As of October 13, 2023, project was awarded to Denver Equipment Co. of Charlotte was awarded this project for $387,277.22. Commencing on Wednesday, August 16, 2023, Bid Documents will be available Monday through Friday between the hours of 9:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M. at the Office of the Architect-Tokarski Millemann Architects, 1729 Route 35, Wall, New Jersey 07719 Bids may also be submitted to the School Business Administrator/Board Secretary or their designee at the bid opening meeting, prior to the advertised date and time. On the advertised date and time, the School Business Administrator/Board Secretary shall publicly receive and open all bids. While attendance is not mandatory, all prospective bidders are strongly encouraged to attend this important meeting. Bidding shall conform to applicable requirements of the Public School Contracts Law, N.J.S.A.18A:18A-1 et seq., and all other applicable laws and regulations. Bidders are required to comply with the requirements of N.J.S.A. 10:5-31 et seq. and N.J.A.C. 17:27 et seq. Statement of Ownership Requirement: Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 52:25-24.2, Bidders shall submit a statement setting forth the names and addresses of all persons and entities that own ten percent or more of its stock or interest of any type at all levels of ownership. A bidder on a public works project for a Board of Education where the cost of the work exceeds $20,000.00 must first have been qualified by the Department of the Treasury, Division of Property Management and Construction, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:18A-27 through 33, and shall submit with their bid a Prequalification Affidavit--No Material Adverse Change, a copy of a valid and active NOTICE OF CLASSIFICATION, a certified copy of a Total Amount of Uncompleted Contracts Form and such Affidavit that subsequent to the latest such statement submitted by him, there has been no material adverse change in his qualification information except as set forth in said Affidavit. Each bid shall be accompanied by a bid bond, cashier's check or certified check made payable to the Old Bridge Township Board of Education, for ten percent (10%) of the amount of the total bid, however, not to exceed $20,000.00. Bidders are required by law to submit a Statement of Ownership Disclosure form statement setting forth the names and addresses of all persons and entities that own ten (10%) percent or more of its stock or interest of any type at all levels of ownership. To include, but not limited to, the following: The work under this section comprises the furnishing and installation of food service equipment and custom serving counters and sneeze guards as shown on the drawings and herein specified or otherwise noted. Electrical and other work as made necessary by the modifications herein shall be done by licensed tradespeople supplied by the Kitchen Equipment Contractor. The scope of each individual project is detailed further in the Food Service Equipment Specification 1. Coordination of work. It is imperative to facilitate a smooth installation therefore, the KEC must closely coordinate its work with Child Nutrition and with Old Bridge Township district personnel. Such coordination should include scheduling of Installation to ensure that any trades and installation personnel will not interfere with the normal operation schedules in each school where work is to be performed and that the jobsite will be ready to accept the food service equipment as indicated in the Contract Documents. 2. The scope of this project shall consist of providing new serving line equipment along with electrical, delivery and set-in-place as described in specifications for Carl Sandburg Middle School along with all other work indicated in the Contract Documents. The Contractor must also allow for any dumpsters needed during demolition of existing equipment