The New Jersey Schools Development Authority (“NJSDA”) is seeking to procure a General Contractor for the construction of the Elizabeth Academic High School in Elizabeth, NJ. This solicitation seeks responses from interested Bidders in the form of a two-step submission to be evaluated on the basis of price and “other factors” pursuant to N.J.S.A. 52:18A-243(d), and regulations promulgated at 43 N.J.R. 3462(a), and as further described below and in the Request for Proposals issued by the NJSDA.

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Contract No.:                        EL-0006-C01
Contract Name:                    Elizabeth Academic High School
District:                                 Elizabeth
County:                                 Union
No. of Schools:                     1 (Elizabeth Academic High School)
CCE:                                      $53,500,000

Brief description of Work:

The new Elizabeth Academic High School is a new 183,822 square foot facility designed to educate 1,091 students from Grade 9 to Grade 12.

The contract for the project will require that the awardee perform a Constructibility Review of the Contract Documents (including the Plans and Specifications) to identify concerns, conflicts, omissions or other deficiencies in the documents that might affect the schedule or cost of completion of the Work. This Constructibility Review is intended to identify any issues that may give rise to later changes in the work, so that such issues can be resolved through early modifications to the Contract Documents, before the commencement of construction. This Constructibility Review is required of the awardee to augment and underscore the existing contractual obligation to review the Contract Documents and advise NJSDA of any deficiencies therein, to avoid excess costs.

This contract will be subject to the terms of a PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENT. The PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENT will be included in the contract and is available at the NJSDA web site here.

Procurement Overview

The first step in the two-step procurement process requires Bidders to submit a Project Rating Proposal, which results in the establishment of a Project Rating Limit for the Bidder. The second step of the response requires Bidders to simultaneously submit: 1) a Technical Proposal; and 2) a separate sealed Price Proposal. The Technical Proposal provides information regarding the Bidder’s past experience and qualifications as well as the Bidder’s overall approach to the project and approach to the Constructibility Review portion of the project, and will be evaluated by a Selection Committee charged with review and scoring of the submittals with reference to the non-price “Other Factors” criteria identified in this solicitation.

The “other factors” to be considered, and their relative weights, are as follows: Bidder’s experience on similar projects (20 points); Experience of Key Team Members on similar projects (15 points); Bidder’s prior affirmative action experience (5 points); Bidder’s schedule compliance on similar projects (10 points); Bidder’s safety record (5 points); Bidder’s history of claims on payment bond (5 points); Bidder’s overall approach to Project (25 points); and Bidder’s approach to Constructibility Review (15 points), for a maximum total of 100 Technical points.

The Price Proposal, which states the Bidder’s fixed, lump-sum price for the project, will remain sealed until completion of the evaluation and scoring of the Technical Proposals. The Price Proposal will then be subject to scoring in accordance with the terms of the Request for Proposals (RFP), with the lowest price receiving 100 Price points, and all other bidders receiving scores in accordance with the percentage that each bid exceeds the lowest price.

Each Bidders’ Price and Technical scores will be weighted and combined for a final score, with the Price score weighted as ninety percent (90%) of the final score and the Technical score weighted as ten percent (10%) of the final score. The winning Bidder will be selected based on the Bidders’ final scores.

Procurement Requirements

To participate in the procurement, bidders must be classified with the Department of Treasury, Division of Property Management and Construction in one of the following DPMC Trade Classifications: C006 (CM as Constructor) or C008 (General Construction), must hold a valid Public Works Contractor Registration with the Department of Labor, Division of Revenue, and must hold a valid Notice of Prequalification issued by NJSDA as of the date for submission of the Project Rating Proposal.

