SECTION 000010 - ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT SEALED PROPOSALS FOR: REBID:
ALTERATION AND RENOVATION AT THE NEW HANOVER WRIGHTSTOWN, NEW JERSEY
Bids will be received no later than 1:00 P.M., on 17 September 2010
in the NEW HANOVER TOWNSHIP BOARD OF EDUCATION OFFICES located at 122
Fort Dix Street, Wrightstown, New Jersey 08562.
Proposals must be addressed to the NEW
HANOVER TOWNSHIP BOARD OF EDUCATION;
122 Fort Dix Street; Wrightstown, New Jersey 08562; Attn.:
Deborah Paone, Business Administrator/Board Secretary. All bids
received on time shall be opened and read publicly at the above time and
date. The NEW HANOVER TOWNSHIP
TOWNSHIP BOARD OF EDUCATION and REGAN YOUNG ENGLAND BUTERA, PC, assume
no responsibility for bids mailed or misdirected in delivery.
Sealed bids shall be received as a single overall contract for all
work and materials required to complete the Project(s). The bidder must
identify the name or names of all subcontractors to whom the bidder will
subcontract the furnishing of: (1) Plumbing and Gas Fitting, and all
Kindred Work; (2) Heating and Ventilating Systems and Equipment; (3)
Electrical Work, including any electrical power plant; and Structural
Steel and Ornamental Iron Work (“Prime Subcontractors”). Each of the
Prime Subcontractors shall be qualified in the same manner as the
bidder, in accordance with the requirements of N.J.S.A. 18A:18A-1
et seq.
The project consists of, but is not
limited to, the miscellaneous renovations and alterations of an existing
school building.
Proposal Forms, Instructions to Bidders,
Specifications and other bid documents may be examined and made
available to Prime Contract Bidders at the office of REGAN YOUNG ENGLAND
BUTERA, PC; 456 High Street; Mt. Holly, New Jersey 08060 from 8:00 A.M.
until 5:00 P.M., Monday though Friday. Additional information,
including a list of plan holders, can be obtained from the Architect’s
web site (www.ryebread.com).
Sub-Contractors and vendors may obtain copies from Prime Contract
Bidders. There is a $75.00 non-refundable cost for
specifications and drawings. If these documents are to be mailed or
processed for expedited delivery, there will be an additional
non-refundable fee of $25.00.
Bidder who previously received the
original bidding documents shall be entitled to one set of these re-bid
documents, without charge.
A PRE-BID CONFERENCE will be held at 1:00 P.M., on 31 August
2010 at the project site. Attendance at the Pre-Bid Conference is
encouraged but not mandatory. No construction documents will be
available at the pre-bid conference.
Bidder shall note that long-lead shop drawings are required to be
initiated immediately after the Notice to Proceed is issued so that
those items can be ordered as soon as possible. Construction shall
begin on or about 13 June 2011 and shall be substantially completed on
or before 09 September 2011.
Bids must be made upon the official Form
of Bid and shall include Bid Security in the form of a certified check,
cashier's check or by Bid Bond drawn to the order of the Owner in the
amount of not less than ten percent (10%) of the Base Bid but in no case
in excess of $20,000.00. The bid shall also be accompanied by an
executed Consent of Surety in accordance with N.J.S.A.
18A:18A-25, agreeing to furnish a Performance Bond and a Payment Bond,
each in the stated principal amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the
contract amount, and a two year Maintenance Bond in the amount of ten
percent (10%) of the contract amount.
Contracts for work under these bids will obligate contractors and
subcontractors to (1) pay prevailing wages in accordance with N.J.S.A.
34:11-56(a) et. seq., (2) comply with equal opportunity laws in
accordance with N.J.S.A. 10:5-31 et. seq., (3) comply with
affirmative action laws in accordance with N.J.A.C. 17:27 and comply
with Exhibit B of the Department of the Treasury, Guidelines for
Administering EEO in Public Contracts), (4) provide ownership disclosure
information per NJSA 52:25-24.2, (5) use only domestic materials in
accordance with N.J.S.A. 18A:18A-20, (6) comply with New Jersey
Business Registration laws in accordance with P.L. 2004, c.57 and (7)
comply with any and all successors, amendments or additions thereto.
Bidders are required to comply with the
requirements of the State of New Jersey Public School
Contract Law, N.J.S.A. Title 18A bidding laws and no
bidder may withdraw or modify his/her bid for 60 days after the actual
date of opening of bids. All bid security, except for the security of
the three apparent lowest responsible bidders shall, if requested, be
returned after ten days from the opening of the bids, Saturdays, Sundays
and holidays excepted, and the bids of such bidders shall be considered
as withdrawn.
Prime bidders must be pre-qualified by the
New Jersey Department of the Treasury, Department of Property and
Management Construction and the New Jersey Schools Development Authority
prior to the date that bids are received. Any bids submitted under the
terms of New Jersey Statutes not including a copy of a valid and active
Pre-qualified/Classification Certificate and New Jersey Department of
Labor Contractor Registration Certificate will be rejected as being
non-responsive to bid requirements.
This project will be partially funded by
the New Jersey Schools Development Authority (NJSDA), a State grant
provided to the NEW HANOVER TOWNSHIP BOARD OF EDUCATION pursuant to
Section 15 of the Educational Facilities Construction and Financing Act,
N.J.S.A. 18A:7G-15 (the “Act”). The bidder(s) awarded the
contract must comply with applicable State laws and regulations,
including insurance, qualifications and record-keeping requirements of
the Act. This project is not an SDA-managed project, however.
Bidders and their Prime Subcontractors must be classified by the New
Jersey Schools Development Authority.
The NEW HANOVER TOWNSHIP BOARD OF EDUCATION has the right to award
the contracts within sixty (60) days of the bid opening and reserves the
right to reject any or all bids and to waive any non-material defects,
as may be permitted by law.
By Order of the
NEW HANOVER TOWNSHIP BOARD OF EDUCATION.
Ms. Deborah Paone, Business
Administrator/Board Secretary.
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