Invitation for Bids
- Hackensack Webmaster
- Jul 6
- 3 min read
Updated: Nov 3
JOHNSON PUBLIC LIBRARY – LOWER LEVEL IMPROVEMENTS
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that sealed Bids will be received by the Johnson Public Library (hereinafter called the Owner), at the Director’s Office, located at 274 Main Street, Hackensack, NJ in the County of Bergen, State of New Jersey, on Wednesday, August 6, 2025 at 11:00AM prevailing time. Bids shall be enclosed in a sealed envelope bearing the name and address of the Bidder and labeled “LOWER LEVEL IMPROVEMENTS”. Bids may be delivered by mail, messenger, courier, overnight service or by hand. All Bids will be opened publicly and read aloud at that time. The Owner may reject all bids pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-13.2 and any bid that is non-responsive or submitted by a bidder that is not responsible.
Separate sealed bids for: GENERAL CONTRACT: LOWER LEVEL IMPROVEMENTS
All work incidental thereto, including but not limited to the Lower Level Improvements and as required in accordance with the Project Manual.
A non-mandatory pre-bid meeting shall be held on Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 11:00AM at the Johnson Public Library, 274 Main Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601.
The Bid Documents may be obtained directly from the Architect’s office as an electronic PDF document. Bidders must request bid documents via email at office@aiarchs.com. All questions regarding the project should be directed to the Architect and received in writing only via email to: office@aiarchs.com. All questions or RFI’s are to be
submitted no later than 12:00pm on July 24, 2025.
Bidders electing to receive the specifications from a third party, or any other service or entity assume the responsibility of ensuring they receive any issued revisions or addenda.
Bids must be accompanied by a guarantee in the amount of 10% of the bid, but not in excess of $20,000.00, in the form of a certified check, cashier's check or bid bond.
Bids must be accompanied by consent of surety regardless of whether a check or Bid Bond is submitted. The Successful Bidder will be required to furnish an acceptable Performance and Labor and Material Payment Bond.
Bidders must be authorized to do business in New Jersey. Any Bidder which is a corporation not chartered under the laws of the State of New Jersey, must submit an affidavit certifying that said corporation is authorized to do business in the State of New Jersey.
Bidders must be registered with the Department of Labor and are required to comply with the requirements of Public Law 1999, c.238, “The Public Works Contractor Registration Act”, which became effective on April 11, 2000.
Bidders and their subcontractors must comply with the New Jersey Business Registration requirements.
Bidders shall comply with the requirements of N.J.S.A. 40A:11-2.1 and N.J.S.A. 52:32-55 et seq. (P.L. 2022, c.3) respecting the disclosure of prohibited Russia-Belarus & Iran Investment Activities.
Bidders are required to comply with the requirements of Public Law 1975, c. 127 which pertains to "Non-Discrimination" and "Affirmative Actions", and Public Law 1977, c. 33, which requires a Statement of Corporate Ownership.
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.
Contractor shall maintain all documentation related to products, transactions or services under this contract for a period of five (5) years from the date of final payment. Such records shall be made available to the New Jersey Office of the State
Comptroller upon request. N.J.A.C. 17:44-2.2.
Governor Murphy signed into law S -1442/A-5345, now P.L. 2023, c. 138, which requires public work contractor registration and payroll certification for public work projects to be completed online at https://njwages.nj.gov/ . In addition to receiving certified payrolls via the Hub, agencies must still receive certified payroll via hard copy from
contractors and subcontractors.
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Tara Cooper, Library Director
Johnson Public Library
