R2022.0146.00 - Additions at James Madison Intermediate School

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Addition at James Madison Intermediate School
for Edison Township Board of Education

1. Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received by the Edison Township Board of Education, Middlesex County, New Jersey, for Additions at James Madison Intermediate School for the Edison Board of Education.

2. Sealed bids will be received for the following contract:

a. Overall Single Prime (all of the work, Lump Sum, All Trades, All Inclusive)

3. Bids for the above contract will be received by the Owner in the Board Offices located at 312 Pierson Avenue, Edison, New Jersey 08837, until 2:00 PM.; Local Time, on Tuesday May 13, 2025 , and will be publicly opened and read aloud thereafter.

4. Bidding Documents may be examined online by visiting www.usaplanroom.com. Project R2022.0146.00 located in “Public Jobs”. This will take you directly to the project for viewing or ordering. Bid Documents may be purchased or ordered for pick-up online for the non-refundable fee of $200.00 for each paper set or $40.00 for each digital set. The Online system will accept payment by major credit cards (MasterCard, Visa, American Express), or COD for pick-up. Documents may be sent prepaid through Federal Express or UPS. Bid Documents will be made available after 2:00 P.M. on April 9, 2025 Documents will also be made available at FLM Reprographics, 741 Alexander Road, Princeton, New Jersey 08540, 609-987-0666, Contacts: Jeff Zanin, Ryan Morrissey. Prospective bidders SHOULD call 24 hours in advance to ensure Bid Documents will be available.

5. A Pre-Bid Conference and Walk-Through for the purpose of reviewing the project scope and any possible clarifications on the intent of the contract documents will be held at 10:00 a.m.; local time, on April 11, 2025 at James Madison Intermediate School, 838 New Dover Road, Edison, New Jersey. Meet outside the school’s Main Entrance. Following the conference, the Architect will send a written memorandum to all Bidders indicating any addenda and/or clarification items, if required.

6. Bids must be submitted on the proposal forms in the manner designated, enclosed in a sealed envelope bearing the name and address of Bidder and proposal identification number on the outside, and must be accompanied by certified check, cashier’s check or Bid Bond drawn to the Order of the “Edison Township Board of Education”, for not less than ten percent (10%) of the amount of the bid, but in no case in excess of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000); and must be delivered to the Business Administrator at the above place, by the hour named. The Board and the Board’s Architect or Engineer assumes no responsibility for misdirected bids.

7. Each bidder shall submit with its bid, a Certificate of Consent of Surety as per N.J.S.A. 18A:18A-25 from a Surety company stating that it will provide the bidder and all subcontractors, if successful, with a performance/payment bond in the full amount of the contract.

8. No bidder may withdraw his bid within sixty (60) days after the actual date of the opening thereof, 18A:-18A-36a. The Owner reserves the right to extend this date as negotiated with the potential low bidder.

9. The owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids or to waive informality in the bidding if it is in the best interest of the Owner to do so and to award contracts only to those whose proposal is deemed by the Owner to be most advantageous to the interest of the public.

10. Attention of Bidders is particularly called to the requirements of employment to be observed and minimum wage rates to be paid under the Contracts pursuant to N.J.S.A. 34:11-56.25 et seq.

11. 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.

12. If the bid exceeds $20,000.00, all bidders shall pre-qualify as required by the State of New Jersey, Department of the Treasury, Division of Property Management and Construction (DPMC), and each bid shall be accompanied by the appropriate documentation pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:18A-27 through 18A:18A-33 as amended and revised. All inquiries concerning prequalification should be directed to Division of Property Management and Construction.

Bidders shall be prequalified in Category C008 or C009.

13. Bidding shall be in conformance with the applicable requirements of N.J.S.A. 18A:18A-1 et seq concerning Public School Contracts Law.

14. Pursuant to the “Public Works Contractor Registration Act” (P.L. 1999, c238), bidders and their subcontractors are required to be registered with the New Jersey Department of Labor and to possess a current certificate by said Department indicating compliance with the Act. Bidders are notified of this requirement of their compliance. If, at the time of the contract, the certificate from the department has not been received by the bidder, proof of application along with the cancelled check for the application fee shall be provided to the Board of Education in lieu of such certificate. Once the certificate is received, a copy of same shall be delivered forthwith to the Board of Education.

15. All bidders must provide a copy of their Business Registration Certificate prior to Contract Award.

16. Bidders shall comply with the Criminal Record Check requirements of N.J.S.A. 18A:6-7.1.

17. Bidders shall provide American goods wherever possible, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A: 18A-20.

18. Bidders shall comply with the Anti-Bullying Act/HIB Requirements of N.J.S.A. 18A:37-16.

19. No contractor that is listed on the New Jersey Department of Labor’s Workplace Accountability in Labor List (WALL) shall submit a bid. (P.L. 2019,c.366).

BY ORDER OF THE EDISON TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION
Middlesex County, New Jersey