Green Parks Projects: NJ Regional Day School, Bo Porter Sports Complex, Mildred Helms Park, and Homestead Park

The City of Newark’s Department of Water & Sewer Utilities is seeking qualified contractors to design, demolish, and install green‑infrastructure storm‑water controls at four municipal sites. Work includes removal of existing impervious surfaces, site excavation, and installation of rain gardens, porous asphalt, and porous concrete panels, followed by landscaping and final site improvements. The project is fully funded by state environmental trusts and requires strict compliance with New Jersey prevailing‑wage rules, minority‑ and women‑owned‑business participation goals, and extensive bonding and certification requirements. Bidders must submit a sealed bid, a 10 % bid bond (capped at $20,000), and meet performance and payment bond obligations. • Scope: Demolition of parking, sidewalks, playgrounds; excavation; installation of rain gardens, porous asphalt, porous concrete panels; landscaping at New Jersey Regional Day School, Bo Porter Sports Complex, Mildred Helms Park, and Homestead Park. • Mandatory compliance: 25 % MBE participation, 7 % WBE participation, DBE outreach, New Jersey Prevailing Wage Act, local public contracts law, and required business registration and disclosure statements. • Financials: No total contract value disclosed; bid‑bond ceiling $20,000 suggests contract likely in the high‑hundreds‑thousands to low‑millions range.