercer County McDade Administration Building, 640 South Broad Street, Room #321 Third Floor, Trenton, New Jersey for: Replacement of Structure No Old Mill Road over Stony Brook, HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP, MERCER COUNTY AB Clarifications, amendments, additions, deletions, revisions and modifications are part of the Contract and change the original documents only in the manner and to the extent stated. Bidder s are required to complete the Acknowledgement of Receipt of Addendum No. One (2) and shall include the Acknowledgement with their bid response. Bid Addenda will be issued on the website for bids issued online and forwarded to all project document holders. 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. COUNTY OF MERCER, NEW JERSEY Purchasing Department Marcella Covello, QPA Purchasing Agent AB ADDENDUM NO. 2

2 COUNTY OF MERCER ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF RECEIPT OF ADDENDA The undersigned Respondent hereby acknowledges receipt of the following Addenda: Addenda Number Dated Signed: Title: Printed Name: Date: Company:

3 SPECIFICATIONS Page 25 THE FOLLOWING TEXT REPLACES THE TEXT OF C. IN ITS ENTIRETY PERFORMANCE BOND C. PERFORMANCE BOND Bidder shall simultaneously with the delivery of the executed contract, submit an executed bond in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the acceptable bid as security for the faithful performance of this contract. Failure to submit this with the executed contract shall be cause for declaring the contract null and void pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A: AN ADDITIONAL SEPARATE PERFORMANCE BOND IS REQUIRED FOR THIS PROJECT. THIS PERFORMANCE BOND WILL INCLUDE 100% OF THE COST OF BID PAY ITEMS 63 TO 67 FOR 5 GROWING SEASONS (5 YEARS), AFTER THE CONSTRUCTION HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND ACCEPTED, TO ADDRESS THE NJDEP S PLANT GROWING REQUIREMENTS AND REQUIREMENTS. IF THE PLANTINGS FAIL TO ACHIEVE THIS (85%) SURVIVAL RATE, THE COUNTY WILL REQUIRE THE CONTRACTOR TO IMPLEMENT ADDITIONAL CORRECTIVE MEASURES AT NO EXTRA COST TO THE COUNTY. THIS WILL BE A STEP DOWN PERFORMANCE BOND FOR FIVE YEARS. THE COUNTY WILL MAKE PAYMENTS FOR ITEMS 63 THRU 67 AS FOLLOWS: 10%- AFTER THE FIRST YEAR OF COMPLETE GROWING SEASON AND 10%- AFTER THE FIFTH YEAR OF COMPLETE GROWING SEASON AND

4 Page 94 THE FOLLOWING TEXT REPLACES THE ENTIRE SECTION 151 IN THE SUPPLEMENTAL SPECIFICATIONS SECTION 151 PERFORMANCE BOND AND PAYMENT BOND PERFORMANCE BOND AND PAYMENT BOND THE FOLLOWING IS ADDED: PAYMENT FOR PERFORMANCE BOND AND PAYMENT BOND WILL NOT BE MADE, BUT COST OF THE SAME SHALL BE INCLUDED IN THE VARIOUS BID ITEMS IN THE PROPOSAL. THE FOLLOWING IS ADDED: TWO SEPARATE PERFORMANCE BONDS ARE REQUIRED FOR THIS PROJECT. THE FIRST PERFORMANCE BOND WILL COVER THE ENTIRE CONTRACT AND THE SECOND PERFORMANCE BOND WILL COVER ITEMS AND 63 TO 67. THE CONTRACTOR IS TO PROVIDE A SECOND PERFORMANCE BOND FOR FIVE GROWING SEASONS (5 YEARS), AFTER THE CONSTRUCTION HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND ACCEPTED, FOR PAY ITEMS NUMBERED 63 TO 67, AT 100% OF THE COST, TO ADDRESS THE NJDEP S PLANT GROWING REQUIREMENTS AND REQUIREMENTS. IF THE PLANTINGS FAIL TO ACHIEVE THIS SURVIVAL RATE (85%), THE COUNTY WILL REQUIRE THE CONTRACTOR TO IMPLEMENT ADDITIONAL CORRECTIVE MEASURES AT NO EXTRA COST TO THE COUNTY. THIS WILL BE A STEP DOWN PERFORMANCE BOND FOR FIVE YEARS. THE COUNTY WILL MAKE PAYMENTS FOR ITEMS 63 THRU 67 AS FOLLOWS: 10%- AFTER THE FIRST YEAR OF COMPLETE GROWING SEASON AND

5 10%- AFTER THE FIFTH YEAR OF COMPLETE GROWING SEASON AND THIS PERFORMANCE BOND WILL COVER THE ENTIRE COST OF REPLACEMENT FOR THE FIRST YEAR AFTER CONSTRUCTION AND THEN STEP DOWN EVERY YEAR BY THE AMOUNT LAID OUT IN THE SCHEDULE BELOW. YEAR 1 AFTER CONSTRUCTION ENTIRE AMOUNT OF ITEMS 63 TO 67 YEAR 2 AFTER CONSTRUCTION 90% OF THE AMOUNT OF ITEMS 63 TO 67 YEAR 3 AFTER CONSTRUCTION 80% OF THE AMOUNT OF ITEMS 63 TO 67 YEAR 4 AFTER CONSTRUCTION 70% OF THE AMOUNT OF ITEMS 63 TO 67 YEAR 5 AFTER CONSTRUCTION 60% OF THE AMOUNT OF ITEMS 63 TO 67 PAGE 123 THE FOLLOWING TEXT REPLACES THE TEXT OF IN ITS ENTIRETY MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT Reporting for NJDEP Trees will be paid as follows: 10%- AFTER THE FIRST YEAR OF COMPLETE GROWING SEASON AND 10%- AFTER THE FIFTH YEAR OF COMPLETE GROWING SEASON AND PAYMENT WILL BE MADE UNDER THE FOLLOWING: Item FOR NJDEP TREES WOOD TURTLE SURVEY Pay Unit LUMP SUM LUMP SUM END OF ADDENDUM