Project Information

Bid Title

Bridgeton High School - Additions and Renovations

Issuing Agency

State Government of New Jersey

Location

New Jersey

Published Date

Nov 17, 2025

Closing Date

Jan 21, 2026

Government Level

State & Local

Status

Closed

Ref. #

ST-0047-B01

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contract no.	rebid no.	district	general description	advertisement date	proposal Prebid Conference date	due date	bid open	addendum #
ST-0047-B01	RB1	Bridgeton	Bridgeton High School - Additions and Renovations	11/17/2025	12/04/2025	01/21/2026	02/04/2026	NA

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Contract No.

Contract Name

ST-0047-B01 RB1

Bridgeton High School – Additions

and Renovation

School District

Bridgeton

Construction Cost Estimate

Range

$73,000,000 - $81,000,000

NOTICE

Pursuant to the Electronic Construction Procurement Act, N.J.S.A. 52:34A-1 through N.J.S.A. 52:34A-8,

this procurement will employ an electronic bidding process. NJSDA will utilize the Bid Express internet-

based, electronic bidding platform. Contractors interested in submitting a bid for this procurement will need

to have an account with Bid Express. For technical assistance, please call the Bid Express Customer Success

team at 888-352-2439, option #1, or send an email to support@bidexpress.com. The Bid Express team is

available Monday - Friday from 7:00 am – 8:00 pm (ET).

ADVERTISEMENT

The New Jersey Schools Development Authority (“NJSDA”) is seeking to engage a firm to serve as Design-Builder,

who, along with the Design-Builder’s chosen Design Consultant and other members of a Design-Build Team (“DB

Team”), will provide design, construction administration and general contracting services for the Bridgeton High

School Additions and Renovations in Bridgeton, NJ. This solicitation is issued in accordance with the NJSDA’s

regulations at N.J.A.C. 19:36-1 et seq. (regarding Design-Build procurements), and as further described below and

in the Request for Proposals (“RFP”) issued by the NJSDA.

Brief Description of Work:

The Project Scope includes Additions and Renovations to the existing Bridgeton High School to provide

additional capacity to educate 326 students.

The Request for Proposals (“RFP”) package is available at the following link: click here to view RFP.

Eligibility Requirements for Bidders:

This solicitation seeks responses from interested Bidders, who shall submit proposals on a USB flash drive to

the NJSDA offices by overnight or hand delivery, which represent a proposed multi-member Design-Build

Team. The Design-Build Team shall consist primarily of:

1. The responding Bidder (“Bidder” or “Design-Builder”) who shall act as prime contractor for the

construction work for the Project.

2. A design consultant to be identified by the Design-Builder in the Technical Proposal (the “Design

Builder’s Design Consultant” or “Design Consultant”), who shall be engaged as a subconsultant to the

Design-Builder and shall act as Architect of Record for the Project, in the event of award.

In order to be deemed eligible to bid and responsive to the RFP, the Bidder must be, as of the date and time for

submission of Project Rating Proposals: registered by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development

pursuant to the Public Works Contractor Registration Act N.J.S.A. 34:11-56.48 et seq.; classified by the

Department of the Treasury-Division of Property Management and Construction (“DPMC”) and prequalified by

the NJSDA in one of the following DPMC Trade Classifications: C006 (Construction Manager as a Constructor)

or C007 (Design-Build) or C008 (General Construction).

Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 52:32-44, NJSDA is prohibited from entering into a contract with an entity unless the bidder

and each subcontractor that is required by law to be named in a bid has a valid Business Registration Certificate

on file with the Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services within the Department of the Treasury. Prior to

contract award or authorization, the selected Bidder shall provide NJSDA with its proof of business registration

and that of any named subcontractor(s).

In addition, the responding firm shall engage and identify in the Technical Proposal as a member of the Design-

Build Team a firm that shall be known as the “Design-Builder’s Design Consultant” or “Design Consultant” and

must be prequalified by both DPMC and NJSDA in the Architecture (P001) discipline with a prequalification

rating of “Unlimited” as of the submittal due date for Technical and Price Proposals.

The Design-Builder selected for award shall execute the Design-Build Agreement with the NJSDA and shall act

in the capacity of the prime contractor. The Design-Builder’s Design Consultant shall perform in the contractual

capacity of a subconsultant to the Design-Builder and as the Architect of Record for the project.

Identification of Required Subcontractors and Subconsultants:

In addition to the necessary prequalification in the discipline of Architecture, the proposed Design Consultant

must itself have in-house capability and both DPMC and NJSDA prequalification in each of the following

REQUIRED disciplines OR must identify Required Subconsultants that are properly prequalified by both DPMC

and NJSDA in each of the following required disciplines:

1. Architecture (P001)

2. Electrical Engineering (P002)

3. HVAC Engineering (P003)

4. Plumbing Engineering (P004)

5. Civil Engineering (P005)

6. Structural Engineering (P007)

7. Environmental Engineering (P011)

Required Subconsultants in the above disciplines must be identified in the Technical Proposal, and all

requested information regarding such Required Subconsultants must be supplied as requested. If the

Design-Builder’s Design Consultant intends to self-perform any of the services of the above-identified

subconsultant disciplines, and is both DPMC and NJSDA prequalified to do so, the Design-Builder shall so

indicate and include the required information where called for.

