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SECTION 13. All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed.

SECTION 14. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent provision, and such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions hereof.

SECTION 15. This ordinance shall take effect after second reading and publication as required by law.

Date: ___

MAYOR MICHAEL REINA

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the foregoing ordinance was introduced and passed by the Township Committee on first reading at a meeting of the Township Council of the Township of Jackson held on the 27th day of February, 2018, and will be considered for second reading and final passage at a regular meeting of the Township Council to be held on the 13th day of March, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. or soon thereafter as this matter can be reached at the Township Municipal Building located on 95 West Veterans Highway in Jackson, New Jersey, at which time and place any persons desiring to be heard upon the same will be given the opportunity to be so heard.

Township Clerk, Township of Jackson

PUBLIC COMMENT OPENED, RESOLUTIONS ONLY NO ONE CAME FORWARD.

MOTION TO CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT, RESOLUTIONS ONLY MOTION TO APPROVE BY: MARTIN MOTION SECONDED BY: NIXON YES: CALOGERO, MARTIN, UPDEGRAVE, NIXON, BRESSI

RESOLUTION 100R-18

TITLE: AUTHORIZE AS-BUILT/CLOSE-OUT CHANGE ORDER NO. 1 TO THE CONTRACT BETWEEN THE TOWNSHIP OF JACKSON AND EARLE ASPHALT COMPANY FOR THE PROJECT KNOWN AS “RECONSTRUCTION OF WRIGHT DEBOW ROAD” HEREBY DECREASING THE CONTRACT AMOUNT BY ($62,255.26) RESULTING IN AN ADJUSTED CONTRACT PRICE IN THE AMOUNT OF $639,257.88

MOTION TO APPROVE BY: NIXON MOTION SECONDED BY: CALOGERO YES: CALOGERO, MARTIN, UPDEGRAVE, NIXON, BRESSI

WHEREAS, the Township of Jackson previously awarded a contract to Earle Asphalt Company for the project known as “Reconstruction of Wright DeBow Road” in the amount of $701,513.13; and

WHEREAS, Township Engineer, Daniel Burke, has recommended the approval of As-Built/Close-Out Change Order No. 1 decreasing the contract by ($62,255.26) as a result of final as-built quantities (per attached “Schedule A”); and

WHEREAS, the approval of this As-Built/Close-Out Change Order No. 1 will result in the return of the performance guarantee posted for this project. The return of said performance guarantee will be contingent upon the posting and acceptance of the required Maintenance Guarantee, which will run for a period of one (1) year.