NOTICE TO BIDDERS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids will be opened and read in public by the Purchasing Agent for Township of Franklin, Somerset County, Municipal Building 475 DeMott Lane, Somerset, New Jersey, at 1:00 p.m. prevailing time on September 18, 2026 for the following:

Bartha Woods (Castleton Park) Planting, Clearing and Maintenance Project

Contract # B26-004-ENG-R 2

Bids shall be delivered in sealed envelopes and addressed to Jennifer Burns, Purchasing Agent, Purchasing Office at the Municipal Building, 475 DeMott Lane, Somerset, NJ 08873, clearly marked on the outside with the contract name and number, bearing the name and address of the bidder on the outside.

Drawings/plans for this bid are free of charge and MUST be obtained in person at the office of the Purchasing Administrator, during regular business hours 8:30 am thru 4:00pm on or after August 28, 2026. Specifications and instructions may be obtained at the Purchasing Office or can be downloaded from the website https://www.franklintwpnj.org/

Bidder shall submit with the bid a certified check, cashier’s check or bid bond in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the total price bid, but not in excess of $20,000, payable unconditionally to Franklin Township, along with a Certificate (Consent of Surety) with Power of Attorney for full amount of bid price from a Surety Company authorized to do business in the State of New Jersey and that said Surety will furnish a Performance and Payment Bond in amounts of 100% of successful bidder’s contract.

*All Bid Addenda and bid tabulations will be issued on the website at https://www.franklintwpnj.org/ and processed in accordance with N.J.S.A 40A: 11-23(c). All interested respondents should check the website from now through bid opening. It is the sole responsibility of the respondent to be knowledgeable of all addenda related to this procurement.

Bidders shall comply with the requirements of N.J.S.A. 10:5-31 and N.J.A.C. 17:27 et seq.