Township Seeks Bidders for Cell Tower at Bayonet Farm

A township-owned cell phone tower to be installed among a wooded section of Bayonet Farm could bring in between $50,000 and $100,000 a year, said Mayor Patrick Impreveduto. 

A call for bids was published in the Asbury Park Press yesterday, nearly a year after it was approved by the Township Committee in spring, 2010. 

Each telecommunications carrier that buys into the tower could pay the township $40,000 to $50,000 each, he said.

The 130-foot tower will be located far from the barns and trails, over near American Way, said the mayor. "We went to look at it last year, and we all agreed it’s a good spot for it," he said. It would be designed to look like a tree, and would blend in with the vista, he said. "Its way in the back end, mixed into the trees," he said. 

A similar pole, though not designed like a tree, is behind the township's post office. Another is at Phillips Park. 

The following public notice was advertised in the Asbury Park Press on Tuesday, May 3, 2011.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVE that sealed bids will be received by the Purchasing Agent for the Township of Holmdel, County of Monmouth, State of New Jersey on Tuesday, June 7, 2011, at 10:00 A.M., prevailing time in the Township of Holmdel, 4 Crawfords Comer Road, Holmdel, New Jersey 07733, at which time and place bids will be opened and read in public for:

Land lease for the construction of a self-supporting wireless telecommunications 130' stealth tree-type monopole, capable of a 20' extension, and ancillary wireless telephone support equipment and structures with simultaneous leasing and co-location of at least five (5) carriers at the same site, within an area of approximately 19,154 square feet, which shall include an access driveway, on the property known as Bayonet Farm, 41 Middletown Road, Holmdel, New Jersey 07733, also known as Block 11, Lot 76 on the official tax map of the Township of Holmdel.
Specifications and other bid information may be obtained at the office of the Purchasing Agent and may be obtained by prospective bidders during the hours of 9:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. Monday through Friday. Other bid information may also be obtained at the office of the Purchasing Agent, Township of Holmdel, 4 Crawfords Corner Road, Holmdel, New Jersey 07733, during the same regular business hours.
The successful bidder shall be required to comply with the requirements of P.L. 1975, c. 127 (N.J.A.C. 17:27 et seq.). an act relating to affirmative action in relation to discrimination in connection with certain public contracts,
The Township reserves to itself the right to reject any and all bids or waive informalities if deemed to be in the best interests of the Township.
By Order of the Township of Holmdel
Denise L. Fritz, RPPO, QPA 
Purchasing Agent
($104.00) 326336