NOTICE TO BIDDERS Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District Monmouth County, New Jersey NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Manalapan-Englishtown Regional Board of Education (“Owner”) will receive bids for Auditorium Lighting and Sound System Upgrades at Manalapan-Englishtown Middle School, together with all work incidental thereto, in accordance with the requirements of the Bid Documents prepared by Fraytak Veisz Hopkins Duthie, P.C. (FVHD), Architects-Planners, www.fvhdpc.com,FVHD Project #5616A. Bids will be received for: Single Overall Contract (DPMC Classification: C047 Prime) Bid Documents for the proposed Work are on file at the office of the Architect, Fraytak Veisz Hopkins Duthie, P.C., 1515 Lower Ferry Road, Trenton, NJ 08618, tel. 609.883.7101. Bid Documents are available for no fee from the Architect’s website. Requests for electronic project documentation must be made through a registered account via the FVHD Contractor Portal at https://www.fvhdpc.com/contractors. Hard copies are available for $200 per set. A check or money order should be made payable to Fraytak Veisz Hopkins Duthie, P.C. A direct shipping account number (FedEx or UPS) and preferred shipping speed must also be provided. Prebid Meeting is scheduled for Thursday, November 13, 2025, 3:30 PM, at Manalapan-Englishtown Regional Board of Education Office, 54 Main St., Englishtown, NJ 07726. Attendance at the prebid meeting is optional but encouraged. All Requests for Information (RFI) must be submitted in writing by November 20, 2025, and sent to info@fvhdpc.com, or fax to 609-883-2694 or via common carrier to the Architect at the address indicated above. All correspondence must include the Architect’s Project Name and Project Number referenced. The Architect is not responsible for misdirected or misrouted correspondence. Sealed Bids are due by Thursday, December 4, 2025, 2:00 PM, to the Manalapan-Englishtown Regional Board of Education Office, Attn. Veronica Wolf, 54 Main St., Englishtown, NJ 07726, and will be publicly opened and read immediately thereafter. Any Bid received after that time shall be rejected. Bid Proposals 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), in the above-listed classifications prior to the date that bids are received. Any Bidder and their Prime Subcontractors who do not possess a valid and active “Notice of Classification” may be ineligible to bid on this Project, and any bid submitted by such Bidder and their Prime Subcontractors may be rejected as non-responsive. Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:18A-25, each proposal shall be accompanied by a Consent 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 Consent 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 AM BEST rating of A- or better 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. 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). 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. No bidder who is on the State Treasurer's or the Federal Government's List of Debarred, Suspended or Disqualified Bidders shall be eligible to bid on this project. Per N.J.S.A. 52:32-44(b) all contractors and subcontractors must provide a Business Registration Certificate prior to contract award. 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. Manalapan-Englishtown Regional Board of Education Veronica Wolf, Business Administrator/Board Secretary ($87.12)