Deadline: June 25, 2025

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed RFP responses will be received by the Salem County Purchasing Agent, on JUNE 25, 2025 at 11:00 AM prevailing time in the Salem County Administration Building, Office of the Purchasing Agent, 110 Fifth Street, Suite 400, Salem, New Jersey, 08079, at which time and place responses will be opened for:

Providing Professional Services FY 2025 Preliminary Engineering and FY 2026 Final Design Services for Commissioners Pike, County Road #581 Resurfacing and Safety Improvements Project (from Watsons Mill Road, County Road #672, M.P. 7.26 to Woodstown-Daretown Road, County Road #615, M.P. 9.26, a distance of 2 miles) for the County of Salem, Federal Project #0581300, NJDOT Job #7101319, Salem County Project #25-1481.

RFP Documents may be downloaded at http://salempurchasing.org

Purchasing Portal Commodity Code(s):

  1. Professional Engineering Services
  2. Architect, Designer & Engineering
  3. Consulting Services

 

This “Request for Proposal and Qualifications” (RFP/RFQ) document is official notification of needed professional services. This RFP/RFQ is being issued to solicit a Proposal from firms qualified to perform professional engineering services on federal aid projects. A submittal does not guarantee that the firm will be contracted to perform any services but only serves notice that the firm desires to be considered.

Prior to negotiations, the prime consultant and any sub-consultant (A/E firm) must be approved by NJDOT for Cost Basis. Please visit http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/business/procurement/ProServ/CostBsisApprov.shtm for additional guidance and requirements.

This project involves Federal funding participation through the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). The County will conform to the procurement requirements by “Competitive Proposal Method” under the Brooks Act and Federal Policy Guide 23 CFR 172A. The selection of a consultant must result from negotiations that utilize a qualification based selection process. The process and any resulting contract must first be reviewed by the New Jersey Department of Transportation prior to use or execution.

Proposals shall be made in the manner prescribed. The Proposal shall be enclosed in a sealed envelope bearing the legend, PROPOSAL and QUALIFICATIONS for Professional Services for FY 2025 Preliminary Engineering and FY 2026 Final Design for Commissioners Pike, County Road #581 Resurfacing and Safety Improvements Project (from Watsons Mill Road, County Road #672, M.P. 7.26 to Woodstown-Daretown Road, County Road #615, M.P. 9.26, a distance of 2 miles) for the County of Salem Federal Project No. 0581300, NJDOT JOB #7101319, Salem County Project #25-1481, on the outside. The Proposals will be opened by the County Engineer. Late Proposals will not be considered.

Salem County, in accordance with the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000d to 2000d-4) and the Regulations, “hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full and fair opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, or national origin in consideration for an award.”

This proposal is being solicited through a “Fair and Open” process in accordance the N.J.S.A. 19:44A-20.4 et seq. Firms are required to comply with the requirements of P.L. 1975, C. 127 (NJAC 17:27, et seq) Affirmative Action and P.L. 1977, C.33 (N.J.S.A. 52:25-24.2) Corporate Disclosure.

Respondents are required to comply with the requirements of N.J.S.A. 10:5-31 et seq. and N.J.A.C. 17:27 Affirmative Action and P.L. 1977, C. 33, as amended by P.L. 2016, C. 43, N.J.S.A. 52:25-24.2 Corporate Disclosure.

By order of the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Salem.

Jeffrey T. Ridgway, Jr.
Purchasing Agent