180-26 - Exhibit A. CDBG 2025 SPECS_compressed.pdf

EXECUTION OF CONTRACT IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the said parties hereto have caused this instrument to be signed by their respective duly constituted officers, attested and sealed pursuant to proper resolutions. TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE IN THE COUNTY OF ESSEX ATTEST: By: (Seal) Township Clerk By: (Seal) Mayor By: (Seal) Contractor C-6

TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE ESSEX COUNTY, NEW JERSEY 2025 CDBG ROAD REHABILITATION STANDISH AVENUE AND FREMONT STREET BOND KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that we Principal, | and Surety, are held and firmly bound unto the TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE, in the COUNTY OF ESSEX, a municipal corporation of the State of New Jersey, Obligee, in the penal sum of DOLLARS lawful money of the United States of America, to be paid to the TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE, in the COUNTY OF ESSEX, for which payment well and truly to be made we hereby jointly and severally bind ourselves, and our respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors, and assigns. Signed this day of 2026. The condition of this obligation is such that whereas, the above named Principal did on the day of , 2026, enter into a certain Contract with the TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE, in the COUNTY OF ESSEX, designated as 2025 CDBG ROAD REHABILITATION STANDISH AVENUE AND FREMONT STREET which said Contract is made a part of this Bond as though fully set forth herein. Now, if the above-named Principal shall well and faithfully do and perform all the things agreed by him to be done and performed under said Contract, according to the terms, covenants and conditions thereof, all and singular, including the fulfillment of all guarantees, and if the above- named Principal shall pay all lawful claims of subcontractors, materialmen, laborers, persons, firms or corporations for labor performed or materials, provisions, provender or other supplies of teams, fuels, oils, implements or machinery furnished, used or consumed in the carrying forward, performing or completing of said Contract, and if the above-named Principal shall satisfy any and all claims against the TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE in the COUNTY OF ESSEX howsoever originating under the said Contract and shall fully indemnify and save harmless the TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE in the COUNTY OF ESSEX from any and all cost, loss, damage and expenses, including legal expenses, which the TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE in the COUNTY OF ESSEX may suffer by reason of the failure of said Principal to do any of the foregoing, we agreeing and assenting that this undertaking shall be for the benefit of any subcontractor, materialman, laborer, person, firm or corporation having a just claim as well as for the TOWNSHIP. B-1

OF WEST ORANGE in the COUNTY OF ESSEX, as Obligee, then this obligation shall be void, otherwise the same shall remain in full force and effect, it being expressly understood and agreed that the liability of the Surety for any and all claims hereunder shall in no event exceed the penal amount of this obligation as herein stated. The said Surety hereby stipulates and agrees that no changes, alterations, modifications, omissions, or additions in or to the terms of the said Contract, or in or to the Plans or Specifications therefore or any extension of time for the performance of any of the work covered thereby shall in any way affect the obligation of said Surety on this Bond, and the Surety does hereby waive notice of any and all such changes, alterations, modifications, omissions, or additions, in or to the terms of the said Contract or in or to the Plans or Specifications therefore and of any and all such extensions of time for the performance of any of the work covered thereby. The purpose of the performance guarantee is to assure the installation of the required improvements, to render the obligor and the Surety liable to the municipality of the reasonable costs of making such improvements if they are not installed properly, and in such case, to provide the means by which the municipality itself may remedy any deficiencies. Signed, sealed and acknowledged in the presence of: (Seal) Contractor's Signature B-2

Witness STATE OF ) )ss: COUNTY OF ) On this day of in the year 2026, before me personally came , who being known to me and being of full age and being duly sworn upon his oath deposes and says: That he resides at, and that he is the President of the Corporation described in and which executed the foregoing instrument; that he knows the seal of said Corporation, that the seal affixed to said instrument is such Corporate seal; that it was so affixed by order of the Board of Directors of said Corporation and that he signed his name thereto by like order. (Seal) (Signature) (Seal) (Title) Subscribed and sworn to before me this day of , 2026. Notary Public Commission expires (Notary Seal) B-3

TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE COUNTY OF ESSEX, NEW JERSEY 2025 CDBG ROAD REHABILITATION STANDISH AVENUE AND FREMONT STREET GENERAL CONDITIONS SECTION 1 - CONTRACT DOCUMENTS The Contract Documents shall consist of Notice to Bidders, Instructions to Bidders, Proposal, “Contract and Agreement, General Conditions of Contract, General Requirements, Specifications and Plans, including all modifications and addenda thereof incorporated in any of the documents before execution of the Contract. SECTION 2 - SPECIFICATIONS AND SUPPLEMENTARY PLANS The Specifications and Plans are intended to supplement each other, and together constitute one complete set of Specifications and Plans, so that any work exhibited in the one and not in the other shall be executed just as if it has been set forth in both, in order that the work shall be completed in every respect according to the complete design or designs as decided and determined by the Engineer. In the event of a conflict in the Plans and Specifications, the Specifications shall be considered as prevailing. Should the Contractor find that anything is omitted from the Specifications and Plans which is necessary for a clear understanding of the work, or that there is an error in either Plans or Specifications, the Contractor shall promptly notify the Engineer. From time to time during the progress of the work the Engineer will furnish supplementary or working drawings as are necessary to show changes or define the work in more detail and these also shall be considered as Contract Plans. SECTION 3 - DEFINITIONS The word "Owner" as used herein shall mean the TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE, the "Party of the First Part," acting through its properly authorized representatives. The word "Engineer" shall mean the engineer designated by the Owner, whether acting directly or through properly authorized agents, inspectors, or representatives of the Engineer, acting within the scope of duties entrusted to them. The word "Addendum" shall mean a modification of the Contract Documents issued in writing by the Engineer prior to the opening of the bids. The term "NJSS" shall mean the New Jersey Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction, 2019 Edition. The term "ASTM" shall mean the American Society for Testing and Materials. GC-1

The term "AWWA" shall mean the American Water Works Association. The term "ASA" shall mean the American Standards Association. The term "IEEE" shall mean the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, Inc. The term "NEC" shall mean the National Electric Code of the National Fire Protection Association. The term "NEMA" shall mean the National Electric Manufacturers Association. The term "AWS" shall mean the American Welding Society. The term "BOCA" shall mean Building Code Officials and Code Administration International, Inc. The term "ACI" shall mean the American Concrete Institute. The term "NFPA" shall mean the National Fire Protection Association. The words "as described," "as required," "as permitted," "as allowed," or phrases of like effect or import as used herein shall mean that the direction, requirement, permission, or allowance of the Engineer is intended, and similarly, the words "approved," "reasonable," "suitable," "properly," "satisfactory," or words of like effect or import, unless otherwise particularly specified herein, shall mean approve, reasonable, suitable, properly, or satisfactory in the judgment of the Engineer. SECTION 4 - ENGINEER'S DECISIONS All work under this Contract shall be done to the satisfaction of the Engineer who shall determine the amount, quality, acceptability, and fitness of the several items of work and materials which are to be paid for hereunder. He shall also decide all questions which may arise as to the fulfillment of the terms of the Contract by the Contractor, and as to the intent and purpose of the Contract Plans and Specifications. The determination of the Engineer in all such matters shall be final and binding upon the parties thereto. SECTION 5 - INSPECTION The Owner, at his own expense, has appointed and employed the Engineer whose duty it is to observe and inspect, in the Owner's interest, the materials furnished, and the work done as the work progresses in order to insure full and complete compliance with the Contract. It is agreed that the Owner may also, at its pleasure and at its own expense, appoint and employ such other persons as may be necessary for those purposes. The Engineer and all such other persons referred to shall have unrestricted access to all parts of the work and to other places at and in which the preparation of the materials and other parts of the work to be done

d all such other persons referred to shall have unrestricted access to all parts of the work and to other places at and in which the preparation of the materials and other parts of the work to be done under this Contract are carried on and conducted and shall be given by the Contractor all facilities and assistance required to carry out their work of observation and inspection. GC-2

