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LEGAL NOTICE

PRINT / POST DATE: OCTOBER 14, 2026

BID NO.: IFB 2627-12

OLD BRIDGE TOWNHIP BOARD OF EDUCATION

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received by the Old Bridge Township Board of Education

(“Owner”) and opened and read in public at the Old Bridge Township School District’s Patrick A. Torre

Administration Building, which is located 4207 Route 516, Matawan, NJ 07747 on October 27, 2026 @

10:00 a.m. for:

IFB 2627-12 BOILER REPAIRS & SERVICE

(TIME & MATERIAL)

2026 – 2027 SCHOOL YEAR

The work of this contract includes all materials, equipment and services necessary to provide repairs and service as necessary to all of our district boilers of various manufacturers on an as-needed basis throughout the entire district inclusive of all necessary supplies and materials required confirming to the incorporated technical specifications and proposal pages.

No bids will be received after the above date and time unless the contract is re-advertised for bids or unless the date and time for bid opening is changed by duly issued addendum. Bids received after the Bid Date and Time established by the Owner will be returned unopened.

Partial sets of the Contract Documents will not be issued.

All Bids must be submitted in a sealed envelope addressed to David Weidele, School Business

Administrator/Board Secretary, Old Bridge Township School District, Patrick A. Torre

Administration Building, 4207 Route 516, Matawan, NJ 07747 clearly marked on the outside with the name and address of the bidder and the following information:

IFB 2627-12 BOILER REPAIRS & SERVICE

(TIME & MATERIAL)

2026 – 2027 SCHOOL YEAR

Any general requests for information regarding this Advertisement for Bids should be directed to David

Weidele, School Business Administrator/Board Secretary. Questions will not be entertained after 5:00 p.m.

on the third (3rd) business day before the Bid Date and Time unless the Owner, in its sole discretion, believes that an answer is required in order to maintain a competitive process.

No oral or other communications during the bidding process shall bind the Owner except as shall be contained in a written Addendum which the Owner may, in its sole discretion, issue in accordance with applicable law.

Each bid must be accompanied by a bid guarantee in the form of a cashier’s check, certified check, or treasurer’s check drawn upon an incorporated bank or trust company and payable to Old Bridge Township

Board of Education or a bid bond conforming to the specifications, in the amount of 10% of the bid, but not in excess of $20,000.00. No bidder may withdraw his bid within 60 days after the actual date of bid opening thereof.

LEGAL NOTICE

Bidders are required to comply with all requirements of the Public School Contracts Law, N.J.S.A.

18A:18A-1 et seq., the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination, N.J.S.A 10:5-1 et seq., and the applicable regulations of the New Jersey Department of Education and Department of Community Affairs, including but not limited to N.J.S.A. 52:25-24.2 (Statement of Ownership Disclosure Requirement), provisions of

N.J.S.A. 52:32-44 (Business Registration), bid bond requirements (N.J.S.A. 18A:18A-24), equal employment opportunity statutes and regulations (N.J.S.A. 10:5-31 et seq., N.J.A.C. 17:27-1 et seq.) and political contributions (N.J.S.A. 19:44A-20.13 et seq.)

The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to the maximum extent of its lawful discretion.

The above listing of relevant statutes and regulations is informational only and not intended to be all-inclusive. Bidders are required to comply with all applicable laws and regulations.

Bidders and/or its subcontractors must be qualified by the Department of the Treasury, Division of Property Management and Construction (DPMC), pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:18A-27 through

33, and shall submit with their bids a Pre-qualification Affidavit, a copy of a valid and active

NOTICE OF CLASSIFICATION, and a certified copy of a Total Amount of Uncompleted

Contracts Form.

For this project, Bidders and/or its subcontractors must be classified by the DPMC in one of the following categories. Failure to possess and document such classifications at the time of bid opening shall subject bidders to disqualification to the extent permitted by law.

Classification Title

C033 Boilers-New/Repair

C032 HVACR

*A contractor classified in trade C032 shall also be deemed classified for the following traders:

C031, C033, C041, C042, C046, C109.

The Owner assumes no responsibility whatsoever in connection with any defects arising out of the issuance of the Contract Documents or the receipt or failure to receive Bids, including those which may arise from delay for any reason in obtaining or submitting the Bid, including but not limited to traffic delay, messengering, mis-labeling, mis-directions from any source, mis-delivery or otherwise.

Notice: Bidders are advised of the responsibility to file an annual disclosure statement on political contributions with the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission pursuant to N.J.S.A. 19:44A-

20.13 et seq. if the Bidder receives contracts in excess of $50,000 from public entities in a calendar year.

It is the Bidder’s responsibility to determine if filing is necessary. Additional information on this requirement is available from ELEC at www.elec.state.nj.us.

DAVID WEIDELE

SCHOOL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATOR/ BOARD SECRETARY

THE BOARD OF EDUCATION

TOWNSHIP OF OLD BRIDGE

OLD BRIDGE, NEW JERSEY