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Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
|Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
|Vishvambhar Misra (Nimai)
18 February 1486
Nabadwip Dham (present-day Nadia, West Bengal, India), known as Yogapith
|14 June[1] 1534 (aged 47–48)
Puri (present-day Odisha, India)
|Expounded Gaudiya Vaishnavism; regarded full incarnation of Lord Krishna
|Founder of
|Gaudiya Vaishnavism
Achintya Bheda Abheda
|Bhakti yoga, Achintya Bheda Abheda Vedanta
|Notable disciple(s)
|Rupa Goswami, Sanatana Goswami, Gopala Bhatta Goswami, Raghunatha Bhatta Goswami, Raghunatha dasa Goswami, Jiva Goswami and others
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (also transliterated Caitanya, IAST Caitanya Mahāprabhu; 18 February 1486 – 14 June 1534[1]) was a Hindu monk and social reformer from 16th century India. A native of Nabadwip in Bengal, he promoted the worship of God, in his tradition known by the name Krishna.[2] He is venerated by followers of Gaudiya Vaishnavism.[3]
Chaitanya was a notable proponent for the Vaishnava school of Bhakti yoga (meaning loving devotion to God), based on the philosophy of the Bhagavata Purana and Bhagavad Gita,[4] who founded the Achintya Bheda Abheda of Vedanta. Specifically, he worshipped the forms of Krishna, popularised the chanting of the Hare Krishna mantra[5] and composed the Siksastakam (eight devotional prayers) in Sanskrit. His followers, Gaudiya Vaishnavas, revere him as an avatar of Krishna in the mood of Radha, Krishna's eternal consort.
Chaitanya is also sometimes referred to by the names Gaura (Sanskrit for 'golden'), due to his fair complexion,[6] and Nimai due to his being born underneath a Neem tree.[7] There are numerous biographies available from the time giving details of Chaitanya's life, the most prominent ones being the Chaitanya Charitamrita of Krishnadasa Kaviraja, the earlier Chaitanya Bhagavata of Vrindavana Dasa[8] (both originally written in Bengali but now widely available in English and other languages), and the Chaitanya Mangala, written by "Lochana Dasa".[9] These works are in Bengali with some Sanskrit verses interspersed. In addition to these there are other Sanskrit biographies composed by his contemporaries. Chief among them are the works, Sri Chaitanya Charitamritam Mahakavyam by Kavi Karnapura and Sri Krishna Chaitanya Charitamritam by Murari Gupta.
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu is revered by his followers as the Supreme Being. He was born as the second son of Jagannath Misra and his wife Sachi Devi, who lived in the town of Dhaka Dakhhin, Srihatta, now Bangladesh. According to Chaitanya Charitamruta, Chaitanya was born on the full moon night of 18 February 1486, at the time of a lunar eclipse.[10] His parents named him 'Vishvambhar'. His family roots are originally from Dhaka Dakhhin, Sylhet[11][12] Shrihatta (now Sylhet, Bangladesh),
Chaitanya's paternal grandmother saw a dream that Krishna is coming to her household and that for this to happen her daughter-in-law must go to Nabadwip. The daughter-in-law, Sachi Devi, and her husband took a river journey on Kushyira River from their home in Sylhet; what is now the Thakurbari in Misrapara of Dhakadaksin. Sachi Devi did not forget her mother-in-law's request to send the child to visit her. Chaitanya made this journey after he became a sanyasi. He reached his paternal grandparents' house in Dhakadaksin, Sylhet, on a Sunday in Bengali Falgun month or February/March in Gregorian calendar. His grandmother was getting blind by the time Chaitanya visited her but she regained her full sight once Chaitanya touched her face.[citation needed]
The grandmother narrated her dream that led to his parents move to Nabadwip. At one stage, the young Chaitanya stood up and went to the prayer room. As he was taking time to return, the family members went in search of him. To their surprise, Chaitanya was not to be seen in the prayer room but it was Krishna himself.[citation needed] Before leaving his ancestral home, he advised his grandmother to build prayer house on the south (daksin) and assured her that this would provide protection from the south. This is how the area came to be known, and is still called, Dhakadaksin or south covered. Chaitanaya also visited his maternal grandparents' home in Joypur village of Habiganj in greater Sylhet. Both ancestral homes have mandirs with guest quarters that are well maintained and upgraded by public and private funds, and have become popular with regional visitors.
In his youth, Chaitanya was primarily known as an erudite scholar, whose learning and skills in argumentation in his locality were second to none.[citation needed] Kashinath Mukhopadhyay was his private tutor during those days. A number of stories also exist telling of Chaitanya's apparent attraction to the chanting and singing of Krishna's names from a very young age,[13] but largely this was perceived as being secondary to his interest in acquiring knowledge and studying Sanskrit. When travelling to Gaya to perform the shraddha ceremony for his departed father, Chaitanya met his guru, the ascetic Ishvara Puri, from whom he received initiation with the Gopala Krishna mantra. This meeting was to mark a significant change in Chaitanya's outlook[14] and upon his return to Bengal the local Vaishnavas, headed by Advaita Acharya, were stunned at his external sudden 'change of heart' (from 'scholar' to 'devotee') and soon Chaitanya became the eminent leader of their Vaishnava group within Nadia.
