The following work is advertised pursuant to the NJSDA's existing Expedited HVAC Services Pool Contract No's GP-0094-C01, C02, C03 and C04. Bidding for the following work is therefore limited to participants in the existing Expedited HVAC Service Pool Contract, who hold a valid "Inclusion Notice" for Contract No GP-0094-C01, C02, C03 or C04. Accordingly, only bids from participants holding a valid "Inclusion Notice" for Contract No GP-0094-C01, C02, C03 or C04 will be considered for this work.

Sealed bid proposals will be received by the New Jersey Schools Development Authority (“NJSDA”) at their offices listed below for the following work:

Contract No.:                        EP-0056-C01 RB1
Contract Name:                    Molina ES HVAC/Roof Project
District:                                 Camden
County:                                 Camden
No. of Schools:                     1 (Molina ES)
CCE :                                    $2,505,978

Brief description of work: Demolish the existing single ply EPDM roofing system, replace it with a new modified bitumen torch applied system, and demolish the existing MEP System and replace it with a new upgraded system of higher efficiency.

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

Note that bid proposals are being solicited from, and will only be accepted from, firms holding a valid "Inclusion Notice" for the NJSDA's existing Expedited HVAC Service Pool Contract No GP-0094-C01, C02, C03 or C04, and who are 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):

HVAC Contractor with a DPMC Classification of C039 who will be required to also have the following DPMC Specialty Trade(s) or required to engage a subcontractor classified in the following DPMC Specialty Trade(s) if not possessed by the HVAC Contractor:

Electrical:                   C047
Roofing:                   C068

Bid proposals must list the names of the firms who meet the above classification(s).

Bids will be received until April 21, 2011 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. Sealed bid proposals shall be delivered to the NJSDA, attention Daryl Johnson, 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

A joint mandatory pre-bid conference will be held for Raphael Cordero Molina Elementary School (EP-0056-C01 RB1) and East Camden Middle School (EP-0038-C01 RB1) as follows:

Pre-Bid Date:       March 29, 2011
Pre-Bid Time:       3:00PM (local time)
Pre-Bid Place:      Raphael Cordero Molina ES
                              601 Vine Street
                              Camden, NJ 08102

Immediately following the mandatory pre-bid, will be mandatory site visits for Raphael Cordero Molina Elementary School (EP-0056-C01 RB1) and East Camden Middle School (EP-0038-C01 RB1)

The mandatory site visits will begin at:

Raphael Cordero Molina Elementary School
601 Vine Street
Camden, NJ 08102

Immediately following the mandatory site visit at Raphael Cordero Molina Elementary School will be a mandatory site visit at:

E. Camden MS
3064 Stevens Street
Camden, NJ 08105

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.

Participants in the Expedited HVAC Services Pool Contract are eligible to receive one set of plans and specifications for the above work free of charge. Plans and specifications maybe inspected or obtained as of March 29, 2011. Additional copies are available for a non-refundable fee of $150.00. Copies of plans and specifications may be picked up at the pre-bid meeting or during regular business hours, from:

NJSDA Trenton Regional Office
1 West State Street
Trenton, New Jersey 08625
Attn: Tony Sassine
609-633-6247

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, 5% to Category 5, 5% to Category 6, and the remaining 10% to be allocated among Categories 4, 5 and/or 6). The NJ Small Business Set Aside Program sets the employee size at 100 or less per NJ Statue , as well as sets it revenue standards based on the federal guidelines 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.

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 25, 2011