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Board recommends fencing contract for nonpublic schools pending paperwork; awards tied to grant allocations
Summary
The Board recommended awarding Bid 08‑2425 for nonpublic fencing to Senco Metals, LLC as the lowest responsive bidder pending submission of missing documents; awards and timing are conditioned on Nonpublic Security Grant allocations and require project completion by Sept. 15, 2025.
On Oct. 30 the Lakewood Board of Education considered multiple vendor responses to Bid 08‑2425 for nonpublic fencing and recommended awarding the contract to Senco Metals, LLC as the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, pending receipt of required documentation (certificate of insurance, certificate of authority and DPMC forms as applicable). The agenda indicates other bidders were deemed nonresponsive or had curable documentation issues.
The board noted that total awards cannot exceed each nonpublic school's Nonpublic Security Grant allocation and that projects funded by the grant must be completed by Sept. 15, 2025. The recommendation was conditioned on the district's receipt of missing documents before any final award is issued.
Why it matters: the fencing bids were part of a larger set of nonpublic security and technology procurements reviewed under N.J.S.A. 18A:18A(19). The board’s recommendation advances security upgrades at nonpublic schools but ties final contract execution to grant funding and required bid documentation.
Next steps: the district will request the missing documents from Senco Metals and, upon verification, execute awards consistent with nonpublic security allocations and grant timelines.
