125-22 Attachment - Admin Procedures Appendices Final Revised March 2022.pdf

will advertise the project for construction bids within 60 days from the date of the Construction funding authorization letter from NJDOT Local Aid. • If the Township of West Orange uses its own format for the bid proposal; the construction items and quantities must be the same as the final plans, specs and estimate; as submitted with the authorization request. Any modifications to the construction items and quantities will require NJDOT and FHWA’s prior approval and authorization. The Township of West Orange RC/PM submits bid documents (Plans, Specifications & Estimate) to the Governing Body/Business Administrator’s Office, requesting advertisement of the project. The project advertisement is published once a week for three consecutive weeks in two legal newspapers (1 Local and 1 Regional). The Township of West Orange allows a minimum of 10 working days after the last date of advertisement prior to receiving bids. Copies of all advertisements must be submitted to the NJDOT Local Aid. The Contract completion date as noted in the bid documents will be specified in the project specifications with provisions for liquidated damages as per NJDOT 2019 Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction section 108.20. A pre-bid Conference may be scheduled by the Township of West Orange to inform potential bidders of Civil Rights requirements. West Orange will place the following language into the construction bid solicitation: • The Disadvantaged Business Enterprise goal is %. These requirements should be indicated in the proper locations on Federal Attachment No. 1. • The number of Training Positions will be ‘ ’ where feasible consisting of at least ‘ ’ Apprentices and ‘ ’ Trainees (Total Trainees Hours = ). These requirements will be indicated in the proper locations on Federal Attachment No. 2. • It is recommended that the DBE and Trainee goal be included in the bid advertisement. • 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. o

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. o General wage determinations issued under Davis-Bacon and related acts, published by US Department of Labor, may be obtained from the Wage Determinations online Procedure for Administration and Inspection of Federal Aid Highway Projects Page 15