ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
Project No: A1304-00 – Fire Alarm System Replacement
Location: New Jersey State Museum, 205 West State Street – Trenton, Mercer County, NJ
A MANDATORY PRE-BID MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR 10:00 A.M. DECEMBER 9, 2025.
LOCATION: MAIN ENTRANCE – 205 WEST STATE STREET – TRENTON, MERCER
COUNTY, NJ. CONTACT PERSON: CRISTINA ZOZZARO VIA OFFICE (609) 777-4273 OR
VIA CELL (609) 433-9027. ONLY BIDS SUBMITTED BY CONTRACTORS WHO ATTEND
THIS MEETING WILL BE ACCEPTED. ALL BIDDERS MUST BE CLASSIFIED WITH DPMC
WITH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING TRADES:
Single Bid (lump sum all trades)
Electrical (C047) OR
Fire Alarm/Signal Systems (C049)
CCE: $1,608,549
IN ACCORDANCE WITH N.J.S.A. 52:32-2, THIS PROJECT SHALL BE BID AS A SINGLE BID (LUMP
SUM ALL TRADES). BIDDER ITSELF MUST BE CLASSIFIED IN THE FOLLOWING TRADE(S) OR IT
MUST NAME SUBCONTRACTOR(S) FOR THE FOLLOWING TRADE(S):
Electrical (C047)
Failure to list all of the required DPMC Classified sub-contractors will render the bid non-responsive.
A list of Classified Contractors / Sub-Contractors is available at the following Web site:
http://www.state.nj.us/treasury/dpmc/contract_search.shtml
If your firm is not classified with DPMC, you can apply for DPMC classification at:
https://www.njportal.com/DPMC/ClassificationRequest/. If you have any questions about
classification, please contact the classification unit by emailing Katie Karr at Katie.Karr@treas.nj.gov,
Kyle Hannon at Kyle.Hannon@treas.nj.gov or Suzette Shuffler at Suzette.Shuffler@treas.nj.gov.
ELECTRONIC BIDDING
Paper bids WILL NOT be accepted for this procurement. Bid Proposals will be received from
Bidders electronically ONLY via the Bid Express service until 2:00 P.M. on January 8, 2026, at which
time the bid proposals submitted will be publicly opened and read in the DPMC Offices, Division of
Property Management & Construction, 33 West State Street, 9th Floor, Trenton, NJ 08608.
Enrolling with Bid Express is free – go to www.bidexpress.com to set up your account. Once you
have an account, you can view this procurement and download all related documents, as well as any
future procurements that DPMC does through Bid Express. The fee schedule is available on the web
site. All fees are directly payable to Bid Express.
The Bid Documents for this project are only available for download via Bid Express. Hard copies of
the Bid Documents are not available for purchase but may be examined by appointment only at the
DPMC Plan Room by contacting Anthony Mangine at Anthony.Mangine@treas.nj.gov. The DPMC
Plan Room is located at 33 West State Street, 9th Floor, Trenton, NJ 08608.
Bidders must be classified by the Division under N.J.S.A. 52:35-1 et seq and must submit bid security
as provided in Instructions to Bidders and General Conditions, Revised December 2015. No Bidder
may withdraw its bid for 60 calendar days after the opening. The State may reject any and all bids in
accordance with applicable law.