NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Northern Burlington County Regional Board of Education ("Owner") will receive bids for Auditorium Addition to Northern Burlington County Regional High School, together with all work incidental thereto, in accordance with the requirements of the Bid Documents prepared by Fraytak Veisz Hopkins Duthie, P.C (FVHD), Architects-Planners, www.fvhdpc.com, FVHD Project #5576.
Bids will be received for; Single Overall Contract (C009 with C029, C030, C032, C045, C047, C052, C066, C071, C092, C095, C099, C112.)
Bid Documents for the proposed Work are on file at the office of the Architect, Fraytak, Veisz Hopkins Duthie, P.C., 1515 Lower Ferry Road, Trenton NJ 08618, tel. 609-883-7101. To obtain bid documents, you must create/register a contractor account on the architect's website and submit a request for bid documents. Register online at https://www.fvhdpc.com/contractors. Bid Documents are available for no fee electronically. Hard copies are available for $250 per set. A check or money order should be made payable to Fraytak Veisz Hopkins Duthie, P.C.
Prebid Meeting is scheduled for Friday, November 1, 2024, at 3:00 PM. Meet at Northern Burlington County Regional High School Main Entrance, 160 Mansfield Road East, Columbus, NJ 08022. Attendance at the prebid meeting is optional but encouraged.
All Requests for Information (RFI) must be submitted in writing by November 7, 2024, and sent to info@fvhdpc.com. or fax to 609-883-2694 or via common carrier to the Architect at the address indicated above. All correspondence must include the Architect's Project Name and Project Number referenced. The Architect is not responsible for misdirected or misrouted correspondence.
Sealed Bids are due by Wednesday, November 20, 2024, 2:00 PM, to the Northern Burlington County Regional Board of Education, Attn; Richard Kaz, 160 Mansfield Road East, Columbus, NJ 08022, and will be publically opened and read immediately thereafter. Any Bid received after that time shall be rejected.
Bid Proposals shall be submitted in duplicate (one original and one copy) in a sealed envelope, addressed to the Owner, bearing the name and address of the bidder, and clearly marked "BID" with the contract title and/or bid number on the outside of the envelope and must be accompanied by a Certified Check, Cashier's Check or Bid Bond drawn to the order of the Owner in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the amount of the bid, but in no case in excess of $20,000; and must be delivered to the above place on or before the hour named. The board of Education and the Architect assume no responsibility for bids mailed or misdirected in delivery.
If the bid exceeds $20,000, bidder must be pre-qualified by the New Jersey Division of Property Management and Construction (DPMC), in the above-listed classifications prior to the date that bids are received. Any bid submitted under the terms of New Jersey statutes not including a copy of a valid and active Pre-qualification/Classification certificate shall be rejected as being non-responsive to the bid requirements.
Pursuant to N.J.S.A 18A:18A-25, each proposal shall be accompanied by a Consent of Surety from a Surety Company stating it will provide each bidder with separate Performance and Payment Bonds, each in the amount of $100% of the contract sum. Also, Surety agrees to furnish bidder with a Maintenance Bond in required form. The Consent of Surety shall be executed by an approved surety company authorized to do business in the State of New Jersey and in accordance with N.J.S.A . 2A:44-143, and 2A:44-144 and with AM BEST rating of A- or better companies nationally recognized.
This project is subject to the New Jersey State Prevailing Wage Act, N.J.S.A. 34:11-56.27 et seq. All bidders must comply with N.J.S.A. 10:5-31 et seq, N.J.A.C. 17:27 et seq. and N.J.S.A. 10:2-1. An initial Project Workforce Report will be required from the successful bidder (Form AA-201).
Pursuant to "The Public Works Contractor Registration Act", N.J.SA. 34:11-56, 48 et seq, bidders and their subcontractors are required to be registered with the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development and to possess a current certificate by said Department indicating compliance with the Act prior to the time and date that bids are received.
No bidder who is on the State Treasurer's of the Federal Government's List of Debarred, Suspended, or Disqualified Bidders shall be eligible to bid on this project.
Per N.J.S.A 52:32-44(B) all contractors and subcontractors must provide a Business Registration Certificate prior to contract award.
No bid may be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days after the date set for the opening thereof. The right is reserved to reject all bids pursuant to N.J.SA. 18A:18A-22 and to waive minor informalities in the bidding in accordance with applicable law.
Northern Burlington County Regional Board of Education
Richard Kaz, Business Administrator/Board Secretary