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

BID NOTICE Ocean Township School District Ocean County, New Jersey NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Ocean Township Board of Education will receive bids for Alterations for New Toilet Room at Waretown Elementary School, together with all work incidental thereto, in accordance with the requirements of the drawings and specifications prepared by Fraytak Veisz Hopkins Duthie, P.C. (FVHD), Architects-Planners, FVHD Project #5377. Bids will be received for: Single Overall Contract (DPMC: C009 with C030, C032 & C047) Sealed Bids are due by Tuesday, March 8, 2022, 2:00 pm, to the Ocean Township Board of Education, Attn: Steve Terhune, 64 Railroad Avenue, Waretown, NJ 08758, and will be publicly opened and read immediately thereafter at the Board Offices Conference Room. Any Bid received after that time shall be rejected. Prebid Meeting is scheduled for Friday, February 18, 2022, 3:30 pm. Contractors should meet in the lobby of Waretown Elementary School, 64 Railroad Avenue, Waretown, NJ 08758. Attendance at the prebid meeting is recommended. Due to COVID-19 virus and New Jersey Executive Orders EO107 and LFN2020-10, Contractors are required to provide their own face masks/personal protection equipment, practice social distancing and hand washing at all times and assume all risks associated with their presence on District premises. Wearing a face mask is required at all times. Construction on this project shall proceed in accordance with Executive Orders 122 and 142. To obtain bid documents, please complete the "Bidder Registration Form," available for download at https://fvhdpc.com/bids/bidlisting, and email to info@fvhdpc.com and Reference: FVHD-5377 or fax to 609.883.2694. Bid Documents for the proposed Work are on file at the office of the Architect, FVHD, 1515 Lower Ferry Road, Trenton, NJ 08618, and may be obtained by prospective bidders electronically via direct download (pdf format), electronic file on disc, or printed paper set. Information about the Project can be found on our website: www.fvhdpc.com under CONTRACTOR, BID LISTING. Downloadable Electronic Bid Documents are available without fee. Bid Documents by disk will be available for a non-refundable fee of $25.00, or by paper set for a non-refundable fee of $250.00 for each paper set. Checks for disks and paper sets are payable in advance to Fraytak Veisz Hopkins Duthie, P.C. Upon receipt of payment, disk or paper sets will be shipped, or made available for pick-up. If contractor requests shipping, a direct shipping account number must be provided to the Architect and for paper sets, a separate non-refundable handling fee of $25 per set payable in advance. Bidders should only rely on original digital and paper versions of the bidding contract documents obtained directly from the Architect's office. Any bidder should contact the Architect's office at (609) 883-7101 to confirm availability of documents. All requests for information (RFI) must be submitted by February 24, 2022, and sent via facsimile at (609) 883-2694 or via common carrier to the Architect with the Architect Project Name and Project Number referenced. RFI request submitted to the Architect via E-mail will not be accepted or responded to. Bid Proposal shall be submitted in duplicate (one original and one copy) in a sealed envelope, addressed to the Owner, bearing the name and address of the bidder, and clearly marked "BID" with the contract title and/or bid number on the outside of the envelope and must be accompanied by a Certified Check, Cashier's Check or Bid Bond drawn to the order of the Owner in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the amount of the bid, but in no case in excess of $20,000; and must be delivered to the above place on or before the hour named. The Board of Education and the Architect assume no responsibility for bids mailed or misdirected in delivery. If the bid exceeds $20,000 bidder must be pre-qualified by the New Jersey Division of Property Management and Construction (DPMC), prior to the date that bids are received. Any bid submitted under the terms of New Jersey statutes not including a copy of a valid and active Pre-qualification/ Classification Certificate shall be rejected as being non-responsive to bid requirements. Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:18A-25, each proposal shall be accompanied by a Proposition of Surety from a Surety Company stating it will provide each bidder with separate Performance and Payment Bonds, each in the amount of 100% of the contract sum. Also, Surety agrees to furnish bidder with a Maintenance Bond in required form. The Proposition of Surety shall be executed by an approved surety company authorized to do business in the State of New Jersey and in accordance with N.J.S.A. 2A:44-143, and 2A:44-144 and with the three highest rating categories of rating companies nationally recognized. This project is subject to the New Jersey State Prevailing Wage Act, N.J.S.A. 34:11-56.27 et seq. Pursuant to "The Public Works Contractor Registration Act", N.J.S.A. 34:11-56.48 et seq., bidders and their subcontractors are required to be registered with the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development and to possess a current certificate by said Department indicating compliance with the Act prior to the time and date that bids are received. All bidders must comply with N.J.S.A. 10:5-31 et seq., N.J.A.C. 17:27 et seq. and N.J.S.A. 10:2-1. An Initial Project Workforce Report will be required from the successful bidder (Form AA-201). No bid may be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days after the date set for the opening thereof. The right is reserved to reject all bids pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:18A-22 and to waive minor informalities in the bidding in accordance with applicable law. By Order of the Ocean Township Board of Education Steve Terhune, Business Administrator/Board Secretary ($98.56)