Packet · Jan 20, 2026
Township Council Meeting — Packet
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that notice of this award shall be available in the Office of the Township Clerk as required by law. Karen J. Carnevale, R.M.C. Municipal Clerk Susan Scarpa, Council President Adopted: January 20, 2026 ________________________________ John C. Ditinyak, Chief Financial Officer I hereby certify funds are available from: ACCOUNT NO. (s) Acct No. 01-2040-41-9047-001 ($840,000.00 ) Acct No. 03-2584-19-0300-112, ($18,066.08) Acct No. 03-2610-20-0100-120, ($72,639.00) Acct No. 03-2661-21-0100-110, ($100,000.00) Acct No. 03-2704-22-0100-050, ($5,891.43) Acct No. 03-2610-20-0400-130, ($5, 156.46)
OSCAR SCHINDLER PERFORMING ARTS CENTER SITE IMPROVEMENTS 22-26 ENGINEER'S TABULATION OF BASE BIDS BIDS RECIEVED ON: JANUARY 7, 2026 1 ZN CONSTRUCTION LLC 2 S. BROTHERS INC. 3 A-TECH CONCRETE CO. CONTRACTOR NAME 185 E. 54TH STREET CONTRACTOR NAME 16 SOBECHKO ROAD CONTRACTOR NAME 11 TAYLOR ROAD ADDRESS ELMWOOD PARK ITEM# 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 DESCRIPTION CONSTRUCTION LAYOUT TRAFFIC DIRECTOR, MUNICIPAL POLICE ALLOWANCE CLEARING AND PREPARATION OF SITE, MOBILIZATION AND DEMOBILIZATION RESET EXISTING BRICK PAVERS (IF AND WHERE DIRECTED) EXCAVATION, TEST PIT (IF AND WHERE DIRECTED) EXCAVATION, UNCLASSIFIED DENSE GRADED AGGREGATE BASE COURSE, 6" THICK HMA MILLING, 3" OR LESS HOT MIX ASPHALT 19M64 BASE COURSE, 4" THICK HOT MIX ASPHALT 9.5M64 SURFACE COURSE, 2" THICK MODULAR BLOCK RETAINING WALL RECONSTRUCT EXISTING MODULAR CONCRETE BLOCK RETAINING WALL (APPROXIMATELY 8' HIGH AND VARIES) RECONSTRUCT EXISTING MODULAR CONCRETE BLOCK RETAINING WALL (APPROXIMATELY 10' HIGH AND VARIES) RESET EXISTING INLET, TYPE 'B', USING NEW CASTING RESET EXISTING INLET, TYPE 'E', USING NEW CASTING 4' HIGH DECORATIVE FENCE (INCLUDING CONCRETE FOOTINGS) HARDSCAPE PAVERS (INCLUDES REMOVAL OF EXISTING) CONCRETE SIDEWALK, 4' THICK DETECTABLE WARNING SURFACE CONCRETE DRIVEWAY, REINFORCED, 6" THICK CONCRETE DUMPSTER PAD, REINFORCED, 6" THICK CONCRETE SPECTATOR SEATING, REINFORCED (INCLUDES MOUNTED PREMIUM STADIUM CHAIRS, 26" WIDE) REMOVE AND REPLACE EXISTING CONCRETE STAIRCASE (INCLUDING HANDRAILS AND DISPOSAL OF EXISTING MATERIALS) 9"x18" CONCRETE VERTICAL CURB 12"x13" CONCRETE SLOPING CURB 6' RUBBER WHEEL STOP TRAFFIC STRIPES, THERMOPLASTIC, 4" THICK TRAFFIC MARKINGS, THERMOPLASTIC REGULATORY AND WARNING SIGN FURNISH AND INSTALL DOUBLE-SIDED SOLAR POWERED LED PEDESTRIAN CROSSING SIGN (W11-2 & W16-7P) W/ PUSH BUTTON INTERPRETIVE SIGNAGE (INCLUDING POST AND MOUNTING) 6' DECORATIVE BENCH (INCLUDING CONCRETE PAD AND ANCHORING) TRASH RECEPTACLE FURNISH AND INSTALL 10' LONG TIMBER FOOTBRIDGE, 4' WIDE(INCLUDING CONCRETE FOUNDATIONS) SOLAR POWERED BOLLARD LIGHTS SOLAR POWERED LIGHT POLE AND FIXTURE LIGHT FIXTURE AND LIGHT POLE (ELECTRIC) BOLLARD LIGHTS (ELECTRIC) SELECTIVE VEGETATIVE CLEARING REMOVAL AND DISPOSAL OF FALLEN TREE, UP TO 6" DIAMETER REMOVAL AND DISPOSAL OF
ED LIGHT POLE AND FIXTURE LIGHT FIXTURE AND LIGHT POLE (ELECTRIC) BOLLARD LIGHTS (ELECTRIC) SELECTIVE VEGETATIVE CLEARING REMOVAL AND DISPOSAL OF FALLEN TREE, UP TO 6" DIAMETER REMOVAL AND DISPOSAL OF FALLEN TREE, OVER 6" TO 12" DIAMETER REMOVAL AND DISPOSAL OF FALLEN TREE, OVER 12" TO 24" DIAMETER REMOVAL AND DISPOSAL OF FALLEN TREE, OVER 24" DIAMETER TREE REMOVAL, OVER 6" TO 12" DIAMETER TREE REMOVAL, OVER TO 12" TO 24" DIAMETER TOPSOIL, FERTILIZE, AND SEED ALL DISTURBED AREAS LANDSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS CONTRACT ALLOWANCE FOR ELECTRICAL WORK NOT SPECIFIED CONTRACT ALLOWANCE FOR WORK NOT SPECIFIED TOTAL BASE BID AMOUNT QUANTITY UNIT CITY UNIT PRICE 1 1 1 200 20 360 230 1100 330 320 35 1 1 3 1 330 500 160 3 20 8 1 1 210 220 3 830 430 40 2 8 10 5 1 4 1 1 5 5,000 8 6 