The project will also require identification of prequalified subcontractors in the principal trades (Plumbing (C030), Structural Steel (C029), Electrical (C047), and HVAC (C039)) and will require prequalification of subcontractors of any tier whose contract is in an amount equal to or more than $500,000 in any of the following DPMC Trade Classifications:

C006 - CM as Constructor
C007 - Design Build
C008 - General Contractor
C009 - GC/Alterations & Additions
C019 - Concrete/Foundation/Footings/Masonry work
C021 - Demolition
C029 - Structural Steel
C030 - Plumbing
C039 - HVAC
C045 - Sprinkler Systems
C047 - Electrical
C066 - Roofing-Membrane EPDM
C067 - Roofing-Membrane PVC/CPE/CSPE
C068 - Roofing-Membrane Modified Bitumen
C069 - Roofing-Urethane
C070 - Roofing-Built Up
C071 - Roofing-Metal
C072 - Roofing-Tile/Slate/Shingles
C092 - Asbestos Removal/Treatment
C093 - Asbestos Removal/Mechanical
C096 - Lead Paint Abatement

Bidders are required to comply with the requirements of P.L. 1975, c. 127 (N.J.A.C. 17:27), pertaining to affirmative action and equal employment opportunity.

The NJSDA requires the winning Bidder to provide opportunities to SBE firms to participate in the performance of this engagement, consistent with NJSDA’s SBE set aside goals of 25% (5% to Category 4, 5% to Category 5, 5% to Category 6, with the remaining 10% to be allocated among firms in Categories 4, 5 and 6). The Small Business Administration size standards are established at 13 C.F.R. 121.201.

A firm or person or an affiliate thereof may not serve as a general contractor or as a subcontractor or as a subconsultant on an authority project for which the firm or person serves as the construction manager or as a subcontractor or as a subconsultant to the construction manager.

Procurement Submission Dates and Deadlines

A.       A mandatory pre-bid conference will be held as follows:

Pre-Bid Date:               July 18, 2012
Pre-Bid Time:              11:00 AM
Pre-Bid Location:          NJSDA (Newark Office)
                                     375 McCarter Highway
                                     Newark, NJ

Immediately following the Mandatory pre-bid there will be a Mandatory walk through site visit.

In the event that the NJSDA determines, at its sole discretion, that additional pre-bid meetings need to be held in order to increase the pool of bidders, it shall schedule subsequent pre-bid meetings.

B.       In addition to participation in the mandatory pre-bid conference, all bidders on this project will be required to complete a project rating evaluation form and submit the completed Project Rating Proposal (PRP) evaluation form by 5:00 PM (local time) on July 24, 2012 to Daryl Johnson at the below NJSDA address:

If U.S. Mail:
NJSDA
P.O. Box 991
Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0991

If Fed Ex, UPS, Courier, Hand Delivery:
NJSDA
1 West State Street
First Floor (Wells Fargo Bank Building)
Trenton, NJ 08625-0991


Copies of the Project Rating Proposal forms are available here.

C.       Plans and specifications may be inspected or obtained as of July 18, 2012 for a non-refundable fee of $750.00 for each set of documents, at the pre-bid meeting or during the hours 8am-12noon and 1pm-3pm, from:

NJSDA
1 West State Street
Trenton, New Jersey 08625
Attn: Howard Winsor
(609)341-5921

Checks shall be made payable to the NJSDA.

D.       Interested firms must submit a Technical Proposal, which provides responses to the non-price “other factors” evaluative criteria requirements of the RFP. The Technical Proposals must be received by the NJSDA by 5:00 PM on October 4, 2012. Faxed or e-mailed Submittals shall not be accepted.

Bidders must also submit a Price Proposal which must be sealed and submitted with the Technical Proposal and received by the NJSDA by 5:00 PM on October 4, 2012. Faxed or e-mailed Price Proposals shall not be accepted. Any Technical or Price Proposal received after this date and time will be returned unopened. Technical Proposals and sealed Price Proposals shall be delivered to the NJSDA at the following address:
If U.S. Mail:
NJSDA
P.O. Box 991
Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0991

If Fed Ex, UPS, Courier, Hand Delivery:
NJSDA
1 West State Street
First Floor (Wells Fargo Bank Building)
Trenton, NJ 08625-0991

E.       The sealed Price Proposals shall be publicly opened and read at a bid opening at NJSDA offices on October 18, 2012 at 2:00 PM.

For further information on NJSDA, please visit us at “www.njsda.gov”.
DATE ADVERTISED: July 11, 2012