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.: EL-0011-C01
Contract Name: School #29 Pre-K - 8
District: Elizabeth City
County: Union
No. of Schools: 1 (School #29 Pre-K - 8)
CCE Range: $ 26,000,000 - $27,500,000
Brief description of work: This construction project includes the demolition of the existing structures and the new building will be a New School Pre-K through 8 with outdoor play areas and a parking structure incorporated with the building. The building will be approximately 120,000 Sq.Ft. with an 18-month construction schedule.
This work will be bid and constructed as a single overall contract (one lump sum for all trades).
This contract will be subject to the terms of a PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENT. The PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENT will either be included in the contract or issued as an addendum prior to the bid due date.
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 Trade(s) or required to engage a subcontractor classified in the following DPMC Specialty Trade(s) if not possessed by the General Contractor:
Structural Steel: C029
HVAC: C039
Plumbing: C030
Electrical: C047
Bid proposals must list the names of the firms who meet the above classifications.
Bids will be received until
March 10, 2004 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.
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mandatory pre-bid conference will be held as follows:
Pre-Bid Date: October 27, 2003
Pre-Bid Time: 10:00 AM (local time)
Pre-Bid Place: Bovis Lend Lease
288 North Broad St.
Elizabeth, NJ 07208
In addition to 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 evaluation form by 5:00 PM (local time) on November 3, 2003 to Aaron Goss 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 are anticipated to be available for inspection or obtained as of November 20, 2003 for a non-refundable deposit of $250.00 for each set of documents, during regular business hours, from:
Bovis Lend Lease
288 North Broad St.
Elizabeth, NJ 07208
908-354-3600
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 bidder agrees it shall make a good faith effort to meet the requirements of the SBE Utilization Attachment contained in the Contract Documents in order to ensure that small business enterprises, as defined in that attachment and in applicable regulation, have the maximum opportunity to compete for and perform subcontracts.
The NJSCC encourages the contractor to provide opportunities to SBE firms to participate in the performance of this engagement, consistent with NJSCC’s SBE set aside goals of 25% with 5% to businesses registered in the category of gross revenues that do not exceed $1 million; and 10% of businesses registered in the category of having gross revenues exceeding $1 million consistent with the standards established at 13 C.F.R. 121.201; and 10% to businesses in either category.
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”.
DATE ADVERTISED: October 17, 2003