Renovation of an educational facility in Washington Township, New Jersey. Completed plans call for the renovation of a educational facility.

It is expressly understood that the bidder is responsible for getting the bid proposals to the Business Administrator prior to the time and date set for the bid opening. Any bid received after the closing time will be returned unopened. In order to be considered, bids must be sealed, and outer envelope clearly marked with the name of the bidder and the following: 2021 Renovations to Gloucester County Institute of Technology. The bidders are requested to submit in accordance with N.J.S.A. 18A:18A-18(b)(2) one Lump Sum Bid for all the work and materials. Bidders and/or their subcontractors must be pre-qualified by the New Jersey Department of Treasury, Division of Property Management and Construction (DPMC) in each of the following categories, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:18A-26 et seq.: C008 General Construction or C009 General Construction / Alterations and Additions ; C029 Structural Steel and Ornamental Iron; C032 HVACR; C030 Plumbing; and C047 Electrical. The Bidder and named Prime Subcontractors listed must be pre-qualified prior to the date that bids are received. PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THE PHYSICAL BID PACKAGE MUST BE DELIVERED TO THE 600 WING BUILDING BY 3:00 PM ON THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2020 SO THAT THE BID PACKAGE CAN BE OFFICIALLY DATE AND TIME STAMPED. THE MCLEAN FITNESS CENTER WILL BE THE PHYSICAL LOCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BID OPENING AND PRE-BID MEETING. * Only one representative per company will be permitted to attend. * Face Masks are required at all times, regardless of being indoors/outdoors and/or proximity to others. * Enter directly into the McLean Fitness Center Entrance from the outdoors. (No additional building access permitted.) * All Attendees must follow social distancing guidelines at all times. * May be seated in the bleachers. The attendees must keep minimum 6 ft. distancing for each other. * No physical items, including equipment, may be shared by multiple attendees, unless such items are sanitized before and after use by different individuals. Proposals must be accompanied by a certified check, bank cashier's check, treasurer's check or Bid Bond in the form provided in the Contract Documents, with corporate surety satisfactory to the Owner, in an amount of 10% of the Base Bid (but in no case in excess of $20,000.00, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:18A-24), naming as payee or obligee, as applicable, The Board of Education of the Special Services School District and the Vocational School District of the County of Gloucester, to be retained and applied by the undersigned as provided in Contract Documents in case bidder would default in executing the Agreement or furnishing the required bonds and insurance certificates as required by Contract Documents. Prospective bidders are advised that this Project is one which will be subject to and will be governed by provisions of New Jersey State Law governing (a) Prequalification of Bidders N.J.S.A. 18A:18A-26 et seq.; (b) Prevailing Wage Rates N.J.S.A. 34:11-56.27; (c) Use of Domestic Materials, N.J.S.A. 18A:18A-20 including any amendments and supplements thereto; (d) Ownership Disclosure Certification N.J.S.A. 52:25-24.2; and (e) disclosure of investment activities in Iran in accordance with P.L.2012, c.25 and N.J.S.A. 18A:18A-49.4. Prospective bidders are advised that the Project is subject to a Project Labor Agreement (PLA). The PLA will be binding upon all contractors and subcontractors performing on-site Project work, as defined in Article 3 of the PLA. The Public Works Contractor Registration Act N.J.S.A. 34:11-56.48 et seq. requires that the Contractor and Subcontractors must be registered at the time of Bid. The Owner is requesting that copies of the Certificates be included in the Contractor's Bid Package. Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 52:32-44 all business organizations that do business with a local contracting agency are required to be registered with the State and provide proof of their Registration with the New Jersey Department of Treasury, Division of Revenue before the contracting agency may enter into a contract with the business. In addition, and pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:18A-25, each bid must be accompanied by a certificate from a surety company stating it will provide said bidder with a bond in such sum as required by the above referenced statute. No bid may be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days after the dates set for the opening thereof. The right is reserved to reject all bids pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:18A-22 or to waive minor informalities or non-material exceptions. Bidders are required to comply with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 10:5-31et seq. and N.J.A.C. 17:27 et seq. The Time Schedule for the project is as follows: Monday 11/09/20 Bid packages available for Electronic Delivery Wednesday 11/25/20 Deadline for written Questions to Garrison Architects at 5:00 P.M. Monday 11/30/20 Last date for addenda to be faxed to Bidders (If Necessary) The entrance to be used for delivering proposals is located at the rear of the building, which is the 600 Wing Administrative Complex entrance. Ring the bell for entry. (856) 468-1445, x2601.