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

Contract No.:                        ES-0004-C01
Contract Name:                    C.J. Scott - HAZMAT
District:                                 East Orange
County:                                 Essex
No. of Schools:                    1 (Clifford J. Scott)
Construction Cost Estimate:    $ 1,197,903

Brief description of work: Asbestos abatement and disposal.

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

Bid proposals for the above work will be received from 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 NJSCC in the following trade(s):

Asbestos Removal Contractor with a DPMC Classification of C092

Bid proposals must list the names of the firms who meet the above classifications.

Bids will be received until September 8, 2003 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:       August 19, 2003
Pre-Bid Time:       10:00 AM (local time)
Pre-Bid Place:      C.J. Scott (Main Entrance)
                             129 Renshaw Avenue
                             East Orange, NJ 07017

In addition to the mandatory pre-bid conference, all bidders on this project will be required to complete a project rating proposal and submit the completed project rating proposal by 5:00 PM (local time) on August 26, 2003 to Susan Brown at the below NJSCC address:

If U.S. Mail:
NJSCC
P.O. Box 991
Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0991
If Fed Ex, UPS, Courier, Hand Delivery:

NJSCC 1 West State Street Second Floor (Wachovia Bank Building) Trenton, NJ 08625-0991
Copies of the project evaluation forms are available from the PMF or the NJSCC.

Plans and specifications may be inspected or obtained as of August 15, 2003 for $50.00 (non-refundable) for each set of documents, during regular business hours, from:

Don Todd Associates
60 Evergreen Place
East Orange, NJ 07018
973-395-1300

Checks shall be made payable to the NJSCC.

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 NJSCC reserves the right to waive any non-material defects or to reject any or all bids.

For further information on NJSCC, please visit us at “www.njscc.com”.