ADVERTISEMENT Teaneck Board of Education 651 Teaneck Road Teaneck, New Jersey 07666

Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received by the Teaneck Board of Education (“Board”), Bergen County, New Jersey for the Electrical Upgrades at Teaneck High School and Benjamin Franklin Middle School Project (“Project”).

The bidding documents (original documents with addenda, if necessary) have been prepared by the Architectural firm of Di Caro Rubino with an office at 30 Galesi Drive, West Wing, Wayne, NJ 07470, Telephone 973.256.0202 email: kross@dicararubino.com. Said bidding documents including proposal forms may be obtained during the bid period commencing Monday, October 10, 2022. Prospective Bidders can preview and purchase the full bid package (cost $175.00) directly from the Architect’s website: www.dicararubinoplans.com. Any contractor submitting a bid must be listed on the official bidders list. Any bid received from a contractor that is not a listed plan holder will be rejected. No documents shall be mailed, via US mail or overnight mail.

Bids will be received by the Interim Business Administrator, Dora E. Zeno for the District at the School District Board Office located at 651 Teaneck Road, Teaneck, NJ, 07666 up to 11:30 AM, local prevailing time on Thursday, November 10, 2022 at which time said bid proposals will be publicly opened and read immediately thereafter by the Interim School Business Administrator or their designee. Bids, utilizing the bid forms as prepared by the Architect, may be submitted in person, by mail or delivery service prior to that time. Any bid submitted by mail or delivery service is done so at the sole risk of the Bidder. No bids will be received by facsimile or electronic transmission. It is expressly understood that the Bidder is responsible for getting the bid proposals to the Interim Business Administrator prior to the time and date set for the bid opening. Any bid received after the bid submission time deadline will be returned unopened. In order to be considered, bids must be sealed and outer envelope clearly marked:

Electrical Upgrades at Teaneck High School and Benjamin Franklin Middle School Project

Contractors shall be required to abide by any and all Executive Order(s), Rules and Regulations, and both Federal and State Law pertaining to safety precautions required as a result of Coronavirus disease (“COVID”).

No modifications to the enclosed Instructions to Bidders, General Conditions, Supplemental Conditions or Specifications will be permitted prior to bid acceptance except as may be allowed by amendment as outlined in the Specifications. Bids that propose modifications to the requirements may result in rejection of the bid as being non-responsive.

Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:18A-21(c)(2), Addenda, if any, shall be provided no later than seven days, Saturdays, Sundays, or holidays excepted, prior to the date for acceptance of bids, to any person who has submitted a bid or who has received a bid package, by one of the listed means in the law.	Questions will be considered only up until the inquiry deadline stated in the Instructions to Bidders.

There is a pre-bid meeting scheduled for the Project on Monday, October 17, 2022 at 11:00

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AM.	The pre-bid meeting will commence at Teaneck High School located at 100 Elizabeth Avenue, Teaneck, NJ 07666. An additional site visit will be at Benjamin Franklin Middle School. While the pre-bid meeting is not mandatory, attendance is highly recommended.

Bids will be considered in accordance with N.J.S.A. 18A:18A-1 et. seq. and N.J.S.A. 18A:7G-1 et. seq. Bids will be received from a Contractor for one price for the entire Project, all trades, all inclusive. Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:18A-26, in order to be eligible to submit a Bid for the Project, the Bidder shall be classified by the New Jersey Department of Treasury, Division of Property Management and Construction (“DPMC”) as of the date and time of the bid opening in the following discipline:

(C047) – ELECTRICAL

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. An Initial Project Workforce Report will be required from the successful Contractor. (Form AA-201).

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.

Bidders and all subcontractors are required to comply with the Public Works Contractor Registration Act, (N.J.S.A. 34:11-56.48 et seq.) and to possess current certification from the Division of Wage and Hour Compliance in the Department of Labor and Workforce Development at the time the bid is submitted. Bidders and all subcontractors for whom DPMC prequalification is required are also required to submit a Business Registration Certificate issued by the Division of Revenue in the New Jersey Department of Treasury prior to contract award.

All Bidders are required to submit with the bid, an affidavit by the Bidder that the Bidder is not, at the time of the bid, included on the New Jersey State Treasurer’s List or the Federal Government List of Debarred, Suspended or Disqualified Firms or individuals pursuant to N.J.S.A. 52:32-44.1, N.J.A.C. 17:19-4 and N.J.A.C. 19:38A-4.	Then, prior to contract award, the successful Bidder will be required to submit separate certification that all entities having controlling interest are not on the federal list of debarred contractors.

All Bidders are required to complete and submit, prior to contract award, a Disclosure of Investment Activities in Iran Form in accordance with N.J.S.A. 52:32-58 and N.J.S.A. 18A:18A-49.4.

Bids must be accompanied by bid security in the form of (1) a bid bond or certified or cashier’s check payable to “Teaneck Board of Education” equal to 10% of the amount of the bid, but in no case to exceed $20,000.00 pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:18A-24, and (2) Certificate of Consent of Surety pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:18A-25, obligating the issuing surety company to provide the bidder and its subcontractors, if successful, with a New Jersey Statutory Performance Bond and a New Jersey Statutory Payment Bond each in the full amount of the contract.

No bid may be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days after the opening date. The Teaneck Board of Education reserves the right to reject any and all bids, and/or to waive any informality

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in the bidding, or minor immaterial defects in any bid, as permitted by law, if in the best interest of the Board to do so. The Contract will be awarded to the lowest responsive responsible bidder as defined and provided for in the Public School Contracts Law, N.J.S.A. 18A:18A-1, et seq.

Dora E. Zeno
Interim Business Administrator/Board Secretary

Dated: October 2022

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