Public notice is hereby given that the Fort Lee Board of Education advertises for competitive bids in accordance with N.J.S.A. 18A:18A-21(a, b) for the term January 3, 2022 through June 30, 2022 All requests for clarification and/or interpretation by bidders must be emailed to Jack DeNichilo at jdenichilo@flboe.com by December 3, 2021 at 4:00 PM. Bidders must be pre-qualified to bid on work specified by the New Jersey State Board of Education (Title 18A:18A-27). No bids shall be received after the time designated in the advertisement. (N.J.S.A. 18A:18A-21(b)). The Board of Education will not accept electronic (e-mail) submission of bids. Terms and Surety required are fixed by the specifications. Bids must be accompanied by a certified check or bid bond, drawn to the order of the Fort Lee Board of Education, for ten percent (10%) of the maximum amount of the bid but not in excess of $20,000. A 100% performance bond will be required of the successful bidder. (18A:18A-24). Bidders must also comply with the provisions of the Public Disclosure Law, N.J.P.L. 1977 c.33. Bidders are required to comply with requirements N.J.S.A. 10:5-31 et. seq. and N.J.A.C. 17:27. Bids must be made on the Form furnished; in the manner designated, and the envelope containing the bid shall be endorsed on its face with the name of the person, firm or corporation and the bid number and name for which such proposal is made. The Board of Education reserves the right to reject any or all bids. The Board also reserves the right to waive any defects or informalities in any bid, should it be deemed to be in the best interest of the District to do so. The Board will not assume responsibility for bids not delivered in person to the Board of Education at the time called for bid opening. A bidder on a public works project for a Board of Education where the cost of the work exceeds $20,000.00 must first have been qualified by the Department of the Treasury, Division of Property Management and Construction, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:18A-27 through 33, and shall submit with his bid a Prequalification AffidavitNo Material Adverse Change, a copy of a valid and active NOTICE OF CLASSIFICATION, a certified copy of a Total Amount of Uncompleted Contracts Form and such Affidavit that subsequent to the latest such statement submitted by him, there has been no material adverse change in his qualification information except as set forth in said Affidavit.
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