Bids are requested for the installation of deer fencing at Mercer Meadows Park. The contractor must provide all materials, labor, and equipment. Bids are due July 1, 2026, at 11:30 a. m. electronically. A pre-bid site visit is recommended on June 22, 2026. The deadline for questions is June 24, 2026. Construction is restricted to September 1, 2026, and December 31, 2026. The contract will be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder.
Work will commence within ten 10 calendar days after receipt of written notice to proceed and be substantially completed within 90 calendar days from the receipt of the notice to proceed. Construction can only occur between September 1, 2026, and December 31, 2026.
The county of Mercer shall pay the submitted bill not more than 30 calendar days after the receipt of the bill by the owners representative if the contractor has performed in accordance with the contract and the work has been approved and certified by the owners representative. The billing shall be deemed approved and certified 20 calendar days after the owners representative receives it, unless the owners representative provides, before the end of the 20-day period, a written statement of the amount withheld and the reason for withholding payment.
As specified in the technical specifications.
Contract shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder as declared by the county of Mercer.
Bidders and subcontractors shall have experience in similar projects. Bidders shall provide three verifiable references.
Pursuant to N. J. S. A. 40A:11-19, liquidated damages may be assessed for the violation of any of the terms of the contract.
A pre-bid site visit is scheduled for June 22, 2026, at 9:00 a. m. This is not a mandatory requirement, but it is highly recommended.
Any prospective bidder who wishes to challenge a bid specification shall file such challenges in writing with the contracting agent no less than three business days prior to the opening of the bids.
Failure to submit required documentation at the time of bid is a mandatory cause for rejection of bid. Bids containing any conditions, omissions, unexplained erasures or alterations, items not called for in the bid proposal form, attachment of additive information not required by the specifications, or irregularities of any kind, may be rejected by the county.