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-0050-C01 RB1
Contract Name: Union Ave MS Boiler Replacement
District: Irvington
County: Essex
No. of Schools: 1 (Union Avenue MS)
CCE : $1,236,609
Brief description of work:
1) 1924 Mechanical Room - ACM Abatement and demo of (4) four steam boilers. Installation of (2) two new high efficiency steam boilers with associated piping, controls and breeching.
2) 1993 Mechanical Room - demo of (2) two hot water fin tube boilers. Installation of (2) two new high efficiency condensing boilers with associated piping, controls and breeching.
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 NJSDA in the following trade(s):
HVAC 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:
General Contractor: C008 or C009
Electrical: C047
PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT IN ADDITION TO ALL OTHER REQUIREMENTS LISTED, IT IS REQUIRED THAT AT THE TIME OF SUBMITTAL OF THE PROJECT RATING PROPOSAL THE BIDDER MUST BE CLASSIFIED WITH THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY, DIVISION OF MINORITY AND WOMEN BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AS A CATEGORY 4, CATEGORY 5 OR CATEGORY 6 SMALL BUSINESS ENTERPRISE.
Bid proposals must list the names of the firms who meet the above classification(s).
Bids will be received until
April 20, 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 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
mandatory pre-bid conference will be held as follows:
Pre-Bid Date: March 31, 2011
Pre-Bid Time: 11:00 AM (local time)
Pre-Bid Place: Union Ave MS
427 Union Avenue
Irvington, NJ 07111
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.
In addition to the mandatory pre-bid conference, all bidders on this project will be required to complete a Project Rating Proposal form and submit the completed (PRP) form by 5:00 PM (local time) on
April 5, 2011 to Martin Taylor at the below NJSDA 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
Copies of the Project Rating Proposal forms are available
here.
Initial set of plans and specifications may be inspected or obtained as of March 31, 2011 and are free for eligible bidders only. Additional copies are available for a non-refundable fee of $75. They can be picked up during regular business hours, from:
New Jersey Schools Development Authority
Katherine Gallo
32 E. Front St.
Trenton, New Jersey 08625
609-984-4781
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 24, 2011