South Monmouth Regional Sewerage Authority
November 11, 2026 Meeting Date Rescheduled
In accordance with the Sunshine Law Open Public Meeting Act, you are hereby notified that the South Monmouth Regional Sewerage Authority Caucus and Regular Meetings originally scheduled for Wednesday, November 11, 2026 have been rescheduled for Thursday, November 12, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. at the Authority’s Administration Building, 1235 18th Avenue, Belmar, N. J.
Ryan R. Krause, P.E., C.M.E.
Executive Director
10/20/2026
SOUTH MONMOUTH REGIONAL SEWERAGE AUTHORITY NB-1
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
NOTICE TO BIDDERS hereby is given that Bids are invited and will be received as set forth below:
- OWNER: South Monmouth Regional Sewerage Authority
- WORK TITLE: Furnish and Deliver Clarifier/Grit Collector Parts – Re-Bid
- WORK SITE: 1235 Eighteenth Avenue, Belmar, New Jersey 07719
- WORK DESCRIPTION: This is a contract to furnish and deliver to the South Monmouth Regional Sewerage Authority
various replacement parts for its Clarifier/Grit Collector Systems. 5) ENGINEER
South Monmouth Regional Sewerage Authority
1235 Eighteenth Avenue
Belmar, New Jersey 07719
ATTENTION: Michael Specht, EIT
TELEPHONE: (732) 681-0611
6) CONTRACT DOCUMENTS:
Contract documents may be received at No Cost, Monday thru Friday, except legal holidays, from 9:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M., prevailing time, at the ENGINEER’s address. All bidders must receive the contract documents from the Authority, failure to do so will be cause for rejection of that bid.
7) USE OF CONTRACT DOCUMENTS:
Contract Documents are available solely for the purpose of obtaining Bids and not to confer a license or grant form any other purpose.
8) PRE-BID MEETING:
9) BID GUARANTEE:
Bid Guarantee is required in an amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the total amount indicated in the Bid, but not in excess of Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000).
10) CONSENT OF SURETY:
A certificate is required from a surety company stating that it will provide bond(s) in the form and amounts as stated in the Contract Documents.
11) SUBMISSION OF BIDS:
Bids shall be placed in sealed envelopes and must be received by Owner prior to the Date and Time indicated for Public Bid Opening and Reading in Paragraph #12. No Bids will be received after the indicated Date and Time.
Bidders may either:
Mail to:
South Monmouth Regional Sewerage Authority
1235 Eighteenth Avenue
Belmar, New Jersey 07719
OR
Hand Deliver Bids to Owner at the Place indicated for Public Bid Opening and Reading in Paragraph #12.
12) PUBLIC BID OPENING AND READING:
Date: Tuesday, November 10, 2026
Time: 10:00 a.m. Prevailing Time
Location: South Monmouth Regional Sewerage Authority
1235 Eighteenth Avenue
Belmar, New Jersey 07719
13) STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS:
This Bid and Contract are subject to NJ Local Public Contracts Law (N.J.S.A 40a:11-1 et seq. and 2012, c. 25) and Bidders are required to comply with all where applicable Laws and Regulations including the N.J.S.A.10:5-31 et seq., and N.J.A.C. 17:27 (Affirmative Action) P.L. 1999, C.238 (Public Works Contractor Registration), P.L. 1963, C.150 (Prevailing Wages) and P.L. 2004, C.57 (New Jersey Business Registration Requirements).
14) REJECTION OF BIDS
Owner reserves the right to reject any or all Bids and to waive any immaterial defect or informality in any Bid, if deemed in the best interest of Owner.
BY ORDER OF SOUTH MONMOUTH REGIONAL SEWERAGE AUTHORITY
Ryan R. Krause, P.E., C.M.E
Executive Director
10/15/26
South Monmouth Regional Sewerage Authority
Notice to Bidders
Rejection of all Bids and Authorization to Re-Bid the Furnishing and Delivery of Clarifier/Grit Collector Parts
The Executive Director is hereby authorized and directed to advise in writing all bidders of the Authority’s decision to reject all bids; and
- The Executive Director is hereby authorized and directed to publish a public notice of its decision to reject all bids; and
- The Executive Director, in accordance with and compliance with its Invitation to Bid is hereby authorized and directed to return all bidders bid guarantee(s).
- The Executive Director is authorized to re-advertise the contract for public bid.
