School District Auditing Services

1. Legal AdvertisementThe Jersey City Board of Education solicits proposals through the Competitive Contracting process accordance with N.J.S.A. 18A:18A-4.1 et seq. for the following: Proposal No. PD22-23-CC11-54 Title of Proposal: School District Auditing Services All necessary proposal specifications and proposal forms may be downloaded by visiting the www.jcboe.org Website, select “Departments and Services” and select “Purchasing” and registering on our online bidding system.Competitive sealed offers for the materials or services specified in this solicitation must be submitted through the District’s online bidding system on Wednesday, June 1, 2022 at 2:00 pm. Register at https://secure.procurenow.com/portal/jcboe On the advertised date and time, the School Business Administrator/Board Secretary or designee shall

electronically unseal all bids via an online streaming bid opening process in the Purchasing Department, Administration Building at 346 Claremont Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07305. The zoom link will be posted on the portal as well as on the district website on the bid due date. No late submitted offer will be accepted or considered. Offerors are cautioned to commence the submittal process sufficiently ahead of time to allow for unanticipated delays resulting from things like a slow internet connection, internet outage, difficulty uploading large documents, differing system requirements, etc.No proposals shall be received after the time designated in the advertisement. (N.J.S.A. 18A:18A-21(b)). All respondents are required to comply with the requirements of N.J.S.A. 10:5-31 et seq., and N.J.A.C. 17:27 et seq. Unsealing of Proposals—Online Live StreamingTo ensure there is “social distancing” amongst all parties in the proposal opening, the proposal opening will be conducted via online live streaming. The names of the vendors and their prices will be announced on the online live streaming which may be viewed by the general public and interested parties on the advertised proposal date and time. All potential respondents are to visit the Board of Education at www.jcboe.org, on the day of the proposal opening for further instructions.COVID-19 Vaccination/COVID-19 Testing--Executive Order #253Effective October 18, 2021, all school districts must maintain a policy on COVID-19 Vaccination and COVID-19 Testing for “covered workers.” All contracted service providers submitting bids/proposals to the board of education are requested to review Executive Order #253 as issued by Governor Phil Murphy of New Jersey.Regina RobinsonSchool Business Administrator/Board Secretary