The NJSDA further requires that subconsultants of any tier in the DPMC Disciplines listed below whose contract

is in an amount which is equal to or greater than $500,000 be DPMC and NJSDA prequalified.

P001 Architecture

P002 Electrical Engineering

P003 HVAC Engineering

P004 Plumbing Engineering

P005 Civil Engineering

P007 Structural Engineering

P011 Environmental Engineering

P015 Land Surveying

P029 Construction Management

P038 Asbestos Safety Control Monitoring

P066 - P103 Materials Testing Laboratories

In accordance with the requirements of N.J.S.A. 52:18A-243, each Design-Builder is required to set forth in its

bid the name or names of all Required Subcontractors to whom the Design-Builder will directly subcontract for

the furnishing of any of the work and materials specified in the plans and specifications for the following

branches:

1. The plumbing and gas fitting and all work and materials kindred thereto (“Plumbing Branch”);

2. The steam and hot water heating and ventilating apparatus, steam power plants and all work and

materials kindred thereto (“HVACR Branch”);

3. The electrical work (“Electrical Branch”); and

4. The structural steel and miscellaneous iron work and materials (“Structural Steel Branch”).

When naming Required Subcontractors in accordance with this section, a Design-Builder is required to name

only those subcontractors that are engaged directly by the Design-Builder (“first-tier subcontractors”). Design-

Builders are NOT REQUIRED to name any subcontractors engaged by the first-tier subcontractors or by others

(e.g., “second-tier subcontractors” or “third-tier subcontractors”).

All Required Subcontractors required to be named under this section must be DPMC classified and NJSDA

prequalified as of the submittal due date for Technical Proposals and Price Proposals. Each Design-Builder shall

adhere to the following instructions in its identification of all Required Subcontractors with whom the Design-

Builder will contract in the four branches:

1. Plumbing Branch: The Design-Builder must identify a Required Subcontractor that is DPMC classified

and NJSDA prequalified in the trade of Plumbing (C030), unless the Design-Builder intends to self-

perform for this trade. If the Design-Builder intends to self-perform, the Design-Builder must identify

itself as self-performing in the trade of Plumbing (C030). If the Design-Builder will contract with any

additional subcontractors with DPMC Trade Classifications in the Plumbing trade or other trades

applicable to this branch, each such additional subcontractor must be identified.

2. HVACR Branch: The Design-Builder must identify a Required Subcontractor that is DPMC classified

and NJSDA prequalified in the trade of HVACR (C032), unless the Design-Builder intends to self-

perform for this trade. If the Design-Builder intends to self-perform, the Design-Builder must identify

itself as self-performing in the trade of HVACR (C032). If the Design-Builder will contract with any

additional subcontractors with DPMC Trade Classifications in the HVACR trade or other trades

applicable to this branch, each such additional subcontractor must be identified.

3. Electrical Branch: The Design-Builder must identify a Required Subcontractor that is DPMC classified

and NJSDA prequalified in the trade of Electrical (C047), unless the Design-Builder intends to self-

perform for this trade. If the Design-Builder intends to self-perform, the Design-Builder must identify

itself as self-performing in the trade of Electrical (C047). If the Design-Builder will contract with any

additional subcontractors with DPMC Trade Classifications in the Electrical trade or other trades

applicable to this branch, each such additional subcontractor must be identified.

4. Structural Steel Branch: The Design-Builder must identify a Required Subcontractor that is DPMC

classified and NJSDA prequalified in the trade of Structural Steel (C029), unless the Design-Builder

intends to self-perform for this trade. If the Design-Builder intends to self-perform, the Design-Builder

must identify itself as self-performing in the trade of Structural Steel (C029). If the Design-Builder will

contract with any additional subcontractors with DPMC Trade Classifications in the Structural Steel

trade or other trades applicable to this branch, each such additional subcontractor must be identified.

Additionally, the Design-Builder must identify as a Required Subcontractor an Asbestos

Removal/Treatment subcontractor that is DPMC classified in the DPMC Classification C092 and NJSDA

prequalified as of the submittal due date for Technical Proposals and Price Proposals. As a Required

Subcontractor, the Design-Builder must identify this Asbestos Removal/Treatment subcontractor

regardless of the subcontract value for such work. Further, the Design-Builder shall engage an Asbestos

Removal/Treatment subcontractor for the Project and shall not self-perform Asbestos

Removal/Treatment work.

Required Subcontractors in the above disciplines must be identified in the Technical Proposal and all

requested information regarding such subcontractors must be supplied as requested. If a Design-Builder

intends to self-perform any of the work of four above-described branches of Work, and is DPMC classified and

NJSDA prequalified to do so, the Design-Builder shall so indicate and include the required information where

called for in the Technical Proposal and Price Proposal.

In addition to all other requirements listed above, the NJSDA further requires subcontractors of any tier in the

DPMC Trade Classifications listed below whose contract is in an amount which is equal to or greater than

$500,000 be DPMC classified and NJSDA prequalified.

