Demolition, site work and addition to an educational facility in Hamilton Township, New Jersey. Completed plans call for the addition of a 8,148-square-foot, one-story above grade educational facility; for the demolition of a educational facility; and for site work for a educational facility.

Contract Award Pending Board Meeting on 11/12/25 Restore all grades, lawns, concrete curbing, sidewalks, asphalt, and pavement to pre-construction condition. Pre-School Expansion Addition for Joseph Shaner School Project consists of construction of a new 8,148 square foot one-story addition including (6) six Pre-School Classrooms with integral toilet rooms and associated support spaces. Site Work - This Project includes site improvements related to the proposed building addition and will include but is not limited to, earthwork, utility and stormwater improvements, curbing, sidewalks, and landings. In addition, relocation of an underground primary electric service, existing generator, and pad. All improvements include the necessary restoration where construction activities have taken place. Refer to Site and Electrical Drawings for details. General Construction Renovation Work - The Project work includes masonry bearing walls with brick veneer to a height of 16'-0" at main structure. Roof structure consists of steel joist trusses bearing on masonry construction. Roof construction is sloped steel bar joist and metal deck roof structure with EPDM membrane roofing system over rigid insulation. Mechanical Construction Renovation Work - The Project work includes (2) two new variable volume rooftop units with hot water heating coils and VAV boxes fed from the existing building's boiler system with new piping serving the spaces within the addition. Other mechanical equipment includes exhaust fans and hydronic heaters. The Contractor shall integrate all new equipment into the existing facility's Building Management Control System. Plumbing Construction - The Project work includes new single fixture toilet rooms and sinks at each of the classrooms, new staff toilet room, and a new custodial closet. Scope includes tying new work into existing sanitary and water supply lines in addition to all other work as indicated on the Contract Documents. Electrical Construction Renovation Work - The Project work includes new Electrical Panels, data conduits, fire alarm, electrical feeders, circuits and connections for new HVAC systems, lighting and power throughout the addition integrated into the existing facility as shown on the Contract Documents. Deadline for Questions, 10/16/25 to Garrison Architects at 5:00 P.M. (send questions to jminniti@garrisonarch.com) It is expressly understood that the Bidder is responsible for getting the bid to the Business Administrator by the time and date set for the bid opening. Bids shall be addressed to the Owner whose name appears in Paragraph la of the Instructions to Bidders; they shall be mailed or delivered to the address stated herein, enclosed in an opaque sealed envelope, clearly marked with the name of the Bidder and the name of the Project as described in this Notice to Bidders; and must be received by not later than the time designated in this Notice to Bidders. No responsibility will attach to Architect or Owner for premature opening of a bid which is not properly identified. Any bid received after 3:00 PM will be returned unopened. The Bidders shall submit, in accordance with N.J.S.A. 18A:18A-18(b)(2), one Lump Sum Bid for all the work and materials. Bidders must be pre-qualified by the New Jersey Department of Treasury, Division of Property Management and Construction (DPMC) with at least the DPMC classification associated with the work they intend to directly perform or, if Bidder will not directly perform any work, with DPMC classification C006, C008, or C009. Bidders' Prime Subcontractors, defined as those listed in N.J.S.A. 18A:18A-18, must be pre-qualified by DPMC with the DPMC classification associated with the work they intend to directly perform or subcontract. The Bidder and named Prime Subcontractors must be pre-qualified prior to the date that bids are received. Bids must be accompanied by a certified check, bank cashier's check, treasurer's check or Bid Bond in the form provided in the Contract Documents, with corporate surety satisfactory to the Owner, in an amount of 10% of the Base Bid, but in no case in excess of $20,000.00, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:18A-24, naming as payee or obligee, as applicable Hamilton Township Board of Education, to be retained and applied by the undersigned as provided in the Contract Documents in case the successful Bidder defaults in executing the Agreement or furnishing the bonds and insurance certificates as required by the Contract Documents. Prospective Bidders are advised that this Project is one which will be subject to and will be governed by provisions of New Jersey law, including, but not limited to, those regarding (a) Prequalification of Bidders (N.J.S.A. 18A:18A-26 et seq.); (b) Prevailing Wage Rates (N.J.S.A. 34:11-56.25 et seq.); (c) Use of Domestic Materials, (N.J.S.A. 18A:18A-20); and (d) Ownership Disclosure Certification, (N.J.S.A. 52:25-24.2). a. b. C. Bids shall be accompanied by a bid guarantee in the form of a Bid Bond issued by a Surety licensed in the State of New Jersey, cashier's check or a certified check issued by a national bank or trust company and payable to the order of the Owner in the amount of ten (10%) percent of the Bid or $20,000, whichever is less, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:18A-24, to be retained and applied as provided, in case the bidder should default in executing the Agreement, or furnishing the required insurance certificates within ten (10) days after notice that an award has been made to it, or furnishing the required Performance and Payment Bond as required by the Contract Documents. Bid securities of the three lowest responsible bidders will be retained until Contract Documents have been properly executed by the bidder to whom the contract is awarded but in no event exceeding 60 days after bid opening unless consent of the bidders and, if applicable, their sureties is obtained for such longer period as may be agreed. In the event that a Bid Bond is submitted with the bid, the bidder shall make certain that a proper power of attorney evidencing the authority of the agent of the surety to execute the Bid Bond is furnished therewith. Bidders who intend to submit a Bid Bond as the required security with their bids must use the form of Bid Bond provided or its legal equivalent. Such bidders must also provide a Power of Attorney for the Attorney-In-Fact who issued the Bond, which document must be currently dated and valid for the entire amount of the Bond. Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:18A-25, bids shall be accompanied by a Consent of Surety assuring that satisfactory arrangements have been made between the Surety and the bidder, by which the Surety agrees to furnish the bidder with a Performance and Payment Bond and a Maintenance Bond, each in the stated amount of one hundred percent of the Contract amount. The Consent of Surety shall be executed by an approved Surety Company authorized to do business in the State of New Jersey. The Surety's consent and guarantee to issue the Performance Bond, Payment Bond, and Maintenance Bond must be unconditional. Submission of a Consent of Surety which contains any prior conditions upon the Surety's issuance of the required Bonds shall be cause for rejection of the Bid.