SEALED BID PROPOSALS WILL BE RECEIVED BY Brick Township Public School District(HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS Owner) Brick Township , New Jersey08724 FOR: HVAC Upgrades at Osbornville Elementary School and Midstreams Elementary School for the Brick Township Public School District 101 Hendrickson Avenue Brick Township , New Jersey08724 Location 218 Drum Point Road, Brick Township, New Jersey 08723 500 Midstreams Road, Brick Township, New Jersey 08724 Question Deadline 09/27/2024 In order to be given consideration and timely issuance of Addenda, if any, written requests for interpretation are requested at least ten (10) business days, Saturdays, Sundays, and Holidays excepted prior to the date fixed for the opening of Bids. Notice of revisions or Addenda to the advertisement or Specifications will be sent in writing, via certified mail, certified email, certified facsimile transmission or delivery service to all persons who have picked up a copy of the Bidding docu IN ACCORDANCE WITH DRAWINGS AND PROJECT MANUALS, dated 09-17-2024 together with all work incidental thereto as prepared by the Spiezle Architectural Group, Inc., 1395 Yardville Hamilton Square Road, Suite 2A, Hamilton, New Jersey 08691 Neither the Owner, nor the Architect will assume any responsibility for bids mailed or misdirected in delivery. No bid may be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) calendar days from the opening of the bids. The Owner reserves the right to reject all bids pursuant to applicable law and waive any minor immaterial informalities in the bidding process in accordance with the law. The Contract, if awarded, shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder whose bid is responsive in all material respects to the bid requirements No bid shall be deemed accepted until the adoption of a formal resolution by the Owner. All bidders must use and complete all bid forms provided in the manner designated and must comply with all requirements contained in the instructions and specifications. Bids shall be placed in a sealed envelope with the name of the project clearly marked on the front of the envelope and accompanied by a bid guarantee in the form of a Certified Check, Cashier's Check, or Bid Bond in the amount of Ten Percent 10% of the bid, but not more than $20,000. Due to the special nature of the work involved that can only be seen by an indepth visitation, the attendance of all the bidders is requested and STRONGLY ENCOURAGED as an integral and important element of the bidding process so that all bidders have an equal understanding of the scope of work involved. This project is being funded in part by funds from the New Jersey Schools Development Authority NJSDA pursuant to the terms of an Agreement between the School District and the NJSDA. All contractors and subcontractors engaged by the Owner to work on these projects agree to be bound by the terms of this Agreement. The Agreement is available for review at the Owner's Offices, located at the address noted above during normal business hours on official business days. All Contractors and Subcontractors named in the branches specified in N.J.S.A. 18A:18A-18 who perform any work on the School Facilities Project shall be prequalified prior to the submission of any bids, pursuant to the Development Authority prequalification process. Any Contractors whose contract amount is less than the bid threshold pursuant to N.J.S.A.18A:18A-3 shall not be required to be prequalified pursuant to the Development Authority prequalification process. The prequalification process applies to General Contractors, Structural Steel Contractors, Plumbing Contractors, HVAC Contractors and Electrical Contractors. SINGLE-OVERALL CONTRACT BID Sealed Bid Proposals shall be received as follows: The bidder shall be classified by the New Jersey Department of the Treasury, Division of Property Management and Construction (DPMC) in the following trade(s): C008 - GENERAL CONSTRUCTION OR C009 - GENERAL CONSTRUCTION/ALTERATION AND ADDITIONS OR C032 - HVACR Subcontractors named in the Form of Bid Proposal for Structural Steel, Plumbing, Heating Ventilating and Air Conditioning, and/or Electric, who perform any work on the Project must be prequalified prior to the submission of bids, pursuant to the State of New Jersey Division of Property Management and Construction (DPMC). Each bid must be accompanied by proof of Contractor's DPMC classification status. For projects with NJSDA funding the New Jersey Schools Development Authority NJSDA prequalification process requires that each bid must be accompanied by proof of Contractor's DPMC classification status with NJSDA's School Finance and Construction Program. Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 52:32-44, it is encouraged that all bids include a New Jersey Business Registration Certificate issued by the New Jersey Department of Treasury, Division of Revenue of the Bidder and include that of all subcontractors named in the Contractor's bid. If not included with the bid, these documents must be submitted prior to contract award.