INVITATION TO BIDDERS
Princeton Public Schools
Mercer County, New Jersey
The Princeton Public Schools (“Owner”) will receive bids for HVAC Renovations at Princeton High School,
together with all work incidental thereto, in accordance with the requirements of the Bid Documents prepared by
Fraytak Veisz Hopkins Duthie, P.C. (FVHD), Architects-Planners, www.fvhdpc.com, FVHD Project #5516E
Bids will be received for: Single Overall Contract
The Bidder shall be classified as of the date and time of the bid opening in the following discipline:
DPMC Classification: C032 Prime Contractor with C009, C029, C030, C047, C066, C068 Subcontractors
Bid Documents for the proposed Work are on file at the office of the Architect, Fraytak Veisz Hopkins Duthie, P.C.,
1515 Lower Ferry Road, Trenton, NJ 08618, tel. 609.883.7101. Bid Documents are available for no fee from the
Architect’s website. Requests for electronic project documentation must be made through a registered account via
the FVHD Contractor Portal at https://www.fvhdpc.com/contractors. Hard copies are available for $250 per set. A
check or money order should be made payable to Fraytak Veisz Hopkins Duthie, P.C. A direct shipping account
number (FedEx or UPS) and preferred shipping speed must also be provided.
Prebid Meeting is scheduled for Thursday, February 12, 2026, 2:30 PM. Check in at Main Office, Princeton High
School, 151 Moore Street, Princeton, NJ 08540. Attendance at the prebid meeting is optional but encouraged.
All Requests for Information (RFI) must be submitted in writing by February 19, 2026, and sent to
info@fvhdpc.com, or fax to 609-883-2694 or via common carrier to the Architect at the address indicated above. All
correspondence must include the Architect’s Project Name and Project Number referenced. The Architect is not
responsible for misdirected or misrouted correspondence.
Sealed Bids are due by Thursday, March 5, 2026, 2:30 PM to the Princeton Public Schools, Attn: Andrew Harris, 25
Valley Road, Princeton, NJ 08540, and will be publicly opened and read immediately thereafter. Any Bid received
after that time shall be rejected.
. Bid proposal shall be submitted in duplicate in a sealed envelope, addressed to the Owner (above),
bearing the name and address of the bidder, and clearly marked “BID” with the contract title and project
number on the outside of the envelope.
∙ Bid Proposal must be accompanied by a Certified Check, Cashier's Check or Bid Bond. Each proposal shall
be accompanied by a Consent of Surety from a Surety Company stating it will provide each bidder with
separate Performance and Payment Bonds, each in the amount of 100% of the contract sum.
∙ If the bid exceeds $20,000.00, bidder must be pre-qualified by the New Jersey Division of Property
Management and Construction (DPMC), prior to date bids are received.
∙ Each proposal shall be accompanied by a Consent of Surety stating it will provide each bidder with
separate Performance and Payment Bonds, each in the amount of 100% of the contract sum per N.J.S.A.
18A:18A-25.
∙ Bidding shall be in conformance with the applicable requirements of N.J.S.A. 18A:18A-1 et seq. the "Public
School Contracts Law."
∙ 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.).
∙ This project is subject to the NJ State Prevailing Wage Act, N.J.S.A. 34:11-56.27 et seq. All bidders must
comply with N.J.S.A. 10:5-31 et seq., N.J.A.C. 17:27 et seq. and N.J.S.A. 10:2-1. An Initial Project Workforce
Report will be required from the successful contractor. (Form AA-201).
∙ Per N.J.S.A. 52:32-44, contractors and subcontractors must provide a Business Registration Certificate
issued prior to the award of contract.
∙ The Board of Education and the Architect assume no responsibility for bids mailed or misdirected in
delivery.
∙ No bid may be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days after the date set for the opening thereof. The
right is reserved to reject all bids or to waive minor informalities in the bidding if it is in the interest of the
Owner to do so.
