Camden County: 1 DPMC project out to bid and 56 listed contractors

Camden County is home to 56 firms in this site's New Jersey directory, ranking No. 9 of the 21 counties with listed firms. 17 are general or prime contractors and 39 are specialty contractors. DPMC also has 1 project in the county on its upcoming letting information.

Out to bid

• Camden County (DPMC M1644-00, Dec. 8): Service Building Framing Repairs – Ancora Psychiatric Hospital, Hammonton, Camden County (estimate $125,000)

Where the firms are

By city, the most listed firms are in Pennsauken (9), West Berlin (9), Berlin (6), Blackwood (5), Oaklyn (3), Atco (3), Cherry Hill (3) and Runnemede (2).

Trades

The most common trade tags among the county's firms are general contracting (17), hvac & mechanical (14), underground utilities (11), site work & excavation (9) and flooring (9). Tags come from license classes or firm names and can be corrected by the firm.

A sample of listed firms

• All Risk, Inc., Runnemede (general/prime; NJ DPMC classified contractor (C009, C103))
• Ap Construction, Inc., Blackwood (general/prime; NJ DPMC classified contractor (C008, C009, C086))
• B. Tait Builders L.L.C., Pennsauken (general/prime; NJ DPMC classified contractor (C008, C009))
• D.A. Nolt Inc, Berlin (general/prime; NJ DPMC classified contractor (C009, C024, C066, C067, C068, C070, C07)
• Dandrea Construction Co Inc, West Berlin (general/prime; NJ DPMC classified contractor (C008))
• Dolan Mechanical Inc, Sicklerville (general/prime; NJ DPMC classified contractor (C009, C030, C032, C056, C058))
• Extreme Renovations, LLC, Pennsauken (general/prime; NJ DPMC classified contractor (C009))
• JPC Group, Inc., Blackwood (general/prime; NJ DPMC classified contractor (C008, C021, C054, C056, C058, C059, C08)
• Jessco Construction Inc, Atco (general/prime; NJ DPMC classified contractor (C009))
• Kavi Construction, LLC, Berlin (general/prime; NJ DPMC classified contractor (C009))
• Levy Construction Co Inc, Oaklyn (general/prime; NJ DPMC classified contractor (C008, C009, C024))
• Mac's Construction LLC, Clementon (general/prime; NJ DPMC classified contractor (C008, C009, C066, C068, C072, C076))
• Masonry Preservation Group, Inc., Pennsauken (general/prime; NJ DPMC classified contractor (C009, C024, C073))
• Nacom Companies, Inc., Runnemede (general/prime; NJ DPMC classified contractor (C008, C019, C021, C054, C056, C059, C08)

The full list is on the county hub.

In context

Camden County holds 4.7% of the firms in the New Jersey directory. Statewide, 28% of listed firms are general or prime contractors; here the figure is 30%. Statewide, DPMC's upcoming letting information has 5 projects in 5 counties.

How to bid

DPMC requires classification, renewed every 24 months; NJDOT prequalifies primes through Form DC-74A. DPMC bidders follow each advertisement's submission instructions. Contractors and subcontractors on covered public works must hold Public Works Contractor Registration, and DPMC bidders must be DPMC-classified. New Jersey public construction requires a payment and performance bond, generally 100% of the contract price; second-tier beneficiaries notify the contractor before starting work, and suit comes no sooner than 90 days after the statement of amount due and within one year of last work (N.J.S.A. 2A:44-143 to -145).

Our guides cover each step: how to bid DPMC work, licensing and lien and bond deadlines.

About the data

Counts come from DPMC's classified contractor search (firms with a New Jersey address in Camden County). Firms classified in general construction or design-build disciplines are counted as general contractors; the rest as trade contractors. Listings carry only what the public source publishes. A firm that is missing or listed in the wrong county can add or claim its listing for free.

Terms used in this story

• Prequalification: an agency's review of a contractor's finances, equipment and experience that sets what work, and how much, it may bid.
• DBE: disadvantaged business enterprise, a certification used to meet participation goals on federally funded transportation work.
• Engineer's estimate: the agency's own estimate of a project's cost, often published as a range before the letting.
• Retainage: a share of each progress payment held back until the work is accepted.
• Low bidder: the responsive bidder with the lowest total price; most public construction is awarded to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder.