NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed bids will be received by the Cherry Hill Board of Education in the Conference Room C of the Board Office located at 45 Ranoldo Terrace, Cherry Hill, New Jersey 08034 until 3:00 P.M. local time on Thursday, February 12, 2026, and will be publicly opened and read immediately thereafter, at said place for Bid# 2526-32: Joyce Kilmer Elementary School & A. Russell Knight Elementary School Site Improvements. 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 1a 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 and the Bid# 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 Engineer 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), a Single 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 C008 – General Construction or C009 General Construction/Alterations & Additions or C054 Site Work or C059 Road Construction and Paving. 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. Electronic Copies of the Bid Documents may be obtained by contacting Environmental Resolutions, Inc. (ERI) via email at CHBOEBIDS@ERINJ.COM, Phone number (856) 235-7170. There is no charge for obtaining an electronic copy of the Bid Documents. A Pre-Bid Meeting will be held on Thursday, January 22, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. at 45 Ranoldo Terrace Cherry Hill 08034. Site Visits will be available BY APPOINTMENT ONLY Monday, January 26, 2026, through Tuesday, February 3, 2026. The Site Visits can be arranged by calling David Nuzzie, Director of Operations, (856) 366-0455. 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, Cherry Hill 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). The Public Works Contractor Registration Act, N.J.S.A. 34:11-56.48 et seq., requires that the Bidder and named Prime Subcontractors must be registered at the time of Bid. The Owner is requesting that copies of the Public Works Contractor Registration Certificates for Bidder and its Named Prime Subcontractors be included in the Bidder's Bid Package, but the Bidder must provide copies of the Certificates no later than the time of award. Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 52:32-44 all business organizations that do business with a local contracting agency, including Bidders and Named Prime Subcontractors, are required to be registered with the State through the New Jersey Department of Treasury, Division of Revenue. The Owner is requesting that copies of the Registrations for Bidder and its Named Prime Subcontractors be included in the Bidder's Bid Package, but the Bidder must provide proof of such Registrations prior to the award of the Contract. In addition, each Bid Package must include a certificate from a surety company stating it will provide said Bidder with a bond in such sum as required by N.J.S.A. 18A:18A-25. No bid may be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days after the dates set for the opening thereof. The right is reserved to reject all bids pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:18A-22 or to waive minor informalities, defects, and non-material exceptions. Bidders are required to comply with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 10:5-31 et seq. and N.J.A.C. 17:27-1.1 et seq. The Time Schedule for the project is as follows: Thursday 01/15/26 Advertisement and Bid packages available for Electronic Delivery Thursday 01/22/26 Pre-Bid Meeting at 3:00 P.M. at 45 Ranoldo Terrace Cherry Hill, New Jersey 08034 Monday 01/26/26 Deadline for Questions to ERI at 5:00 P.M. (send questions to nwerket@erinj.com, ggiangiulio@erinj.com and yperalta@erinj.com) Friday 01/30/26 Deadline for Addendum Issued to Bidders (If Necessary) Thursday 02/12/26 Bids Due at 3:00 P.M. at the Conference Room C of the Board Office located at 45 Ranoldo Terrace, Cherry Hill, New Jersey 08034 By Order of the Cherry Hill Board of Education Jason Schimpf, Assistant Superintendent, Business Administrator / Board Secretary January 15 2026 LNYS0438016 $96.72