Dry-pipe Fire Protection System Replacement: BWY Terminal Building D The South Jersey Port Corporation (SJPC) is an agency of the State of New Jersey with a mission to develop, maintain and operate marine terminals and related intermodal transportation infrastructure within the South Jersey Port District. The agency has primary offices at 2 Aquarium Dr., Suite 100 and port operations at the Balzano Marine Terminal and the Broadway Terminal in Camden, New Jersey. The agency also has facilities in Salem and Paulsboro. SJPC is grantee of Foreign Trade Zone #142. Additional information may be found electronically. 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. Questions should be directed to Patrick Boyle, Sr. Purchasing Agent, at the following email address: pboyle@southjerseyport.com. The Form of Bid Security shall be a BID BOND to accompany the Bid Proposal in the amount of 10% of the total bid price, but not in excess of $20,000, payable unconditionally to SJPC. It shall contain a Power of Attorney for the full amount of the Bid Bond from a surety company. Each bid shall also be accompanied by a letter of intent from the Bidder's Bonding Company confirming that, if the Bidder is awarded the Contract, the Bonding Company will furnish the required PERFORMANCE BOND EQUAL TO THE BID PRICE as security for the faithful performance of the Contract. The performance bonds shall not be released until final acceptance of the whole work and then only if any liens or claims have been satisfied. SJPC reserves the right to reject any or all bids received. SJPC also reserves the right to receive any and all bids in whatsoever form they may be, and to waive any informalities in said bids; or to award the work to whichever bidder or bidders it may be considered advantageous so to do and in the best interest of the SJPC, regardless of bid prices. Bids may also be rejected for any of the following reasons: a. All bids for any reason that is set out in N.J.S.A. 40A:11-13.2; b. If more than one bid is received from an individual, firm, or partnership, corporation, or association under the same name; c. Multiple bids from an agent representing competing bidders; d. The bid, in the discretion of the SJPC, is inappropriately balanced; e. The bidder is determined to possess Prior Negative Experience; or f. If the successful bidder fails to enter into a contract within 21 days, Sundays and holidays excepted, or as otherwise agreed upon by the parties to the contract. In this case at its option, the SJPC may accept the bid of the next lowest responsible bidder. Project to be completed within fifty-two (52) weeks from Notice-To Proceed. Any requested change to the project schedule or duration must be submitted to the Port Engineer and Project Engineer in writing for review and approval. No oral interpretation and or clarification of the meaning of the specifications will be made to any bidder. Questions regarding this Request for Bid Proposals may be directed in writing to Patrick Boyle, Purchasing Manager at pboyle@southjerseyport.com. No questions will be answered after 5PM on October 31, 2023.