Renovation of a library in Cresskill, New Jersey. Completed plans call for the renovation of a library.

The work to be done under this Contract consists of the complete renovation and interior alteration of the existing Cresskill Public Library, including furnishing all labor, materials, and equipment necessary to complete the project in accordance with the plans and specifications prepared by Lothrop Associates LLP and as directed by the Library. The work of this project shall be completed no later than March 20, 2024. Each Bid must be made upon the prescribed forms furnished with the Contract Documents and Specifications, must be accompanied by a Consent of Surety, and by a certified or cashiers check, drawn on a solvent bank, or Bid Bond, in the amount of ten percentof the total price bid, but not in excess of $20,000, payable unconditionally to the Owner. When submitting a Bid Bond, it shall contain Power of Attorney for full amount of Bid Bond from a surety company authorized to do business in the State of New Jersey and acceptable to the owner. The check or bond of the unsuccessful bidder(s) shall be returned pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-24a. The check or bond of the bidder to whom the contract is awarded shall be retained until a contract is executed and the required performance bond or other security is submitted. The contract, in a form approved by the Owner, must be executed within 21 days of the award of the bid. The check or bond of the successful bidder shall be forfeited if the bidder fails to enter into a contract pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-21. A Performance Bond in the full amount of the contract and satisfactory in form, execution and sufficiency of surety will be required of the successful bidder. Bids must be accompanied, in the case of corporations not chartered in the State of New Jersey, by proper certificate indicating that such corporation is authorized to do business in the State of New Jersey. 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. Every corporation or partnership submitting a bid shall accompany said bid with a statement setting forth the names and addresses of all stockholders in the corporation who own ten percent (10%) or more of its stock of any class, or of all individual partners in the partnership who own a ten percent (10%) or greater interest therein. Said statement may also be submitted prior to the bid. Any extra work, not originally contemplated under this Contract, shall be covered by a change order. In the event that such extra work involves labor or material for which a unit price has been bid, the aforementioned unit price which has been bid, shall be used to fix payment for this extra work, and shall be the maximum payable by the Borough therefor. The Borough of Cresskill reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive any defects, informalities or irregularities in the bids received, as permitted by the New Jersey Local Public Contracts Law, N.J.S.A. 40A:11-1, et seq., and to accept the bid from the lowest complying responsible bidder. All inquiries for clarification of any matters concerning the Bid Documents must be made in writing and sent by certified mail and received by the Architect not later than the close of business on January 23, 2023 in order that any necessary and appropriate Addenda can be issued and received by all Bidders. Summary Project Description: The project consists of the interior alteration of the existing library building to accommodate a new floor plan configuration. Work will include architectural, structural, mechanical, plumbing, electrical, and fire alarm system modifications, repairs, or alterations.