Dept/ Agency: Engineering Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Bid Contract Purpose: “Renovations and Improvements to Sixteen (16) Sale-Lease Back Public Buildings” - Renovation of Firehouse, Engine 11, Truck 11, 352-354 South Orange Avenue (a/k/a 345 South 9th Street), Newark, New Jersey Entity Name: Bismark Construction Corp. Entity Address: 207-209 Berkeley Avenue, Newark, New Jersey 07107 Contract Amount: $326,000.00 Funding Source: Essex County Improvement Authority (“ECIA”) Contract Period: One (1) year from the issuance of a formal 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: Two (2) Bids Rejected: Two (2_ Bids Re-Solicited: Seven (7) Bids Received: Two (2) Bids Rejected: Two (2) Bids Re-Solicited: Five (5) Bids Received: One (1) Contract #17-2012RR Failed 7R4-c 012214