Info Type: Bid
Owner: Union County Vocational-Technical Schools
Location: Scotch Plains, NJ
Submit by: 6/17/2002
Description: Union County Vocational-Technical Schools Public Notice Invitations are extended to qualified Bidders to bid for the following: Lan Infrastructure Upgrade Bids will be accepted by mail or in person at the Union County Vocational-Technical Schools, 1776 Raritan Road, Scotch Plains, New Jersey 07076 (Attn: Peter A. Capodice), Assistant Superintendent for Business/Board Secretary) until 6/17/2002 at 2:00 p.m. The School shall not be responsible for any Bid mailed which is lost in transit or delivered late by the Postal Service. At that time, the bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. All bids must be presented in sealed envelopes which are clearly marked 'Lan Infrastructure Upgrade, Union County Vocational-Technical Schools, 1776 Raritan Road, Scotch Plains, New Jersey 07076'. No bid will be received after the time and date specified. After receipt of bids, no bid may be withdrawn within sixty (60) days after the date of the bid opening except if provided forth herein. The bid of any Bidder who consents to an extension may be held for consideration for a longer period of time as may be agreed upon between Bidder and the Board. All bids must be on the bid forms provided by the Board in the Bid Package. Specifications and bid forms may be obtained at the office of the Assistant Superintendent for Business/Board Secretary, Peter A. Capodice, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Monday through Friday beginning Wednesday, 6/5/2002. Bid proposals and all required documents must be completed and submitted by the date as set forth above. All documents in the enclosed Bid Package must accompany the bid proposal. In addition to the above documents, a certified check, cashier's check or bid bond issued by a responsible bank, trust company or insurance company, payable to the Union County Vocational-Technical Schools Board of Education shall be submitted with each bid as a guaranty that if a contract is awarded the Bidder shall execute said Contract and furnish the bonds required by the Contract Documents ('Bid Security'). The Bid Security shall be in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the total amount of the bid or Fifty-Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00), whichever is lower. All Bid Security, except the Bid Security of the three (3) apparent lowest responsible Bidders shall, if requested in writing, be returned after ten (10) days from the opening of the bids (Sundays and holidays excepted) and the bids of such Bidders shall be considered withdrawn. The Board reserves the right to reject any or all bids, and to waive immaterial informalities, or to accept any bid which, in the opinion of the Board, will be in the best interest of the School District. The Board staff will evaluate all bids and any award will be made to the lowest responsible Bidder whose bid conforms to this solicitation. In the event of an equal or tie bid, the Board shall award the bid to the Bidder which, in the Board's sole discretion, best serves the interest of the Board. The Board also reserves the right to reject any and all bids if sufficient funds are not available and/or appropriated. The selected Bidder, will, within three (3) days of award of the bid, enter into an appropriate contract with the Board. All Bidders must comply with P.L. 1975, Chapter 127, entitled 'An Act Relating to Affirmative Action in Relation to Discrimination in Connection with Certain Public Contracts and Supplementing the 'Law Against Discrimination' approved 4/16/1945 (P.L. 1945, Chapter 169)', N.J.A.C. 17:27, as amended from time to time, and the Americans With Disability Act. Where applicable, prevailing wage rate shall be paid to all workers on the job.