C006- CM as Constructor

C007 - Design Build

C008 - General Contractor

C009 - GC/Alterations & Additions

C019 - Concrete/Foundation/Footings/Masonry work

C021 - Demolition

C029 - Structural Steel

C030 - Plumbing

C032 - HVACR

C045 - Sprinkler Systems

C047 - Electrical

C066 - Roofing-Membrane EPDM

C067 - Roofing-Membrane PVC/CPE/CSPE

C068 - Roofing-Membrane Modified Bitumen

C069 - Roofing-Urethane

C070 - Roofing-Built Up

C071 - Roofing-Metal

C072 - Roofing-Tile/Slate/Shingles

C092 - Asbestos Removal/Treatment

C093 - Asbestos Removal/Mechanical

C096 - Lead Paint Abatement

Additional Procurement Requirements:

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 et seq.

Note that the selected Bidder and its Design-Build Team shall be required to ensure that Small Business

Enterprises (“SBEs”) and Disabled Veteran Owned Businesses (“DVOBs”) have the maximum practicable

opportunity to participate in the performance of this engagement. A 25% Set-Aside Goal for SBEs and a 3%

Set-Aside Goal for DVOB’s have been established for this Project.

The Bidder will be required to identify on an SBE/DVOB Participation Form submitted with the Technical

Proposal, the SBE and DVOB firms that are or will be engaged to satisfy the NJSDA’s SBE and DVOB Set-

Aside Goals with respect to the Design Services portion of the Project. The Bidder will later be required to

identify on an SBE/DVOB Participation Form, submitted prior to the issuance of a Notice-to-Proceed with the

Construction Work, the SBE and DVOB firms that are or will be engaged to satisfy the NJSDA’s SBE and

DVOB Set-Aside Goals with respect to the Construction Work of the Project. Failure to make a good faith effort

to satisfy the NJSDA’s SBE and DVOB Set-Aside Goals shall be grounds for rejection of a Bidder’s proposal,

or, if such failure occurs after award, termination of the Design-Build Agreement.

This contract requires compliance with the New Jersey Prevailing Wage Act. This contract will be subject to

the terms of a PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENT. The PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENT will be included in

the contract and is available at the NJSDA website.

The selected Bidder shall be required to submit payroll information to the Division of Labor and Workforce

Development, with copies to the NJSDA, in accordance with the Diane B. Allen Equal Pay Act, P.L. 2018, c. 9).

Guidance and forms for compliance with this requirement are available at:

www.nj.gov/labor/equalpay/equalpay.html

A firm or person or an affiliate thereof may not serve as a Design-Builder or as a Required Subcontractor or as

a Required Subconsultant on an NJSDA project for which the firm or person serves as the construction manager

or as a subcontractor or as a subconsultant to the construction manager.

NOTE: Interested parties are advised that pursuant to N.J.A.C. 19:36-3.5 (“Conflicts of Interest”) a

professional consultant, firm or individual, that has assisted the NJSDA by materially participating in

preparation of an RFQ or RFP for a design-build procurement shall not be permitted to participate in

that procurement as a member of a Design-Build Team. “Materially participating in the preparation of an

RFQ or RFP” shall mean the preparation of the RFQ or RFP themselves, as well as the preparation of plans,

specifications, reports or other documents that are produced with the intent to be incorporated into a Project

Manual or Design-Build Information Package that is part of that RFQ or RFP.

Procurement Overview:

Required Submissions:

A complete response to the Request for Proposals consists of the following components:

To be submitted to the NJSDA offices via overnight or hand delivery:

• Project Rating Proposal (to be submitted in hard copy format)- The first step in the procurement

process requires the Bidder to submit a Project Rating Proposal, which results in the establishment of a

Project Rating Limit for the Bidder. A Bidder may not submit a Price Proposal for the Project that,

excluding design costs, exceeds its Project Rating Limit. Faxed or e-mailed Proposals will not be

accepted;

• The second step of the procurement process requires the Bidder to simultaneously submit one (1) USB

flash drive containing two (2) separate and complete documents as follows: (1) a copy of the

Experience Criteria portion as described below in PDF/A format; and (2) a copy of the Project

Approach Criteria portion as described below in PDF/A format:

1. Experience Criteria portion of the Technical Proposal submitted as one (1) separate and complete

document in PDF/A format consisting of the following three (3) forms:

a. Design-Builder’s Experience on Comparable Projects;

b. Design-Builder’s Design Consultant’s Experience on Comparable Projects; and

c. Design-Builder’s Demonstrated Prior Affirmative Action Experience.

2. Project Approach Criteria portion of the Technical Proposal submitted as one (1) separate and

complete document in PDF/A format consisting of the following:

a. Identification of Design-Builder’s Required Key Team Members;

b. Design-Builder’s Required Key Team Member’s Resume;

c. Identification of Required Subcontractors;

d. Identification of Design Consultant’s Required Key Team Members;

Commodity Codes

• NAICS 236220Commercial and Institutional Building Construction

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