RIDGEWOOD BOARD OF EDUCATION
REQUEST FOR BIDS
PUBLIC WORKS
Bid Advertisement
The Ridgewood Board of Education of Ridgewood, New Jersey, hereby advertises for competitive bids in accordance with N.J.S.A. 18A:18A-21(a) (b) for
Bid No. 05-27 Kitchen Hood & Fire Suppression and District-Wide Fire Alarm System Maintenance
Bidders shall be prequalified by the New Jersey Division Property Management and Construction in the trade categories listed below:
Trade Category # and Title
C049 – Fire Alarm/Signal Systems
All necessary bid specifications and bid forms may be secured upon written request to:
Aaron Bowman
Assistant School Business Administrator
Ridgewood Board of Education
49 Cottage Pl.
Ridgewood, New Jersey 07450
Email: Purchasing@rpsnj.us
Bids must be sealed and delivered to the Office of the School Business Administrator of the Ridgewood Board of Education on or before date and time indicated below. The envelope is to bear the following information:
Title: Kitchen Hood & Fire Suppression and District-Wide Fire Alarm System Maintenance
Bid No.: 05-27
Name and Address of the Bidder
Date: Tuesday, June 9, 2026
Time: 10:30 a.m.
The bid opening process will begin on the above advertised date and time at the Education Center, 49 Cottage Pl., Ridgewood, NJ 07450. On the advertised date and time, the School Business Administrator, or designee shall publicly receive and open all bids. No bids shall be received after the time designated in the advertisement. (N.J.S.A. 18A:18A-21(b)). The Board of Education does not accept electronic (e-mail) submission of bids.
All bidders are required to comply with the requirements of N.J.S.A. 10:5-31 et seq., Affirmative Action Against Discrimination (N.J.A.C. 17:27-1 et seq.)
Statement of Ownership Requirement: Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 52:25-24.2, Bidders shall submit a statement setting forth the names and addresses of all persons and entities that own ten percent or more of its stock or interest of any type at all levels of ownership.
A bidder on a public works project for a Board of Education where the cost of the work exceeds $20,000.00 must first have been qualified by the Department of the Treasury, Division of Property Management and Construction, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:18A-27 through 33, and shall submit with his bid a Prequalification Affidavit—No Material Adverse Change, a copy of a valid and active NOTICE OF CLASSIFICATION, a certified copy of a Total Amount of Uncompleted Contracts Form and such Affidavit that subsequent to the latest such statement submitted by him, there has been no material adverse change in his qualification information except as set forth in said Affidavit.
Each bid shall be accompanied by a bid bond, cashier's check or certified check made payable to the Ridgewood Board of Education, for ten percent (10%) of the amount of the total bid, however, not to exceed $20,000.00.
Bidders are required by law to submit a Statement of Ownership Disclosure form statement setting forth the names and addresses of all persons and entities that own ten (10%) percent or more of its stock or interest of any type at all levels of ownership.
The bid package will also include other documents that must be completed and returned with the bid. Failure to comply with Instructions to Bidders and to complete and submit all required forms, may be cause for disqualification and rejection of the bid.
All contractors named in this proposal, shall possess a valid New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development Public Works Contractor's Registration Certificate pursuant to N.J.S.A. 34:11-56.48 et seq., at the time the proposal is received by the Board of Education.
The Board of Education reserves the right to reject any or all bids, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:18A-18, N.J.S.A. 18A:18A-2(s), (t), (x), (y), 18A:18A-4(a-c), and N.J.S.A. 18A:18A-22, and to waive any informalities that may be in the best interest of the board.
The Record/Herald News May 21, 2026
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