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

Kearny Board of Education, Hudson County, New Jersey for its GARFIELD SCHOOL WINDOW REPLACEMENT PROJECT, together with all work incidental thereto, in accordance with the requirements of the drawings and specifications. The project involves removal of existing windows and installing new thermally broken aluminum framed windows, associated trim and window shades. The Work in general, but not limited to, consists of the following: a. Selective demolition b. Installation of new thermally broken aluminum framed windows c. Installation of new shades. d. Limited finish carpentry e. Limited stain and finishing of finish carpentry f. Recycling of materials g. All required project coordination. All questions with regard to the bid must be received by the Architect, Fallon+Pacheco Architects, no later than THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30TH, 2021 . All questions must be submitted in written form. If a bid exceeds twenty thousand dollars ($20,000.00), the bidder and all general construction and subcontractors must be prequalified by the New Jersey Department of Treasury, Division of Property Management and Construction, as required by law and have a valid and current Notice of Classification prior to the date that bids are received. Any bid submitted under the terms of the New Jersey statutes not including a copy of a valid and active prequalification/classification certificate may be rejected as non-responsive to bid requirements. Bids must be submitted on the proposal forms in the manner designated, enclosed in a sealed envelope bearing the name and address of bidder and proposal identification number on the outside, and must be accompanied by certified check, cashiers check or bid bond drawn to the order of the Kearny Board of Education, for not less than ten percent (10%) of the amount of the bid, but in no case in excess of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000.00); and must be delivered to the Business Administrator at the above place, by the hour named. The Board of Education and Architects assume no responsibility for bids mismailed or misdirected. Each bidder shall submit with its bid, a Certificate of Consent of Surety as per N.J.S.A. 18A:18A-25 from a Surety company stating that it will provide the bidder and all subcontractors, if successful, with a performance/payment bond in the full amount of the contract. No bid may be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days after the date set for the opening thereof. The Kearny Board of Education reserves the right to reject any and all bids or to waive informality in the bidding if it is in the interest of the Board of Education to do so. The contract(s) will be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder(s). Bidding shall be in conformance with the applicable requirements of N.J.S.A. 10:5-31 et seq. and N.J.A.C. 17:27. All bidders must be pre-qualified as required by the New Jersey Schools Development Authority (NJSDA). The Bidders' attention is directed to the fact that all applicable federal, state, and municipal laws, and ordinances, rules and regulations, including P.L. 1975, c. 127, ( N.J.A.C. 17:27) regarding Affirmative Action, of all authorities having jurisdiction over construction work in the locality of the project shall apply to the contract throughout, and they will be deemed to be included in the contract the same as if set forth therein at length, including, but not limited to, those laws identified in the INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS. Pursuant to "The Public Works Contractor Registration Act bidders and their subcontractors are required to be registered with the New Jersey Department of Labor and to possess a current certificate by said Department indicating compliance with the Act. Bidders are notified of this requirement of their compliance. If, at the time of the bid opening stated above, the certificate or renewed certificate from the Department has not yet been received by the bidder, proof of application along with the cancelled check for the application fee shall be provided to the Board of Education in lieu of such certificate. Once the certificate is received, a copy of same shall be delivered forthwith to the Kearny Board of Education.