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.:                        NE-0003-N01 RB1
Contract Name:                    Newark South Street ES Early Site Package
District:                                 Newark
County:                                 Essex County
No. of Schools:                     1 (South Street Elementary School)
CCE :                                    $9,335,798

Brief description of work:     Excavation, loading and disposal of impacted soil. Excavation, crushing, loading and disposal of surface and buried concrete. Excavation, loading and disposal of other buried debris, inclusive of but not limited to tires, rebar and bricks. Import, backfill and compaction of structural fill. Installation of shoring/sheeting as needed to facilitate excavation. Dewatering and proper disposal of impacted ground water and free and dissolved phase product, as needed to facilitate excavation.

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 NJSDA in the following trade(s):

General Contractor with a DPMC Classification of C008 or C009 or C119 or C021 or C054 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:

Electrical:                  C047
Well Drilling:                  C102
Civil Engineering:         P005        OR        Structural Engineering           P007

Bid proposals must list the names of the firms who meet the above classification(s).

Bids will be received until October 22, 2013 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:       September 24, 2013
Pre-Bid Time:       11:00 AM (local time)
Pre-Bid Place:      New Jersey Schools Development Authority
                              375 McCarter Hwy
                              Newark, NJ 07114

Immediately following the Mandatory pre-bid there will be a Mandatory walk through site visit.

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 (PRP) form and submit the completed Project Rating Proposal form by 5:00 PM (local time) on October 1, 2013 to Naimish Kathiari 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

The Project Rating Proposal form is available here.

An Information Package, containing the Authority’s requirements for the Project as expressed in drawings, plans, Procedural and Performance Specifications and other documents, will be made available to pre-qualified firms through a controlled-access website at or after the September 24, 2013 pre-bid conference, and will be made available thereafter for in-person review at NJSDA offices by appointment during normal business hours. To set up an appointment, please e-mail Naimish Kathiari, Procurement Analyst at nkathiari@njsda.gov.

Any questions concerning this procurement can be directed to Naimish Kathiari at 609-341-5564 or nkathiari@njsda.gov

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 make good faith efforts to ensure that small business enterprises (SBEs) have the maximum practicable opportunity to participate in the performance of this engagement. A 25% target has been established pursuant to N.J.A.C.17:14 et seq.

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.

Procurement Requirements

In accordance with the requirements of N.J.S.A. 52:18A-243, each bidder will also be required to set forth in its bid the name or names of all subcontractors to whom the bidder will directly subcontract for the furnishing of any of the work and materials specified in the plans and specifications for the following branches: (1) the plumbing and gas fitting and all work and materials kindred thereto (“Plumbing Branch”); (2) the steam and hot water heating and ventilating apparatus, steam power plants and all work and materials kindred thereto (“HVAC Branch”); (3) the electrical work (“Electrical Branch”); and (4) structural steel and miscellaneous iron work and materials (“Structural Steel Branch”). All such named subcontractors must be NJSDA prequalified. Each bidder shall adhere to the following instructions in its identification of all subcontractors with whom the bidder will contract in the four branches:

Plumbing Branch: The bidder must identify a subcontractor that is DPMC classified in the trade of Plumbing (C030), unless the bidder intends to self-perform for this trade. If the bidder intends to self-perform, the bidder must identify itself as self-performing in the trade of Plumbing (C030). If the bidder will contract with any additional subcontractors with DPMC Trade Classifications in the Plumbing trade or other trades applicable to this branch, each such additional subcontractor must be identified.

HVAC Branch: The bidder must identify a subcontractor that is DPMC classified in the trade of HVAC (C039), unless the bidder intends to self-perform for this trade. If the bidder intends to self-perform, the bidder must identify itself as self-performing in the trade of HVAC (C039). If the bidder will contract with any additional subcontractors with DPMC Trade Classifications in the HVAC trade or other trades applicable to this branch, each such additional subcontractor must be identified.

Electrical Branch: The bidder must identify a subcontractor that is DPMC classified in the trade of Electrical (C047), unless the bidder intends to self-perform for this trade. If the bidder intends to self-perform, the bidder must identify itself as self-performing in the trade of Electrical (C047). If the bidder will contract with any additional subcontractors with DPMC Trade Classifications in the Electrical trade or other trades applicable to this branch, each such additional subcontractor must be identified.

Structural Steel Branch: The bidder must identify a subcontractor that is DPMC classified in the trade of Structural Steel (C029), unless the bidder intends to self-perform for this trade. If the bidder intends to self-perform, the bidder must identify itself as self-performing in the trade of Structural Steel (C029). If the bidder will contract with any additional subcontractors with DPMC Trade Classifications in the Structural Steel trade or other trades applicable to this branch, each such additional subcontractor must be identified.

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

This contract requires compliance with the New Jersey Prevailing Wage Act and the federal Davis-Bacon and Related Acts. This contract will be subject to the terms of a PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENT. The PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENT will be included in the contract and is available at the NJSDA website.

For further information on NJSDA, please visit us at “www.njsda.gov”.
DATE ADVERTISED: September 17, 2013