Bordentown board rejects bids for high-school HBAC renovation, will reissue advertisement

The Bordentown Regional School District Board of Education voted to reject all bids for the HBAC renovation project at Bordentown Regional High School and to reissue the solicitation with revised specifications, officials said at the board meeting.

Board leadership read a resolution citing New Jersey statute NJSA 18A-22 and noted the bid opening took place May 13, 2026. The resolution says the lowest responsive, responsible bid substantially exceeded the district's cost estimates and that the district intends to revise specifications before rebidding the project (motion read aloud by the chair).

The board first voted to add the resolution as agenda item 23 and then considered the business block N1–23. The motion to add item 23 and to proceed with the business items passed by roll call. The motion text on the record said the district will "reject all bids and determine to reissue advertisement for bids for the HBAC renovation project at Bordentown Regional High School FVHD-5707".

The board did not provide contractor names or the low bid amount during the public meeting; the resolution attributes the rejection to the combination of substantially higher bid pricing and an intention to substantially revise the specifications before rebidding. District representatives said the specification revisions and the reissued advertisement will be the next step but did not give a public schedule or new estimate at the meeting.

The board discussed and approved a package of business items that included the added resolution. The chair recorded individual voice votes/roll-call affirmations in the transcript for members present. The board’s next regular meeting is scheduled for June 10; the district did not announce a timeline for issuing the revised bid documents.

Notes: The motion as read on the record cites NJSA 18A-22 and references the HBAC renovation project (FVHD-5707); the bid opening date given on the record was May 13, 2026.