NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
MAY 20, 2025
CITY OF HOBOKEN
LOCATION: 500 Park Ave, Hoboken, NJ 07030
Please be advised that the City of Hoboken desires to establish prequalification regulations to bidders for the “Restoration and Rehabilitation of the 1st and 2nd Floors of the Hoboken Public Library” whose address is 500 Park Ave, Hoboken, NJ 07030.
The property is listed on the New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places. All work done on this project must conform to the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties (revised 1995, current 2017), and is subject to review by the New Jersey Historic Trust and/or the State Historic Preservation Office. The scope of work consists of a single contract for: General conditions; acquisition of all required permits; provision of temporary facilities and controls; selective demolition, and all restoration and renovation activities according to the Project Manual, plans and specifications. The goals of this project include restoration of interior finishes, restoration of pressed metal ceilings, installation of new millwork enclosures, installation of a new ADA compliant lift, and installation of additional lighting.
The Context of the prequalification is as stipulated: The prospective bidder, acting as general contractor, will be required to demonstrate verifiable, successful experience in Historic Preservation Projects. This experience shall include at least two (2) projects involving separate historic buildings or sites of similar activities and scope of work as the subject project, completed in compliance with the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Treatment of Historic Properties within the past five (5) years preceding the date of the execution of this Qualifications Statement. At least one of the projects must have been reviewed by a State Historic Preservation Office, or New Jersey Historic Trust, or the historic review body of the municipal authority. Each project must be at least $2,100,000.
A public hearing has been scheduled for June 24, 2025 at 6:30 pm at 500 Park Avenue in the Large Programming Room. A copy of the prospective prequalification packet is available for review in the City of Hoboken. Written comments may be submitted to:
Jennie Pu
Director of Hoboken Public Library
500 Park Ave
Hoboken, NJ 07030
pu@hobokenlibrary.org
Last Updated 5.20.2025 – MS