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Project No: M1642-00 – Chiller Replacement and Associated Repairs Location: Joseph Kohn Training Center, 130 Livingston Ave – New Brunswick, Middlesex

County, NJ

A MANDATORY PRE-BID MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR 10:00 A.M. AUGUST 6, 2026.

LOCATION: MAIN ENTRANCE – JOSEPH KOHN TRAINING CENTER – 130 LIVINGSTON

AVE – NEW BRUNSWICK, MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ. CONTACT PERSON: YOUSTINA

MANSY VIA OFFICE (609) 633-2077 OR VIA CELL (609) 931-1695. ONLY BIDS SUBMITTED

BY CONTRACTORS WHO ATTEND THIS MEETING WILL BE ACCEPTED.

**ATTENTION**

CONTRACTOR PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED - SEE BELOW FOR INSTRUCTIONS

Contractors are required to PRE-REGISTER THE NAMES OF ALL ATTENDEES via email to Isaiah Gibson at Isaiah.Gibson@treas.nj.gov and Michael Cifrodelli at Michael.Cifrodelli@treas.nj.gov NO LATER THAN 2:00 PM on AUGUST 4, 2026 if they plan to attend the Mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting. Firms failing to pre-register the names of attendees prior to 2:00 PM on August 4, 2026 will not be permitted entry.

ALL BIDDERS MUST BE CLASSIFIED WITH DPMC WITH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING

TRADES:

Single Bid (lump sum all trades) General Construction (C008) OR

General Construction / Alterations & Additions (C009) OR

HVACR (C032)

CCE: $911,411

IN ACCORDANCE WITH N.J.S.A. 52:32-2, THIS PROJECT SHALL BE BID AS A SINGLE BID (LUMP SUM ALL TRADES). BIDDER ITSELF MUST BE CLASSIFIED IN THE FOLLOWING TRADE(S) OR IT

MUST NAME SUBCONTRACTOR(S) FOR THE FOLLOWING TRADE(S):

Structural Steel & Ornamental Iron (C029)

HVACR (C032)

Electrical (C047)

Failure to list all of the required DPMC Classified sub-contractors will render the bid non-responsive.

A list of Classified Contractors / Sub-Contractors is available at the following Web site:

http://www.state.nj.us/treasury/dpmc/contract_search.shtml

If your firm is not classified with DPMC, you can apply for DPMC classification at:

https://www.njportal.com/DPMC/ClassificationRequest/. If you have any questions about classification, please contact the classification unit by emailing cclass@treas.nj.gov.

ELECTRONIC BIDDING

Paper bids WILL NOT be accepted for this procurement. Bid Proposals will be received from Bidders electronically ONLY via the Bid Express service until 2:00 P.M. on August 27, 2026, at which time the bid proposals submitted will be publicly opened and read in the DPMC Offices, Division of Property Management & Construction, 33 West State Street, 9th Floor, Trenton, NJ 08608.

Enrolling with Bid Express is free – go to www.bidexpress.com to set up your account. Once you have an account, you can view this procurement and download all related documents, as well as any future procurements that DPMC does through Bid Express. The fee schedule is available on the web site. All fees are directly payable to Bid Express.

The Bid Documents for this project are only available for download via Bid Express. Hard copies of the Bid Documents are not available for purchase but may be examined by appointment only at the DPMC Plan Room by contacting Anthony Mangine at Anthony.Mangine@treas.nj.gov. The DPMC Plan Room is located at 33 West State Street, 9th Floor, Trenton, NJ 08608.

Pursuant to N.J.A.C. 17:13, this project has been designated as a Small Business Set-Aside Opportunity.

Note: This contract includes a goal of awarding 25 percent of the total contract value to a Small Business Enterprise (SBE) at either the prime or subcontract level. The firm determined to be the lowest responsible bidder must produce copies of approval notice from the Division of Revenue and Enterprises Services designating the prime or subcontracting firm as a Small Business Enterprise prior to the award of contract. Further information with regard to the SBE goals for this project will be available within Bulletin B of the Bid Documents.

All questions concerning the Small Business Set-Aside Program should be addressed to:

Division of Revenue and Enterprises Services Small Business Enterprise

Department of the Treasury 33 West State Street, 5th Floor

P.O. Box 026 Trenton, NJ 08625-0026 Phone: 609-292-2146 www.state.nj.us/njbusiness/contracting

Bidders must be classified by the Division under N.J.S.A. 52:35-1 et seq and must submit bid security as provided in Instructions to Bidders and General Conditions, Revised March 2026. No Bidder may withdraw its bid for 60 calendar days after the opening. The State may reject any and all bids in accordance with applicable law.

Bidders are required to comply with the requirements of N.J.S.A. 10:5-31 et seq. and N.J.A.C. 17:27- 7.2:

• THE MINORITY PERCENTAGE GOAL REQUIREMENT FOR THIS CONTRACT IS 24%

PER SKILLED CRAFT.

• THE FEMALE PERCENTAGE GOAL REQUIREMENT FOR THIS CONTRACT IS 6.9%

PER SKILLED CRAFT.

CHRISTOPHER R. GEARY, ASSISTANT DEPUTY DIRECTOR

CONTRACTS & PROCUREMENT

DIVISION OF PROPERTY MANAGEMENT & CONSTRUCTION

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

P. O. BOX 034

TRENTON, NJ 08625-0034