Sealed bid proposals will be received by the New Jersey Schools Construction Corporation (“NJSCC”) at their offices at One W. State Street, Trenton, NJ 08625, second floor, attention: Anne Sanford for construction of the following work:

Contract No.:                        HS-0075-C08
Contract Name:                    Priority 1 Life Safety Improvements
District:                                 Paterson
County:                                 Passaic
No. of Schools:                     1 (PS 17)
Estimated Package Cost:    $ 2,043,444

Brief description of work: Door & hardware replacement, handrails, roof repairs/replacements, window replacement, exterior security screens, sill repairs and replacements, relocated window blinds & shades, demolition, exterior walls, site work, fire rated enclosure, electrical rehabilitation/upgrades, emergency lights & exit signs, fire alarm, HVAC rehabilitation, new exterior louvers & grilles, through window air conditioning supports, asbestos removal/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):

General Contractor with a DPMC Classification of C006 or C008 or C009 who will be required to also have the following DPMC Specialty Trades or required to engage a subcontractor classified in the following DPMC Specialty Trades if not possessed by the General Contractor:

Roffing-Tile/Slate/Shingles:  C072
HVAC:                                  C039
Electrical:                 C047
Asbestos Removal/Treatment:   C092

Bids will be received until November 20, 2002 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:       November 6, 2002
Pre-Bid Time:       10:00 AM (local time)
Pre-Bid Place:      Public School No. 17
                              112 North 5th Street
                              Paterson, NJ

Plans and specifications may be inspected or obtained for a deposit of $80.00 for each set of documents, during regular business hours, from:

Jacobs Facilities
80 Ward Street
Paterson, New Jersey 07505
973-247-7611

Deposits 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.njeda.com”.