South Monmouth Regional Sewerage Authority
Ryan R. Krause, Executive Director
10/15/2026
SOUTH MONMOUTH REGIONAL SEWERAGE AUTHORITY
NOTICE OF A PUBLIC MEETING
To
ESTABLISH ITS SEWER USE SERVICE CHARGE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN in accordance with the Sunshine Law, Open Public Meeting Act, you are hereby notified that the South Monmouth Regional Sewerage Authority has placed on their Regular Meeting Agenda a Resolution to establish the 2027 Sewer Use Service Charge according to the Municipalities Sewer Service Area Agreements during its regularly scheduled Public Meeting on Wednesday, October 14, 2026 at 4 p.m. at the Authority’s Administration Building located at 1235 Eighteenth Avenue in Belmar, New Jersey. This meeting will be held in accordance with the applicable provisions of R.S.40:14A et. al., at which time and place the Authority will take formal action to establish the 2027 Sewer Use Service Charge as set forth below:
ESTABLISHING THE 2027 SEWER USE SERVICE CHARGE
Effective January 1, 2027, the South Monmouth Regional Sewerage Authority will amend its Total Sewer Use Service Schedule Charge to all member municipalities served by the Authority from its current charge of $9,286,817.00 to $9,542,204.00.
Published by Order of the South Monmouth Regional Sewerage Authority.
Ryan R. Krause, P.E., C.M.E.
Executive Director
10/7/2026
SOUTH MONMOUTH REGIONAL SEWERAGE AUTHORITY
LEGAL NOTCE TO BIDDERS
Notice is hereby given that electronic bids will be received by an aggregation group consisting of thirteen (13) New Jersey Sewerage and Municipal Utility Authorities and/or local governmental units, (the “Participating Members”), referred to collectively and informally herein as the New Jersey Sewerage and Municipal Utility Authority Electrical Supply Aggregation, or “NJSMUAESA”), on October 6, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. for electric generation service. Should not all account Bid Groups be awarded on October 6, 2026, then bidders may be asked to submit bids again on
October 7, 2026 at 11:00 a.m.
PRICES QUOTED MUST INCLUDE ALL COST COMPONENTS FOR ELECTRIC GENERATION SERVICE AS SPECIFIED IN THE BID PRICING FORMS. Bids must conform to the specifications and only approved qualified bids will be accepted. Only NJBPU-licensed electric power suppliers are eligible to participate. The deadline for submission of optional questions and comments and mandatory Stage 1 qualifications documents is close of business on September 18,2026. An addendum to the RFB, if any, occasioned by supplier questions and comments, will be issued by no later than September 24, 2026.
Specifications and bidding documents, including instructions for submission of qualifications documents and bid prices, may be obtained from Gabel Associates, the Energy Agent for the NJSMUAESA, by submitting an email request to:
procurement@gabelassociates.com.
All price quotations and contracts shall be subject to the provisions of P.L.1977,c.33 requiring submission of a statement of corporate ownership, the provisions of P.L.1975, c.127 concerning equal employment opportunity and affirmative action and the provisions of N.J.S.A. 52:32-44 requiring New Jersey Business Registration and the collection of use taxes. 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.
South Monmouth Regional Sewerage Authority
TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to P.L. 2025, c. 72, the complete text of each legal notice of the South Monmouth Regional Sewerage Authority, Monmouth County, including the Boards, Commissions and the like may be obtained or viewed by the public on our official Internet Website: https://www.smrsa.org/legal-notices/
TAKE FURTHER NOTICE, that New Jersey Secretary of State legal notice webpage of each public entity is https://www.nj.gov/state/statewide-legal-notices-list.shtml
Ryan R. Krause, P.E., C.M.E.
Executive Director
SOUTH MONMOUTH REGIONAL SEWERAGE AUTHORITY
The Commissioners of the South Monmouth Regional Sewerage Authority established the 2026 Sewer Connection Fee at their meeting on January 14, 2026, pursuant to R.S. 40:14A-8 Amendment to the Schedule of Charges as set forth below. The Resolution establishing the Connection Fee is available for public inspection at the SMRSA Administration Office at 1235 18th Avenue, Belmar, New Jersey.
Exhibit H – Fee Schedule 2026
Approved by Resolution #01-26
SEWER CONNECTION FEE:
Definitions of Equivalent Domestic Unit (EDU)
- Connection Fee:
The Connection Fee shall be calculated annually in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40:14A-8. The SMRSA 2026 Calendar/Fiscal year Sewer Connection Fee per Equivalent Dwelling Unit (EDU) has been calculated to be $2669.00 per EDU.
- Residential Uses
Each apartment, townhouse, single-family dwelling, or similar type of housing unit, shall be assigned 1.0 EDU.
- Other Than Residential Uses:
The number of EDU’s assigned to any use, other than residential, will be based on the proposed estimated average daily flow of the proposed connector in accordance with provisions of the New Jersey Administrative Codes more specifically N.J.A.C. 7:14A-23.3 (Projected Flow Criteria) as supplemented therein on March 20, 2006, and approved by the Executive Director of the Authority, divided by the average daily flow of sewage for the average single-family residence in the Authority’s service area. Each “Other Than Residential” use, shall be assigned a minimum of 1.0 EDU. Fractional number of EDU’s shall be rounded up to the nearest whole number EDU.
