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.:                        PA-0024-N01
Contract Name:                    Paterson PS #16 - Demolition
District:                                 Paterson
County:                                 Passaic
No. of Schools:                     1 (PS #16 )
CCE:                                      $2,288,170

Brief description of work: Demolition of residences and commercial buildings including asbestos removal, UST/AST removal and limited area remediation.

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 -
Demolition Contractor with a DPMC Classification of C021

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

Bids will be received until April 27, 2012 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:       April 9, 2012
Pre-Bid Time:       11:00 AM (local time)
Pre-Bid Place:       22nd St and 23rd St
                              Paterson, NJ

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

Please note, all prospective bidders are required to participate in the mandatory walk through. Our sites may have physical hazards associated with construction sites and will require the appropriate use of personal protective equipment. This equipment may include, but not be limited to, safety shoes and hard hats. It is expected that bidders will wear appropriate clothing.

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.

All bidders on this project will be required to complete a Project Rating Proposal form and submit the completed Project Rating Proposal form by 5:00 PM (local time) on April 12, 2012 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.

Plans and specifications may be inspected or obtained as of April 2, 2012 for a non-refundable fee of $250.00 for each set of documents, during the hours 8am-12noon and 1pm-3pm, from:

New Jersey Schools Development Authority
Howard Windsor (609-341-5921)
1 West State Street
Trenton, New Jersey 08625


Or at the pre-bid meeting.

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 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.

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 27, 2012