Student Transportation Services Ocean Academy

PROMPTNESS OF BID SUBMITTAL It is the responsibility of the bidder to ensure their bid is presented in a sealed envelope to the Office of the School Business Administrator/Board Secretary, prior to the advertised bid date and time. No bids shall be received after the time designated in the bid advertisement. No extensions or exceptions will be made. The School Business Administrator/Board Secretary’s Office is opened Monday through Friday from 8:00 am – 4:00 pm according to the school calendar and 8:00 am – 3:00 pm during the summer. Access to the School Business Administrator/Board Secretary’s Office may be delayed because of security clearance. Bidders may also submit bids to the School Business Administrator/Board Secretary or designee at the bid opening meeting held in the Board of Education Meeting Room of the administration building, prior to the advertised bid opening date and time. Once again, bids will not be received after the time designated in the advertisement. PARKING

AND SECURITY Security is of a paramount concern and all visitors will be asked for identification. The security check in process may take time. Parking in the vicinity of the board offices is at a premium Allow enough time to locate a parking space and walk to the Board Office entrance if you are delivering the bid on the submission due date and time. Heavy traffic hours by the educational complex on school days are from 7:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m., and between 1:40 p.m. and 2:15 p.m. MAIL Mail is brought to the Board Offices in mailbags, approximately 11:00 a.m. each day. The mail is sorted within the district system, by departments. The School Business Administrator/Board Secretary’s Office routinely receives its mail at approximately 11:30 a.m. UPS / FED EX / AND OTHER EXPRESS DELIVERY SERVICES Deliveries of this type usually begin at 10:00 a.m. These items are brought only to the receptionist at the main building entrance. The receptionist then calls the various departments with a request to pick up their items. There may be some delay in getting bids to the Assistant School Business Administrator/Board Secretary’s Office. HAND DELIVER BIDS Keeping the aforementioned items in mind bidders may arrange to hand deliver their bid to the Office of the School Business Administrator/Board Secretary, before the advertised date and BID T13-2324 Ocean Academy 4 time. The person making the hand delivery will receive a time/date stamped receipt from BOARD OF EDUCATION officials if requested. Submission of Bids—Hand Deliver—Day of the Bid Opening While the use of the US Postal Service or courier service is preferred, the district will accept hand-delivered bid packages at the Board of Education Administrative Offices, 200 Ramsey Ave., Lakewood, NJ. A Security Specialist is posted at the reception area from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday thru Friday and will accept any Bid Packages hand deliver