Dept/ Agency: Engineering Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Bid Contract Purpose: Renovations to the South Ward Firehouse, Engine 18, 395-397 Avon Avenue (aka 395-99 Avon Avenue, Newark, New Jersey Entity Name: Bismark Construction Corp. Entity Address: 207-209 Berkeley Avenue, Newark, New Jersey 07107 Contract Amount: $218,400.00 Funding Source: Essex County Improvement Authority (“ECIA”) Contract Period: One (1) Year from the Issuance of a Notice to Proceed Contract Basis: (X) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS ( X ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ ( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a Additional Information: Bids Solicited: Five (5) Bids Received: Four (4) Bids Rejected: Four (4) Bids Re-Solicited: Twenty(20) Bids Received: Seven (7) Contract #05-2013R