It is not the function of the Engineer to supervise or direct the manner in which the work to be done under this Contract is carried on or conducted. Nevertheless, the Contractor agrees that any method of procedure, which in the opinion of the Engineer does not achieve the required results or quality of the work specified, shall be discontinued immediately upon the order of the Engineer. The Engineer shall have the authority to reject any work, or materials, or any part thereof, which does not in his opinion conform to the Plans, Drawings, Specifications, and Contract, and it shall be permissible for him to do so at any time during the progress of the work and until its acceptance. No work shall be done except in the presence of designated representatives of the Owner or the Engineer and no material of any kind shall be used upon the work until it has been inspected and accepted by such duly authorized representatives. All materials rejected shall be removed immediately from the work and not again offered for inspection. Any materials or workmanship found at any time to be defective or not of the quality or character required by the Plans and Specifications shall be remedied at once regardless of previous inspection. Such inspections shall not relieve the Contractor from any obligation to perform such work strictly in accordance with the Plans and Specifications and work not so constructed shall be removed and made good by the Contractor at his own expense, and free of all expense to the Owner without reference to any previous oversight or error in inspection. It is also understood that representatives of the State shall have access to the work wherever it is in preparation or progress, and the Contractor shall provide proper facilities for such access and inspection. SECTION 6 - OBLIGATION OF CONTRACTOR The Contractor shall, at his own cost and expense, provide any and all manner of superintendence, insurance, taxes, labor, materials, apparatus, scaffolding, appliances, tools, machinery, power transportation, and whatever else may be required of every description necessary to do and complete the work, and shall be solely answerable for the same and for the safe, proper, and lawful construction, maintenance, and use thereof. The Contractor shall cover and protect the work from damage, and make good all injury to the same occurring before the completion

e safe, proper, and lawful construction, maintenance, and use thereof. The Contractor shall cover and protect the work from damage, and make good all injury to the same occurring before the completion of this Contract. The Contractor shall employ only competent people and shall provide an experienced superintendent who shall be present at all time that work is in progress. The Contractor shall also provide experienced foremen on each part of the work. The Contractor shall, at his own expense, wherever necessary or required, maintain fences, provide watchmen, maintain lights, place additional timber and braces, and take such of the precautions as may be necessary to protect life, property, and structures, and shall be liable for all damages occasioned in any way by his act or neglect, or that of his agents, employees, or workmen. He shall provide access at all times to private property. GC-3

SECTION 7 - PATENT RIGHTS The Contractor shall indemnify and save harmless the Owner and its officers, agents, and representatives from all claims for damages, arising from the infringement or alleged infringement of any letters patent or patent rights covering any material, appliance, or device used in or upon the work or any part thereof. All royalties for patents or patent infringement claims that might be involved in the construction of the work shall be included in the Contract amount and the Contractor shall satisfy all demands that may be made at the time for such and shall be liable for any damages or claims for patent infringements; and the Contractor shall at his own expense defend any and all suits or proceedings that may be instituted against patent or patents involved or alleged to be involved in the work and in case of an award of damages, the said Contractor shall pay such award. SECTION 8 - DEFENSE OF SUITS In case any action at law of suit in equity may or shall be brought against the Owner or any of its representatives or agents for or on account of the failure, omission, or neglect of the Contractor or his or their employees or agents to do and perform any of the covenants, acts, matters, or things by this Contract undertaken or to be done or performed by the Contractor or his subcontractors, or his or their employees or agents, or for any injury or damage caused by the negligence or alleged negligence of the Contractor or his subcontractors, his or their employees or agents, the Contractor shall indemnify and save harmless the Owner, its representatives, agents, and servants of and from all loss, cost, damage, expense, judgment, or decrees whatever arising out of such actions or suits as may or shall be brought as aforesaid. SECTION 9 - PERMITS, LAWS, AND ORDINANCES The Contractor shall keep himself fully informed of all existing and current ordinances and regulations and City, County, State, or National laws in any way limiting or controlling the actions or operations of these engaged upon the work or affecting the materials supplied to or by them. He shall at all times observe and comply with all such valid and legally binding ordinances, laws, and regulations, and shall protect and indemnify the Owner and its representatives and agents against any claim or liability arising from or based on any violation of the same. He shall