Sealed bid proposals will be received by the New Jersey Schools Development Authority (“NJSDA”) at their offices listed below only from the successful bidders in the expedited demolition pool whose contract documents were received by the Schools Development Authority by close of business March 6, 2009, for the following work:

Contract No.:                   EL-0016-J01
Contract Name:               Abatement and Demolition
                                          Victor Mravlag School #21
District:                            Elizabeth
County:                            Union
CCE :                               $90,250

Brief description of work: This contract is for the asbestos abatement and demolition of a house and detached garage on Block 10, Lot 933, in Elizabeth, NJ. This contract includes the removal of foundations and underground structures.

This work will be bid and constructed as a single overall contract (one lump sum for all trades).

Bid proposals are being solicited from the SUCCESSFUL EXPEDITED DEMOLITION POOL OF BIDDERS registered with the Division of Revenue and Department of Labor, and classified by the Department of Treasury, Division of Property Management and Construction and the NJSDA in the following trade(s):

General Contractor with a DPMC Classification of C008 or C009

- OR -

Demolition Contractor with a DPMC Classification of C021
Bids will be received until March 18, 2009 at 2:00 PM (local time) at which time the bids will be publicly opened and the lump sum base bid price submitted by each bidder will be read. Any bid proposal received after this date and time will be returned unopened.

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

Pre-Bid Date:        March 12, 2009
Pre-Bid Time:       10:00 AM (local time)
Pre-Bid Place:      Victor Mravlag School #21
                              132 Shelley Avenue
                              Elizabeth, NJ 07208

Initial set of plans and specifications are free for successful expedited demolition pool of included bidders only. They may be inspected or obtained as of March 12, 2009. Additional copies are available for a non-refundable fee of $100. They can be picked up at the pre-bid meeting or during regular business hours at:

New Jersey Schools Development Authority
375 McCarter Highway
Newark, NJ 07114
973-648-8335

Checks shall be made payable to the NJSDA.

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 contractor 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, 10% to Category 5, and the remaining 10% to be allocated among Category 4 and/or Category 5). To be registered in Category 4, a business must have gross revenues that do not exceed $1 million. To be registered in Category 5, a business must have gross revenues exceeding $1 million. The Small Business Administration size standards are established at 13 C.F.R. 121.201.

The award of this contract will be pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Expedited Demolition Pool Contract, GP-0125, and such terms and conditions are binding upon the awardee.

In addition to all other requirements listed above, the NJSDA requires all subcontractors of any tier in the DPMC Trade Classifications listed below whose contract is in an amount which is equal to or greater than $500,000 be pre-qualified by the NJSDA.

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

For further information on NJSDA, please visit us at “www.njsda.gov”.
DATE ADVERTISED: March 6, 2009