HADDONFIELD BOARD OF EDUCATION
REQUEST FOR BIDS
Contract #25.10 – Addition & Alterations to J.F. Tatem ES,
Addition & Alterations to E. Haddon ES
Bid Advertisement
The Haddonfield Board of Education of Haddonfield, New Jersey, hereby advertises for competitive
bids in accordance with N.J.S.A. 18A:18A-21(a) (b) for a single overall contract in accordance with
NJSA 18A:18A-18(b) (2):
Contract:
#25.10A - Single Overall Contract for
Title of Bid: Addition & Alterations to J.F. Tatem ES
Contract:
#25.10B - Single Overall Contract for
Title of Bid: Addition & Alterations to E. Haddon ES
Contract:
#25.10C - Single Overall Contract for
Title of Bid: Addition & Alterations to J.F. Tatem ES & E. Haddon ES
Bidders shall be prequalified by the New Jersey Division Property Management and Construction in the
trade categories listed below, or name such prequalified subcontractors:
Trade Category #
C008 or C009
Title
General Construction or General Construction/Alterations and Additions
Addition & Alterations to J.F. Tatem ES include but are not limited to: 2nd Floor Addition to include Media Center, (2)
Classrooms, Office, Unisex Toilet Rooms, and new Stairwell; Stage Alterations to accommodate addition; Kitchen
Alteration and expansion; Library wing Alterations to convert Library into OT/PT & Guidance Room
Addition & Alterations to E. Haddon ES include but are not limited to: 2nd Floor Addition to include Media Center,
Unisex Toilet Rooms, Work Room, and (4) Classrooms; Alterations to convert Kindergarten Classrooms into a Main
Office Suite; 4-Stop Elevator Addition at the Courtyard with subsequent Alterations to convert Classrooms into Small
Group Instruction Rooms.
The bid documents have been prepared by the firm LAN Associates Engineering, Planning,
Architecture, Surveying, Inc. (LAN). All necessary bid specifications and bid forms are available (via an
electronic web link) between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on business days by LAN’s office. Bid
documents shall be made available via a web link by emailing chloe.letteri@lanassociates.com. Email
requests must reference the Addition and Alterations to J.F. Tatem Elementary School, Addition &
Alterations to E. Haddon ES and must include Bidder’s Company, Company Address, Point of Contact,
Telephone and if applicable, Facsimile numbers, and Bidder’s email address. Physical copies/prints of
documents will not be sent.
All questions, comments, and inquiries shall be submitted to LAN (Attention: Mr. Jeff Potter at
jeff.potter@lanassociates.com, with copy to Ms. Chloe Letteri at chloe.letteri@lanassociates.com) in
writing and will be responded through Addenda sent to all bidders via email.
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Bidders are requested to submit in accordance with N.J.S.A. 18A: 18A – 18(b)(2) one Lump Sum Bid for
all work and materials. Bids must be sealed and delivered to the Haddonfield Board of Education Offices
(Office of the School Business Administrator/Board Secretary, Michael Catalano) located at 95 Grove
Street, Haddonfield, New Jersey on or before date and time indicated below. It is recommended that
bidders send their responses through the US Postal Service certified mail or overnight mail which provides
certification of delivery to the sender or to hand deliver bids between 9:00 AM and 2:00 PM daily. The
Board shall not be responsible for bids lost in transit, delivered to the wrong address, or otherwise not hand-
delivered to the address provided. The envelope to bear the following information:
Title: Contract #25.10 – Addition and Alterations to J.F. Tatem Elementary School,
Addition & Alterations to E. Haddon ES
Name and Address of the Bidder
Date: January 22nd, 2026
Time: 3:00 p.m.
Please note that the bid opening process will begin on the above advertised date at 1:00 p.m. All attendees
shall report to the Board of Education Offices and will be escorted to a meeting space by the Owner. Bids
may also be submitted to the School Business Administrator/Board Secretary, Mr. Michael Catalano, or his
designee at the bid opening meeting, prior to the advertised date and time. On the advertised date and
time, the School Business Administrator shall publicly receive and open all bids and announce the names
of the vendors and their prices. Bids may be viewed by interested parties on the advertised bid date and
time.
