Renovation of a detention facility in Toms River, New Jersey. Completed plans call for the renovation of a 2,082-square-foot detention facility.

The purpose of this bid package is to provide the County of Ocean with a Contractor who will perform the work described and specified herein. Work included, but not limited to, in this project is renovation of the kitchen, new floor finishes, new wall finishes, new ceilings, mold abatement and lighting. O.C. PROJECT NO BG2021-016 Question Submission Deadline:April 19, 2023, 5:00pm Project to be completed within 180 calendar days of Notice to Proceed. Project to have a Liquidating Damage Clause of $500.00 per day after date of Contract completion. Project to start on or about June 2023. Bidders are required to comply with the requirements of N.J.S.A. 10:5-31 et seq. and P.L. 1975 C. 127 (N.J.A.C. 17:27-1 et seq.) regarding equal employment opportunities and with the requirements of P.L. 1977 C.33 regarding corporate and/or partnership ownership. Bid Security in the amount of 10% of the total bid shall be supplied in the form of a Certified Check, Cashier's Check or Bid Bond, but not in excess of $20,000.00. E-bonds through Surety2000 are also acceptable. See Vendor Questionnaire for additional information regarding e-bonds. The right to reject any and all bids is reserved in accordance with applicable law. By order of the Board of Commissioners of the County of Ocean. The County will not be responsible for late bids, and no bids will be accepted if received after the time stipulated in the notice to bidders. Bidders shall complete all documents and acknowledge all terms included with the bid package. All documents should be from this bid package and must not be dated or executed prior to the date of advertising. Failure to follow these instructions is cause for rejection. NOTE: In order to access any DocuSign forms in this solicitation, you must first click "Draft Response". Instructions on how to access the forms through DocuSign are available in the Attachments. Please note that in order to view the forms as a .pdf document, you must access DocuSign first. Once you access DocuSign, the option to download, save, print and complete the forms becomes available The County reserves the right to reject all bids in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40A:11-13.2, to waive any informalities in the bid and to accept the lowest responsible bid in accordance with applicable law. In case of default by the bidder or contractor, the County of Ocean may procure the articles or services from other sources and hold the bidder or contractor responsible for any excess cost occasioned thereby. The bidder, if awarded a contract, agrees to protect, defend and save harmless the County against any damage for payment for the use of any patented material process, article or device that may enter into the manufacture, construction or form a part of the work covered by either order or contract, and he further agrees to indemnify and save harmless the County from suits or actions of every nature and description brought against it, for, or on account of injuries or damages received or sustained by any party or parties by, or from any of the negligent acts of the contractor, his servants or agents. The contractor shall maintain primary insurance to protect against all claims under Workmen's Compensation, Comprehensive General Liability and Automobile. Except for Workmen's Compensation, all coverage shall apply as primary coverage with respect to any other insurance or self-insurance program afforded to the County. There shall be no endorsement or modification of this coverage to make it excess over other available insurance/coverage; alternatively, if the CGL and umbrella, excess of reinsurance states that it is pro rata, it shall be endorsed to be primary with respect to the County. Primary Coverage shall be subject to approval for adequacy of protection as per the following limits: A copy of bidder's and named sub-contractors' New Jersey Business Registration Certificate should be included with the bid. If they are not, they will be required prior to award of the contract.