2 1 9 2 1 1 1 1 LS ALLOW LS SY CY CY CY SY TON TON SF LS LF UNIT UNIT LF SY SY SY SY SY LS LS LF LF UNIT LF SF SF UNIT UNIT UNIT UNIT UNIT UNIT UNIT UNIT UNIT UNIT UNIT UNIT UNIT UNIT UNIT UNIT LS LS ALLOW ALLOW $7,000.00 $30,000.00 $62,000.00 $130.00 $160.00 $87.00 $80.00 $30.00 $220.00 $225.00 $160.00 $18,000.00 $28,000.00 $1,600.00 $1,600.00 $170.00 $260.00 $230.00 $360.00 $260.00 $270.00 $58,000.00 $9,000.00 $48.00 $51.00 $140.00 $3.20 $3.00 $120.00 $3,800.00 $2,500.00 $3,250.00 $2,700.00 $6,700.00 $3,200.00 $16,000.00 $9,000.00 $2,800.00 $1.50 $800.00 $900.00 $1,150.00 $1,500.00 $1,400.00 $1,700.00 $6,000.00 $37,000.00 $35,000.00 $25,000.00 ADDRESS ADDRESS NJ 07407 MANALAPAN NJ 07726 CITY UNIT
0.00 $16,000.00 $9,000.00 $2,800.00 $1.50 $800.00 $900.00 $1,150.00 $1,500.00 $1,400.00 $1,700.00 $6,000.00 $37,000.00 $35,000.00 $25,000.00 ADDRESS ADDRESS NJ 07407 MANALAPAN NJ 07726 CITY UNIT PRICE $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ STATE/ZIP AMOUNT 7,000.00 30,000.00 62,000.00 26,000.00 3,200.00 31,320.00 18,400.00 33,000.00 72,600.00 72,000.00 5,600.00 18,000.00 28,000.00 4,800.00 1,600.00 56,100.00 130,000.00 36,800.00 1,080.00 5,200.00 2,160.00 58,000.00 9,000.00 10,080.00 11,220.00 420.00 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ STATE/ZIP AMOUNT 16,000.00 30,000.00 143,840.00 24,000.00 20.00 360.00 11,500.00 33,000.00 49,500.00 32,000.00 2,380.00 68,000.00 59,380.00 7,500.00 2,700.00 38,610.00 92,500.00 40,000.00 1,500.00 5,000.00 3,200.00 118,785.00 11,900.00 16,800.00 17,600.00 600.00 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ 2,656.00 1,290.00 4,800.00 7,600.00 20,000.00 32,500.00 13,500.00 6,700.00 12,800.00 16,000.00 9,000.00 14,000.00 7,500.00 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ 2,490.00 6,450.00 4,400.00 22,600.00 7,704.00 31,000.00 4,000.00 20,000.00 6,800.00 17,216.00 33,710.00 36,500.00 19,000.00 $ 6,400.00 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ 5,400.00 2,300.00 1,500.00 12,600.00 3,400.00 6,000.00 37,000.00 35,000.00 $ 25,000.00 $1,016,526.00 $16,000.00 $30,000.00 $143,840.00 $120.00 $1.00 $1.00 $50.00 $30.00 $150.00 $100.00 $68.00 $68,000.00 $59,380.00 $2,500.00 $2,700.00 $117.00 $185.00 $250.00 $500.00 $250.00 $400.00 $118,785.00 $11,900.00 $80.00 $80.00 $200.00 $3.00 $15.00 $110.00 $11,300.00 $963.00 $3,100.00 $800.00 $20,000.00 $1,700.00 $17,216.00 $33,710.00 $7,300.00 $3.80 $1,200.00 $1,800.00 $2,000.00 $2,500.00 $1,600.00 $3,000.00 $18,760.00 $48,340.00 $35,000.00 $25,000.00 EDISON $ 9,600.00 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ 10,800.00 4,000.00 2,500.00 14,400.00 6,000.00 18,760.00 48,340.00 35,000.00 $ 25,000.00 $1,212,945.00 NJ 08817 CITY UNIT
0 $48,340.00 $35,000.00 $25,000.00 EDISON $ 9,600.00 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ 10,800.00 4,000.00 2,500.00 14,400.00 6,000.00 18,760.00 48,340.00 35,000.00 $ 25,000.00 $1,212,945.00 NJ 08817 CITY UNIT PRICE $60,000.00 $30,000.00 $35,000.00 $350.00 $50.00 $175.00 $80.00 $11.00 $215.00 $215.00 $150.00 $30,000.00 $45,000.00 $1,000.00 $1,000.00 $300.00 $365.00 $140.00 $1,000.00 $160.00 $280.00 $155,000.00 $20,000.00 $55.00 $60.00 $200.00 $2.00 $15.00 $100.00 $12,000.00 $1,500.00 $3,000.00 $1,500.00 $20,000.00 $5,000.00 $20,000.00 $15,000.00 $5,000.00 $3.00 $700.00 $900.00 $2,000.00 $2,500.00 $1,000.00 $2,000.00 $30,000.00 $20,000.00 $35,000.00 $25,000.00 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ STATE/ZIP AMOUNT 60,000.00 30,000.00 35,000.00 70,000.00 1,000.00 63,000.00 18,400.00 12,100.00 70,950.00 68,800.00 5,250.00 30,000.00 45,000.00 3,000.00 1,000.00 99,000.00 182,500.00 22,400.00 3,000.00 3,200.00 2,240.00 155,000.00 20,000.00 11,550.00 13,200.00 600.00 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ 1,660.00 6,450.00 4,000.00 24,000.00 12,000.00 30,000.00 7,500.00 20,000.00 20,000.00 20,000.00 15,000.00 25,000.00 15,000.00 $ 5,600.00 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ 5,400.00 4,000.00 2,500.00 9,000.00 4,000.00 30,000.00 20,000.00 35,000.00 $ 25,000.00 $1,367,300.00 1
