Sealed bids will be received by the Board of Education of the Township of East Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey, for East Brunswick High School Varsity & JV Softball and General-Purpose Fields The work will be bid as: __X___ A single overall contract (one lump sum for all trades), _______ Separate contracts for each of the major branches of the work as specified in N.J.S.A 8A:18A-18, or _______ Both of the above. Bids must be accompanied by a certified check, cashiers check or bid bond payable to the East Brunswick Board of Education in an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the base bid, but not in excess of $20,000.00. The Board of Education shall not be responsible for bids mailed or misdirected in delivery. No bid may be withdrawn for 60 days after the opening of bids. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive minor bid defects. Payments for bidding documents are non-refundable except as provided by N.J.S.A. 18A:18A-36(b). 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. This project is ___ is not _X_ subject to a grant agreement between the School District and the NJ Schools Development Authority pursuant to Section 15 of the Educational Facilities Construction and Financing Act, N.J.S.A. 18A:7G-1 et seq. For projects subject to said grant agreement, the Bidder and all its Subcontractors named in the branches specified in N.J.S.A. 18A:18A-18 who will perform work on the School Facilities Project must be prequalified prior to the submission of any bids pursuant to the Schools Development Authority prequalification process unless the Contract is in an amount less than the bid threshold pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:18A-3. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation or sex. Bidders must be pre-qualified by the New Jersey Department of Treasury, Division of Property Management and Construction in the following category; pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:18A-27, et. seq.: (C008) General Construction or (C009) General Construction/Alterations & Additions or (C054) Site Work or (C057) Landscape Construction or (C059) Road Construction and Paving. Bidders and subcontractors for each of the major branches of the work as specified in N.J.S.A. 18A:18A-18, if any, and all other specialty trade subcontractors required by these specifications, must be prequalified by the NJ Department of Treasury, Division of Property Management and Construction and shall have a valid Classification effective as of the date of the bid opening. Questions must be received by the Engineer not later than three (3) business days prior to the deadline Direct questions in writing to Robert McGowan at the office of Van Cleef Engineering Associates by mail, by facsimile at 609-689-1120, or by email at rmcgowan@vancleefengineering.com with carbon copy (CC) to bnoblin@vancleefengineering.com.