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.
There will be a pre-bid meeting on Monday, December 15th, 2025, at 3:30 PM. While attendance is not
mandatory, all prospective bidders are strongly encouraged to attend this important meeting, which will be
starting at the J Fithian Tatem Elementary located at 1 Glover Ave, Haddonfield, NJ 08033, and then
proceeding to Elizabeth Haddon Elementary School at 501 W Redman Ave, Haddonfield, NJ 08033. It is
the intent of the Pre-Proposal Meeting to offer all interested bidders access to the project site following the
pre-proposal meeting. Failure to attend the Pre-Bid meeting will not excuse any bid mistake and/or omission
due to bidder’s ignorance of information disseminated at the meeting.
Additional time sensitive dates for the project are:
Final Day for Questions to the Architect:
Date of Issuance of Addendum (if necessary):
Receive Bids:
Notice of Award/Notice to Proceed, on or about:
Site Mobilization:
Substantial Completion:
Tuesday, January 6, 2026, by 5:00 PM
Friday, January 9th, 2026, by 5:00 PM
Thursday, January 22nd, 2026, by 3:00 PM
Thursday, January 29th, 2026
Monday, June 22nd, 2026 (All Addition Work)
Monday, June 21st, 2026 (Kitchen & Library Wing
Alteration (Tatem))
Monday, August 31st, 2026 (Partial Structural &
Weather Protection Work)
Monday, August 16th, 2027 (All Work)
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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.) An Initial Project Workforce Report will be required from
the successful contractor. (Form AA-201).
Contractors bidding on this project are to comply with the requirements of the Prevailing Wage Rate
Determination pursuant to N.J.S.A. 34:11-56.25.
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, a copy of a valid and active NOTICE OF CLASSIFICATION, a certified copy of a Total Amount of
Uncompleted Contracts Form and an 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. Failure to submit these forms may result in the disqualification and rejection of the bid.
Each bid shall be accompanied by a bid bond, cashier’s check or certified check made payable to
the Haddonfield Board of Education, for ten percent (10%) of the amount of the total bid, however,
not to exceed $20,000.
Bidders are required to provide a Consent of Surety stating that if awarded the bid, said surety will provide
a performance bond for 100% of the contract amount.
Corporate bidders are required by law (Chapter 33, Laws of 1977) to submit a list of names and addresses
of all stockholders owning 10% or more of their stock.
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 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.
No bids may be withdrawn, except in accordance with the Public School Contracts Law, for a period
of sixty (60) days after the date set for opening of bids.
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.
CONFIDENTIALITY OF ELECTRONIC FILE TRANSMISSIONS
The Drawings, renderings, photographs, blueprints, specifications, and bidding documents are
considered proprietary and confidential property of the Haddonfield School District. All electronic file
transfers of this information to the bidders and/or contractors is specifically designated as “confidential”
and “business proprietary,” the receiving party shall keep such information strictly confidential and shall
not disclose it to any other person except to (1) its employees, (2) those who need to know the content of
such information in order to perform services or construction solely and exclusively for the Project, or (3)
its consultants, contractors and subcontractors whose contracts include similar restrictions on the use of
such confidential and proprietary information. The information transmitted in the bidding documents
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relates to a school construction project and the security and confidentiality of those documents is critical
to the health and safety of the children. Therefore, any bidder and/or contractor and/or subcontractor
discovered to have published or disseminated this information in the public domain, unless pursuant to
the exceptions stated above, shall be subject to significant penalty and may not be permitted to bid on the
instant project.
As a condition precedent to receipt of the Bid Documents, all bidders must agree to dispose of, destroy
and/or return the information forwarded to it within three (3) days of the Bid submission date.
Michael Catalano
School Business Administrator / Board
Secretary
Haddonfield Board of Education
95 Grove Street
Haddonfield, New Jersey 08033
Fax: 856-429-6015
Email: mcatalano@haddonfield.k12.nj.us
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This page summarizes the opportunity, including an overview and a preview of the attached documents.