Contract for Professional Services - Heavy Civil Engineering & Design Services - New Jersey Wind Port (NJWP)

Sep 16, 2026

This contract sets out the agreement between the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) and a contractor to deliver heavy civil engineering and design services for the New Jersey Wind Port (NJWP). It incorporates the contractor’s proposal and the NJEDA RFP as attached parts of the contract, defines a three-year initial term with possible extensions, and establishes fixed pricing rules. It covers scope and performance timing, contract pricing and compensation for additional services, payment procedures via invoices, ownership and licensing of deliverables and software (work-for-hire and Background IP license terms), and indemnification obligations to protect the State and the Authority from claims and related costs.

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CategoryLetters

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Pages15

Reading Time5 min

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The Work

Time and Contract Term

Contract Price

Ownership and Use of Documents

Data, reports, and materials

Software and source code ownership

Background Intellectual Property license

Manner of Payment

Indemnification

CONTRACT FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES Heavy Civil Engineering & Design Services for the New Jersey Wind Port (NJWP) (Reference 2023 RFQ-198 (XX/XX/XX) FINAL) AGREEMENT made this day of , 2024, by and between the NEW JERSEY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (the "Authority or NJEDA"), having its address at 36 West State Street, P.O. Box 990, Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0990, and . having its address at The Authority and the Contractor agree as follows: 1. The Work. The Contractor shall perform or shall provide the services as specifically detailed in the Contractor's Proposal, dated XX, 2024 and the Authority's Request for Proposal (“RFP”), dated XX, 2024 , which are attached hereto and made a part of this Contract. 2. Time. The Contractor shall render the services described in the Contractor's Proposal and 3. RFP as required by the Authority and generally pursuant to the Fee Schedule included therein. The initial term of this Contract is for a three (3) year term and may be extended for two (2) additional one (1) year extension periods, to be exercised at the sole discretion of the Authority, at the same prices, terms and conditions. Pricing shall remain firm throughout the term of the contract and any extensions thereto. Notwithstanding the expiration or termination of this Agreement, the Authority reserves the right at its sole discretion to extend this Agreement on a month-to-month basis beyond expiration or termination until all services required by the contract are completed or a replacement contract for TITLE is entered into by the Authority and the replacement Contractor is prepared to engage in the Work. Pricing will be consistent with the pricing from the RFP Fee Schedule of the executed Contract Agreement during any extension on a month-to-month basis, beyond expiration or termination. 4. Contract Price. The Authority shall pay the Contractor for the performance of the Work based on the Prices, as stated in the Fee Schedule set forth in the Contractor's Proposal. The Authority may require services in addition to those agreed to in the RFP and the Proposal. Compensation to the Contractor for additional services shall be in accordance with the Fee Schedule as set forth in Contractor’s Proposal; or if not specified in Contractor’s Fee Schedule, then reasonable and customary amounts as negotiated by the Authority. 5. Ownership and Use of Documents. All data, technical information, materials gathered, originated, developed, prepared, used or obtained in the performance of the contract, including, but not limited to, all reports, surveys, plans, charts, literature, brochures, mailings, recordings (video and / or audio), pictures, drawings, analyses, graphic representations, software computer programs and accompanying documentation and print-outs, notes and memoranda, written procedures and documents, regardless of the state of completion, which are prepared for or are a result of the services required under this contract shall be and remain the property of the Authority and shall be delivered to the Authority upon thirty (30) days’ notice by the Authority. Regarding software computer programs and / or source codes developed for the Authority, the work shall be considered “work for hire,” that is, the Authority, not the Contractor or subcontractor, shall have full and complete ownership of all software computer programs and / or source codes developed. To the extent that any of such materials may not, by operation of the law, be a work made for hire in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Contractor or subcontractor(s) hereby assigns to the Authority all right, title and interest in and to any such material, and the Authority shall have the right to obtain and hold in its own name and copyrights, registrationsand any other proprietary rights that may be available. In the event the Contractor’s proposal identifies bringing pre-existing intellectual property into a work-for-hire, the ba

FAQs

What documents control the services under the contract?

The services are detailed in the contractor’s proposal and the Authority’s RFP, both attached and made part of the contract.

How long is the contract term and can it be extended?

The initial term is three years and may be extended by two additional one-year periods at the Authority’s sole discretion, using the same prices, terms, and conditions.

Who owns the deliverables and software created under the contract?

All data and materials produced for the contract remain the Authority’s property and must be delivered upon notice. Software and source code developed for the Authority are treated as work for hire, with full Authority ownership; Background IP remains with the contractor but is licensed to the Authority under a non-exclusive, perpetual, royalty-free license.

What indemnification responsibilities does the contractor have?

The contractor must defend, indemnify, protect, and hold harmless the State of New Jersey and the Authority, including associated officers and employees, from claims arising from contractor acts, errors, or omissions, and must cover attorney fees and related costs.

Sep 16, 2026

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