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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CHANGE ORDER NO. 1 & FINAL TO ON-LINE CONTRACTING, INC., TO REPAIR A FAILED DRAINAGE CULVERT NEAR 755 TERHUNE DRIVE IN THE TOWNSHIP OF WAYNE, PER BID C-24-001, N.J.A.C. 5:30-11.3 ET SEQ.
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WHEREAS, the County of Passaic (the “County”) is a government body incorporated pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:18-1, et seq. and vested with all rights contained therein; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:20-1 the Board of County Commissioners for the County of Passaic (hereinafter the “Board”) are vested with decision making powers on behalf of the County; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-4, et seq., every contract awarded by the County, for the provision or performance of any goods or services, the cost of which in the aggregate exceeds the bid threshold [40A:11-3], shall be awarded only by resolution of the Board to the lowest responsible bidder after public advertising for bids and bidding thereof; and
WHEREAS, on October 23, 2023, the Purchasing Agent issued C-24-001, On Call Drainage Projects, (hereafter “C-24-001”) seeking sealed proposals from qualified bidders for on-call drainage projects, for a two-year period beginning on January 1, 2024, and expiring on December 31, 2025; and
WHEREAS, on December 12, 2023, the Board passed Resolution No. R-23-1170 qualifying the eight (8) contractors and establishing unit prices for On Call Drainage Projects under C-24-001, for a two-year period beginning on January 1, 2024, expiring on December 31, 2025, which included On-Line Contracting, Inc.; and
WHEREAS, on September 10, 2024, the Board passed R-24-782 authorizing an award of contract to On-Line Contracting, Inc., to repair a failed drainage culvert near 755 Terhune Drive in the Township of Wayne in an amount not to exceed eighty-three thousand six hundred thirty-three dollars ($83,633.00); and
WHEREAS, the County Engineer is recommending that the Board approve Change Order No. 1 & Final under the contract with On-Line Contracting, Inc., in the increased amount of sixteen thousand seven hundred eighteen dollars and twenty-four cents ($16,718.24) due to final field adjustments needed to finish the project, with a new total final contract amount, as a result of the increase, in the amount of one hundred thousand three hundred fifty-one dollars and twenty-four cents ($100,351.24); and
WHEREAS, this matter was discussed at the October 1, 2025 meeting of the Public Works Committee and is being recommended to the Board for approval.
NOW, THEREFORE, LET IT BE RESOLVED, pursuant to N.J.A.C. 5:30-11.3, et seq., the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Passaic authorize Change Order No. 1 & Final for the contract with On-Line Contracting, Inc., in the increased amount of sixteen thousand seven hundred eighteen dollars and twenty-four cents ($16,718.24) due to final field adjustments needed to finish the project, with a new total final contract amount, as a result of the increase, in the amount of one hundred thousand three hundred fifty-one dollars and twenty-four cents ($100,351.24).
LET IT BE FURTHER RESOLVED, that the County Engineer is authorized and directed to comply with all of the general requirements for change orders as set forth in N.J.A.C. 5:30-11.3, et seq.
LET IT BE FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Clerk of the Board, County Counsel, County Engineer, and Director of Board of County Commissioners are authorized to take any other action necessary to carry out the purpose of this Resolution.
ZMQ October 14, 2025