Sealed bid forms will be received in the New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (NJDMAVA), Business Management Bureau, Contract Administration Office, located at 101 Eggert Crossing Road, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648 until 11:00 AM on November 16, 2023 and then publicly opened and read aloud. No bid will be accepted thereafter. Please email Bid Proposals no larger than 15MB in PDF format to (bids@dmava.nj.gov) by 11:00 AM on November 16, 2023. Please indicate the Project Number in the Subject Line of the email. Once your proposal has been received via email you will receive an email confirming your bid submission. You will then receive an email with an invitation to a Microsoft TEAMS meeting where all bids will be read aloud later that same day. If you are not bidding and would like to still attend the TEAMS meeting please email your request to bids@dmava.nj.gov. DMAVA is soliciting bid proposals for the following prime contract. Bidders must be prequalified in the following classification pursuant to NJSA 52:35-3 by the Department of Treasury, Division of Property Management and Construction (DPMC). Bidders are required to submit a copy of the DPMC prequalified classification with their bid. The following classification is required: C045 Sprinkler Systems or C049 Fire Alarm Signal Systems Current proof must be on file in DPMC and/or submitted to this office not later than TIME SCHEDULE FOR BID OPENING. Failure to do so may result in the disqualification of the bidder. Bidders are required to submit a copy of proof of registration with the NJSTART program. Information regarding NJSTART may be obtained at the following web site: WWW.NJSTART.GOV All public works projects in New Jersey require Prevailing Wages. Effective February 18, 1992 Regulation N.J.A.C. 12:60-2.1 and 6.1 of the New Jersey Prevailing Wage Act, N.J.S.A. 34:11-56.25 et. seq. requires that certified payroll records must be submitted to the public body, by all contractors and subcontractors, for each employee on the project within ten (10) days of the payment of wages. The contractor is responsible for paying Official Prevailing Wage in effect on Contract Award Date. To assist in bidding purposes vendors may wish to use un-official Prevailing Wage found at: http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/wagehour/wagerate/pwr_construction.html Copies of the contract documents may be examined and CD’s may be obtained at the Business Management Bureau Office upon payment of a NON- REFUNDABLE $ 25.00 fee, (company check or U.S. money order made payable to Treasurer, State of New Jersey). No bidder may withdraw his bid within ninety (90) calendar days after the actual date of the opening thereof. Each bidder must deposit with his bid, security in an amount and form subject to the conditions provided in the Instructions for Bidders. No Performance and Payment Bond is to be required on this Contract. Attention of bidders is particularly called to the requirements as to condition of employment to be observed and minimum wage rates to be paid under the contract. Bidders are required to comply with the requirements of P.L. 1975, C.127 Affirmative Action Program, and P.L. 1945, C.169 Law Against Discrimination. A MANDATORY PRE-BID MEETING will be on October 19, 2023 at 11:00 AM at New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (NJDMAVA), located at 101 Eggert Crossing Road, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648. Questions related to this project should be directed to Ms. Debbie Soto (609) 530-7115, Business Management Office between the hours of 8:00 AM AND 4:00 PM Monday thru Thursday.