Njwsa - Water Supply Authority - Nj - Agency Bids & RFPs

The scope of work for laboratory services is anticipated to be from June 1, 2026, through January 30, 2027, with the final sampling plan influenced by actual herbicide treatment dates.

The bidder with the lowest responsive and responsible bid when totaling all 5 line items will be awarded the contract.

The laboratory must have a current certification and maintain certification through the National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (NELAP) and/or NJDEP OQA for EPA methods **** and ****, or have developed similar, in-house assays based on these methods which the authority will review before bid award.

For any violations of the affirmative action law, in addition to all other penalties allowable by law, the violator shall be subject to a fine up to $1,**** for each violation for each day during which the violation continues.

The laboratory will provide bottles, bottle labels, and chain of custody forms. Bottles provided by the laboratory will include preservatives when appropriate. Seven (7) day turnaround times are requested, unless the laboratory standard turnaround time is shorter.

Any objection to the decision of the authority must be submitted in writing to the contracts manager within five (5) business days after the due date for receipt of quotations.

The proposal must be physically received by the authority at the appropriate location by the required time, April 15, 2026, at 4:00 PM. Any proposal not received on time or at the right location will be rejected.

The authority will evaluate the submitted written proposals based on the following criteria: approach presented in the technical proposal including schedule for the proposed work (45 points), experience and technical competence of the personnel proposed for the project (30 points), record of satisfactory performance by the firm on similar projects (20 points), and location of the firm and the primary personnel proposed for project provided that there are an appropriate number of qualified firms therein for consideration (5 points).

Only statements of qualifications and technical proposals are being solicited under this rfp at this time.

Inspection of the culvert may be done at the convenience of the consultant. Consultants are responsible for their own site safety when inspecting the site. Entry into either structure is prohibited.

Written questions concerning the rfp must be received prior to the cutoff date, April 1, 2026, at 4:30 PM.

The authority intends to award this contract to the lowest qualified bidder that, in the opinion of the authority, is both responsible and responsive in accordance with the criteria stated in these instructions.

Bidders shall be experienced in the kind of work to be performed, shall have the necessary equipment therefore, and shall possess sufficient capital to properly execute the work within the time allowed.

There is no mandatory prebid site meeting.

Any objection to the decision of the authority must be submitted in writing to the manager, contracts risk management no later than ten days after receipt of the authoritys notice of intent to award that its bid has not been accepted, or no later than within ten days after receipt of the authoritys notice of intent to award, whichever may apply.

The authority intends to award this contract to the lowest qualified bidder that, in the opinion of the authority, is both responsible and responsive in accordance with the criteria stated in these instructions.

Bidders shall be experienced in the kind of work to be performed, shall have the necessary equipment therefore, and shall possess sufficient capital to properly execute the work within the time allowed.

There is no mandatory prebid site meeting.

Any objection to the decision of the authority must be submitted in writing to the manager, contracts risk management no later than ten days after receipt of the authoritys notice of intent to award that its bid has not been accepted, or no later than within ten days after receipt of the authoritys notice of intent to award, whichever may apply.