COUNTY OF PASSAIC
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
FAIR AND OPEN PROCESS


Notice is hereby given that sealed proposals will be received on Tuesday December 14, 2010 at 10:00 a.m., by the County of Passaic in the Procurement Center, located at 495 River Street, Paterson, New Jersey. 07524 for the following:

Request for Qualifications

Engineers
Architects
Land Surveyors
Planners
Landscape Architects
Environmental Health and Safety/Engineering Consultant


Proposal and specifications may be obtained either by mail, from our website (Exempt Services RFQ Notice) www.passaiccountynj.org or pickup at the Passaic County Procurement Center, located at 495 River Street, Second Floor, Paterson, New Jersey 07524 or by contacting the Procurement Center at (973) 247-3300 during regular business hours (8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.).  Proposals must be submitted on the forms supplied with 4copies.

Proposals must be received either in person at the hour designated in this advertisement, or previous thereto by Delivery, Mail, or overnight delivery service to the 495 River Street, Second Floor, Paterson, New Jersey 07524.  The County of Passaic is not responsible for any proposals that are either mailed or overnight delivered from not arriving at the prevailing time.

Please take note that some overnight delivery services are now offering a new service, which guarantees delivery of your packages by 7:00 am. The county offices are not open at this early hour and some vendors are discovering that the delivery services will not re-attempt delivery of the package until after the bid opening. Please be guided accordingly. It is incumbent upon you, the proposer, to insure that your bid is received and delivery is not simply attempted prior to the bid opening.

The proposal must be accompanied by all documents required by the conditions and specifications for submitting a proposal.  Bidders are required to comply with the requirements of p.L. 1975, c 1 27 (N.J.A.C.17:27-5.2) concerning affirmative action goals.

The Board of Chosen Freeholders of the County of Passaic reserves the right to consider the bid proposals for sixty (60) days after the receipt thereof; and further reserves the right to reject any and all proposals, waive informalities, and make such awards or take action as may be in the best interest of the County.
Bidders are required to comply with the requirements of N.J.S.A. 10:5-31 et seq. and N.J.A.C. 17: 27

If awarded a contract, your company/firm shall be required to comply with the requirements of N.J.S.A. 10:5-31 et seq. and N.J.A.C. 17:27"

Proposals and copies must be submitted in sealed envelopes addressed as outlined above with the name of the applicant on the envelope (which is supplied with this proposal and the application forms.)  Proposals not physically received at the Passaic County Procurement Center by the time and date specified will not be accepted for consideration. Extensions or exceptions cannot be granted, and the County takes no responsibility for delays in mail or delivery services. Facsimile transmissions will not be accepted.



Michael Marinello, QPA. R.P.P.O.
Purchasing Agent
County of Passaic
Procurement Center
495 River Street
Paterson, NJ 07524
(973) 247-3300