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.:                        JE-0022-C01
Contract Name:                    Boiler Replacement
District:                                 Jersey City
County:                                 Hudson
No. of Schools:                    1 (James J. Ferris HS)
CCE Range:                        $ 1,000,000 - $1,500,000

Brief description of work: Replacement of boilers at James J. Ferris High School.

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


PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT IN ADDITION TO ALL OTHER REQUIREMENTS LISTED, IT IS REQUIRED THAT PRIOR TO THE AWARD OF THIS PROJECT, THE RESPONSIVE, LOW BID HVAC CONTRACTOR MUST BE CLASSIFIED WITH THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AS A SMALL BUSINESS ENTERPRISE.

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):

HVAC Contractor 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 Contractor:

Plumbing:         C030
Electrical:         C047

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

Bids will be received until June 30, 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.

A mandatory pre-bid conference will be held as follows:

Pre-Bid Date:       April 28, 2004
Pre-Bid Time:       1:00 PM (local time)
Pre-Bid Place:      James J. Ferris HS
                             35 Colgate Street
                             Jersey City, NJ 07302

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 May 5, 2004 to Mirna Quintana 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 Third 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 obtained on May 20, 2004 for a non-refundable fee of $100.00 during regular business hours, from:

URS Corp.
75-Montgomery St.
Jersey City, NJ 07302
201-761-0555

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: April 22, 2004