23-26 January 20, 2026 RESOLUTION WHEREAS, for the NJDOT Municipal Aid (MA) 2026, Kirk Street, Virginia Avenue, Winfield Street and Grant Terrace Improvement Project, the Township requires the services of a professional civil engineering and land surveying firm; and WHEREAS, the Municipal Engineer prepared a Request for Proposals (RFP) dated December 5, 2025 for Professional Land Surveying and Civil Engineering services for this project; and WHEREAS, the Municipal Engineer solicited a proposal from five professional civil engineering and land surveying firms; and WHEREAS, Greenman-Pedersen, Inc. (GPI), responded to the Request for Proposal; and WHEREAS, GPI responded to the Township’s Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for Professional Services for 2025; and WHEREAS, GPI has performed similar work for the Township; and WHEREAS, by letter dated January 7, 2026, the Municipal Engineer recommended a professional services contract be awarded to Greenman-Pedersen, Inc. 301 Gibraltar Drive Suite 2A Morris Plains, N.J. 07950, for Professional Land Surveying, Civil Engineering, and Construction Administration Services associated with the MA 2026, Kirk Street, Virginia Avenue, Winfield Street and Grant Terrace Improvement Project; and WHEREAS, the Request for Proposals and Professional Services Contract were issued in accordance with the “fair and open” process pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5 and N.J.S.A. 19:44A-20.5 and; WHEREAS, sufficient funds exist for the services outlined in the proposal of GPI; and
WHEREAS, the Township Council concurs in the foregoing. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Township Council of the Township of West Orange, New Jersey that a professional services contract be awarded to GPI, to provide professional Land Surveying and Civil Engineering Services for the MA 2026, Kirk Street, Virginia Avenue, Winfield Street and Grant Terrace Improvement Project, in the amount not to exceed $27,622.00. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be published in the West Orange Chronicle within ten (10) days of its approval as required by State Statute. Karen J. Carnevale, R.M.C., Municipal Clerk Susan Scarpa, Council President Adopted: January 20, 2026 I hereby certify funds are available from: John Ditinyak, Chief Financial Officer ACCOUNT NO. 2025 Capital Budget Account #03-2915-25-0900-010 $27,622.00
24-26 January 20, 2026 RESOLUTION TO HOLD A CLOSED SESSION WHEREAS, the Open Public Meetings Act (N.J.S.A. 10:4. et seq.) provides for the exclusion of the public meetings of the governing body during the discussion of certain matters; and WHEREAS, prior to the exclusion of the public from a meeting of the Township Council it is required that the Council adopt a Resolution stating the general nature of the subject to be discussed and stating as precisely as possible the time when the minutes of the discussion conducted in closed session can be disclosed to the public; and WHEREAS, this body is about to consider a matter which falls within the purview of N.J.S.A. 10-4-12, and can properly exclude the public from such discussions; now, therefore, be it BE IT RESOLVED, that the Township Council of the Township of West Orange, now assembled in public session at its regular meeting of January 20, 2026 enter into a closed session to consider the following matter(s). () 1. Discussion of any material, the disclosure of which constitutes an invasion of individual privacy. () 2. A collective bargaining agreement or the terms of provisions