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 Marie Sanford for construction of the following work:

Contract No.:                        HS-0062-C07
Contract Name:                    Health & Safety Work
District:                                 Newark
County:                                 Essex
No. of Schools:                    1 (Newton School)
Estimated Package Cost:    $ 1,964,679

Brief description of work: Window and window lintel replacement, upgrade of existing fire alarm system, boiler breaching work, stair enclosures replacement, including doors and hardware, exterior masonry repair work, miscellaneous interior finish work.

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 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:

HVAC:                     C039
Electrical:              C047
Asbestos Removal/Treatment:   C092

Bids will be received until February 4, 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:       January 24, 2003
Pre-Bid Time:       3:30 PM (local time)
Pre-Bid Place:      Newton School
                               150 Newton School
                               Newark, NJ 07102

Plans and specifications may be inspected or obtained for a deposit of $50.00 for each set of documents, during regular business hours, from:

Parsons Brinckerhoff+3D/International
2 Gateway Center, Floor 18
Newark, NJ 07102
973-353-7601

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.njscc.com”.