The average daily flow of a single-family residence shall be calculated annually, at the end of the calendar/fiscal year, and be utilized for determining the number of EDU’s assigned to “other than residential” units in the subsequent fiscal year.
The average daily flow of a single-family home for purposes of determining the number of EDU’s assigned to “other than residential” units for the 2026 Calendar/Fiscal year is 179 gpd. The average daily flow of a single-family residence was calculated by dividing the 2025 Average Daily Flow (as metered by the Authority), by the total number of residential and “other than residential (equivalent dwelling unit)” connections to the system.
Sewer Discharge Surcharge Fee(s):
Pollutant or Pollutant Property Surcharge Rates
Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) $0.351/lb. excess loading
Total Suspended Solids $0.292/lb. excess loading
Surcharge for any other prohibited pollutant will be determined on a case-by-case basis.
Rates for the acceptance of liquid waste
| Type Code | Waste Type | Below 30,000 gallons per month | 30,000 gallons per month | Amount over 30,000 gallons per month | |
|
1 |
Preapproved
Processed Food Waste |
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| 0 to 8% solid | $0.07 | $0.06 | $0.05 | per gallon | |
| 8 to 10% solid | $0.08 | $0.07 | $0.06 | per gallon | |
| Greater than 10% solids | $0.10 | $0.09 | $0.08 | per gallon |
*Delivery of 30,000 gallons or more per month shall receive a $0.01 per gallon discount, an additional $0.01 reduction (only on the gallons in excess of 30,000) will be given towards the overage.
SEWER EXTENSION PERMITS & TREATMENT WORKS APPROVAL PERMITS:
- $175.00 for the first (1) Equivalent Dwelling Unit (EDU) or part thereof.
- $65.00 each from the second (2) Equivalent Dwelling Unit (EDU) through and including the sixth (6)
- $500.00 for seven (7) or more EDUs, plus 1% of the cost of the sewer construction cost.
- In extraordinary circumstances where, due to the nature of the application, the payments set forth in paragraph (1), (2) or (3) are insufficient to cover the Authority’s administrative costs for review, the applicant shall pay to the Authority, in addition to the sums in (1), (2) or (3) a sum representing the Authority’s actual administrative costs and expenses for review of the application.
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE 2026 SEWER CONNECTION FEE
Effective January 15, 2026, the Sewer Connection Fee shall be $6,669.00 per Equivalent Dwelling Unit (EDU). For the 2026 Calendar/Fiscal year 1 Commercial EDU = 179 gpd.
Published by Order of the South Monmouth Regional Sewerage Authority.
Ryan R. Krause, P.E., C.M.E.
Executive Director
1/15/26
SOUTH MONMOUTH REGIONAL SEWERAGE AUTHORITY
2026-2027 Meeting Schedule
WHEREAS, in accordance with the Open Public Meeting Act, it is necessary for the South Monmouth Regional Sewerage Authority, as a public body, to post, notify newspapers and the clerks of the member municipalities and maintain a schedule of the regular meetings of the public body to be held during the succeeding year.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the meeting dates of the South Monmouth Regional Sewerage Authority be hereby established and that it’s Executive Director is hereby authorized and directed to comply with the requirements of the Open Public Meeting Act:
SMRSA CAUCUS AND REGULAR MEETING DATES FOR 2026-2027
Wednesday March 11, 2026 Wednesday September 9, 2026
Wednesday April 8, 2026 Wednesday October 14, 2026
Wednesday May 13, 2026 Wednesday November 11, 2026 – Rescheduled
Thursday November 12, 2026
Wednesday June 10, 2026 Wednesday December 9, 2026
Wednesday July 08, 2026 Wednesday January 13, 2027
Wednesday August 12, 2026 Wednesday February 10, 2027
CAUCUS MEETINGS – will be held at the South Monmouth Regional Sewerage Authority Administration Building, 1235 18th Avenue, Belmar, New Jersey, on the second Wednesday of each month at 4:00 p.m. prevailing time, commencing March 11, 2026 and expiring February 10, 2027.
REGULAR MEETINGS – will be held at the South Monmouth Regional Sewerage Authority Administration Building, 1235 18th Avenue, Belmar, New Jersey, on the second Wednesday of each month immediately after the Caucus Meeting commencing March 11, 2026 and expiring February 10, 2027.
The public, as always, will be allowed to participate in the Caucus and Regular Public Meetings. Action will only be taken at the Regular Meetings of the South Monmouth Regional Sewerage Authority. A portion of the Caucus Meeting may be closed to the public in accordance with the provisions of the Open Public Meeting Act.
SOUTH MONMOUTH REGIONAL SEWERAGE AUTHORITY
Ryan R. Krause, P.E., C.M.E., Executive Director – 01/28/2026