of same. () 3. Techniques or tactic utilized to protect the safety and property of the public provided that their disclosure could impair such protection. () 4. An investigation of violations or possible violations of the laws of the State of New Jersey and/or the Township of West Orange Administrative Code. () 5. Pending or anticipated litigation or contract negotiation in which this body is or maybe a party. () 6. A matter falling within the attorney-client privilege to the extent that confidentiality is required in order for the attorney to exercise his ethical duties to this body. (X) 7. Personnel matters. () 8. Discussion of any matter which by express provision of Federal law or State statute or rule of Court shall be rendered confidential. () 9. Discussion of any matter in which the release of information would impair a right to receive funds from the Government of the United Sates. () 10. Discussion of any matter involving the purchase, lease or acquisition of real property with public funds, the setting of banking rates or investment of public funds, where it could adversely affect the public interest if discussion of such matters were disclosed.
() 11. Deliberations occurring after a public hearing that may result in imposition of a civil penalty or suspension or loss of a license or permit. More specifically, the Council may discuss in closed session the following topic(s): Resolution 3-26 - Chief Matthew Feula Resolution 4-26 - Deputy Chief Kevin Dalgauer (the general subject matter(s) of discussion shall be indicated by a check mark in the appropriate box and shall be more specifically referred to thereafter to the extent such additional disclosure can be made without compromising the need for confidentiality giving rise to the closed session. IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED that the minutes of said discussion shall be made public as soon as the matter under discussion is no longer of a confidential or sensitive nature such that the public interest will no longer be served by such confidentiality. The foregoing resolution was duly adopted by the Township Council of the Township of West Orange at a public meeting held on January 20, 2026. Motion: Second: Vote Aye: Opposed: Karen J. Carnevale, R.M.C. Municipal Clerk Adopted: January 20, 2026 Susan Scarpa Council President
25-26 January 20, 2026 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE COLLECTOR OF TAXES TO REFUND OVERPAYMENT OF TAXES TO THE LISTED TAXPAYER WHEREAS, certain West Orange property owners or their mortgage company have made an overpayment for the 2025 taxes WHEREAS, the Tax Collector of the Township of West Orange has indicated that such Taxpayers or their mortgage company are entitled to refunds to the extent of such overpayments; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Township Council of the Township of West Orange that the Tax Collector and the Treasurer of the Township of West Orange be and they are hereby authorized, empowered and directed to cause to be paid to the taxpayers on the attached list sums in full and final satisfaction of the overpayment of these charges. Block Lot Name & Address Amount 42.05 3 Corelogic Centralized Refunds PO Box 9202 Coppell, TX 75019 $4,216.67 71.01 56 Llewellyn Gates%CPM 91 Clinton Ave Fairfield, NJ 07004 $8,432.00 88 29.01 Corelogic Centralized Refunds PO Box 9202 Coppell, TX 75019 $17,156.00 C0001 Lereta, LLC Attn: Central Refunds 901 Corporate Center Dr Pomona, CA 91768 $3,063.08 142 13 Caymadi Capital NJ, LLC 55 Leonardo St Unit#4 New York, NY 10013 $1,700.00 142 14 Corelogic Centralized Refunds PO Box 9202 Coppell, TX 75019 $5,294.70 Corelogic Centralized Refunds PO Box 9202 Coppell, TX 75019 $3,585.82 123 29 152.22 1413 C0002
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