Invitation for bids for Maplewood GOB communication room relocation project.

NEW JERSEY TRANSIT CORPORATION  NOTICE TO BIDDERS   INVITATION FOR BID (IFB) NO. 0000217  MAPLEWOOD GOB COMMUNICATION ROOM RELOCATION PROJECT MAPLEWOOD, NEW JERSEY   NJ TRANSIT is issuing an IFB for work that generally consists of but is not limited to furnishing and installation of a prefabricated building, construction of an approximately 280 square foot concrete pad, furnishing and installing underground communications & electrical conduits, 6" PVC sanitary sewer pipe, bollards, and excavation at NJ TRANSIT's General Office Building (GOB) located at 180 Boyden Avenue in Maplewood, NJ. All work must be in conformance with the specifications provided in the Bid Documents.  To obtain all pertinent Bid Documents, interested firms must register with BID EXPRESS, by following instructions on www.bidexpress.com. There is no cost to register or submit a bid.   Notice is hereby given that this is an electronic bid submission received via the Internet until 2:00 p.m. EST on Thursday, April 30, 2026, by NJ TRANSIT for the Maplewood GOB Comm Room Relocation Project.   NJ TRANSIT's pre-bid conference will be held utilizing a telephone and video conference via Microsoft Teams, which is scheduled for Wednesday, March 18, 2026, 11:00 a.m. EST (subject to change by Addenda) to the IFB, for the purpose of discussing general information relating to the project.   All firms must be prequalified by NJ TRANSIT prior to submitting a Bid. Bidders must be prequalified for "BC" Building Construction (Non-Operating Railroad Environment), "GC" General Contractor for an amount of work that is equal to or greater than their bid amount. NJ TRANSIT suggests a minimum rating of "H" ($750,001 to $1,000,000).  Prequalification questionnaires are available for download from the Bid Express website www.bidexpress.com. Bidders who are not currently prequalified as required above or whose prequalification has expired MUST submit completed prequalification forms to Emmanuella Quain-Taylor at equain@njtransit.com no later than the submittal date identified in the Special Provisions. Late prequalification submissions will not be considered for this solicitation.  A site visit has been scheduled for Thursday, March 19, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. EST. The site visit will be held at NJ TRANSIT'S General Office Building (GOB) located at 180 Boyden Avenue in Maplewood, NJ. Contractors are advised that a NJ TRANSIT escort is necessary while present on non-public areas of NJ TRANSIT property. Contractors must bring and wear their own safety apparatus including hard hats, reflective vests and hard toed shoes/boots in order to go on the site visit. Bidders are advised that attendance at both the pre-bid conference and site visit is strongly recommended.   The Bidder must upload its bid prior to the time specified so that it is included in the project download. Late bids cannot be accepted. Bids for the project will be downloaded by NJ TRANSIT from the Bid Express website on the scheduled Bid Due Date (subject to change by Addenda) at 2:00pm Eastern (EST) and publicly opened and read immediately thereafter.  NJ TRANSIT further requires that its Contractors shall agree to take all necessary and responsible steps in accordance with N.J.S.A. 52:32-17 et seq.; N.J.S.A 52:32-31.1 et seq., and N.J.A.C. 17:13-1.1 et seq.; N.J.A.C. 17:14-1.11 et seq., and other applicable regulation to ensure that Small Business Enterprises (SBEs)/Disabled Veteran-Owned Businesses (DVOBs) have the opportunity to participate in the performance of this Contract. A five percent (5%) Category 4 SBE/DVOB Goal has been assigned to this project.  In accordance with N.J.S.A. 27:25-11 and N.J.A.C. 16:72-2.2 Bidders are notified that a bid bond in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the bid price is required with their Bids.  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.  3/6/26 THE TIMES $62.40