Sealed bid proposals will be received by the New Jersey Schools Development Authority (“NJSDA”) at their offices listed below only from the successful bidders on the expedited demolition pool for the following work:

Contract No.:              JE-0039-J01
Contract Name:          Concrete Demolition and Removal
                                     Early Childhood Center No. 14
CCE :                           $830,769

Brief description of work: Removal of concrete slabs and foundations from the former Jersey City Printing Press Company which occupied the site of the future Early Childhood Center No. 14. The work includes removal of a layer of debris laden soil, removal of concrete slabs, crushing the slabs, removing pieces of metal and reinforcing and replacing crushed aggregate within the contour of the ECC’s future foundation. This work will help remove a lot of uncertainty regarding unanticipated conditions at the site and will enable the general contractor to begin work at any time. The bulk of this work is to take place during school vacation in August 2009.

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

Bid proposals are being solicited from the SUCCESSFUL EXPEDITED DEMOLITION POOL OF 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):

General Contractor with a DPMC Classification of C008 or C009

- OR -

Demolition Contractor with a DPMC Classification of C021.

Bids will be received until June 16, 2009 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 (Wachovia Bank Building)
Trenton, NJ 08625-0991

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

Pre-Bid Date:       May 29, 2009
Pre-Bid Time:       10:00 AM (local time)
Pre-Bid Place:      Early Childhood Center No. 14
                              425 Johnson Avenue
                              Jersey City, NJ

Initial set of plans and specifications are free for successful expedited demolition pool of included bidders only. They may be inspected or obtained as of May 29, 2009. Additional copies are available for a non-refundable fee of $100. They can be picked up at the pre-bid meeting or during normal business hours at:

NJ Schools Development Authority
375 McCarter Highway
Newark, New Jersey 07114

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, 10% to Category 5, and the remaining 10% to be allocated among Category 4 and/or Category 5). To be registered in Category 4, a business must have gross revenues that do not exceed $1 million. To be registered in Category 5, a business must have gross revenues exceeding $1 million. The Small Business Administration size standards are established at 13 C.F.R. 121.201.

The award of this contract will be pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Expedited Demolition Pool Contract, GP-0125, and such terms and conditions are binding upon the awardee.

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: May 22, 2009