After leaving Bengal and receiving entrance into the sannyasa order by Keshava Bharati,[15] Chaitanya journeyed throughout the length and breadth of India for several years, chanting the divine Names of Krishna constantly. He spent the last 24 years of his life in Puri, Odisha,[16] the great temple city of Jagannath. The Gajapati king, Prataparudra Dev, regarded Chaitanya as Krishna's avatar and was an enthusiastic patron and devotee of Chaitanya's sankeertan gatherings.[17] It was during these years that Chaitanya is believed by his followers to have sank deep into various Divine-Love (samādhi) and performed pastimes of divine ecstasy (bhakti).[18]
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu united in himself two aspects:[clarification needed] ecstatic devotee of Krishna and Krishna himself in inseparable union with Radha. According to the hagiographies of 16th-century authors, he exhibited his Universal Form identical to that of Krishna on a number of occasions, notably to Advaita Ācārya and Nityānanda Prabhu.[19][20][21] Caitanya Mahaprabhu is predicted in about 24 different scriptures, including one of the most revered purana called Srimad bhagavatam (bhagavata purana). In Srimad Bhagavatam 11.5.32 the following is stated:[22]
krsna-varnam tvisakrsnam
yajnaih sankirtana-prayair
yajanti hi su-medhasah
In the age of Kali, intelligent persons perform congregational chanting to worship the incarnation of Godhead who constantly sings the name of Krsna. Although His complexion is not blackish, He is Krsna Himself. He is accompanied by His associates, servants, weapons and confidential companions.[23]
Gaudiya Vaishnavas considers Chaitanya Mahaprabhu to be Lord Krishna himself, but appearing in covered form (channa avatar). The Gaudiya Vaishnava acharya Bhaktivinoda Thakura have also found out the rare manuscript of Caitanya Upanishad of the atharvaveda section, which reveals the identity of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.
Scriptural references about Chaitanya Mahaprabhu[edit]
In the Adi Purana and in the Narada Purana, the Supreme Person says:
aham eva dvija-srestho
nityam pracchanna-vigrahah bhagavad-bhakta-rupena lokam raksami sarvada
"I shall advent in the form of a Brahmana devotee and I shall hide my factual identity. I shall deliver all the worlds. Prediction of His advent as a sannyasi."
In the Upa-Puranas, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Sri Krishna speaks to Srila Vyasadeva:
aham eva kvacid brahman
sannyasa asramam asritah hari bhaktim grahayami kalau papa-hatan naran
"O Brahmana, I occasionally take the Sannyas Asram in an attempt to bring the fallen people of Kali Yuga to take up the path of Bhakti or devotional service to Lord Krishna."
In the Kurma Purana, it is stated:
kalina dahyamanam
uddhararaya tanu-bhrtam janma prathama sandhyayam bhavisyati dvijalaye
"The Supreme Person will appear in the first part of the age of Kali. He will appear in the home of a Brahmana, to save the embodied conditioned souls burning in the troubles of Kali-Yuga."
In the Garuda Purana, the Supreme Person says:
kalina dakyamananam
paritranaya tanu-bhrtam janma prathama sandhyayam karisyami dvijatisu
"In the first part of the age of Kali, I will come among the brahmanas to save the fallen souls, who are being burned by the troubles of the age of Kali."
In the Garuda Purana, the Supreme Lord says:
aham purno bhavisyami
yuga-sandhyau visesatah mayapure navadvipe bhavisyami sachi sutah
"I will take birth as the son of Sachi, in Navadvip-Mayapur. I will come in my complete spiritual form in the first part of Kali-Yuga."
In the same Garuda-Purana, it is Also stated:
kaleh prathama sandhyayam
lakshmi- kanto bhavisyati daru-brahma-samipa-sthah sannyasi gaura-vigrahah
"In the first part of Kali-Yuga, the Supreme Personality of Godhead will come in a gold-like form. First He will become the husband of Lakshmi [Srimati Lakshmi Devi, Lord Chaitanya's first wife]. Then He will become a sannyasi, near Lord Jagannatha who will appear in a divine wooden form."
In the Nrsimha Purana, it is said:
satye daitya-kuladhi-nasa-samaye
simhordhva-martyakrtis tretayam das-kandharam paribhavan rameti namakrtih gopalan paripalayan vraja-pure bharam haran dvapare gaurangah priya-kirtanah kali-yuge chaitanya-nama prabhuh
"The Supreme Personality of Godhead who in the Satya-Yuga appeared as a half- man, half-lion to cure a terrible disease that had ravaged the daityas, and who in the Treta-Yuga appeared as a person named Rama [Lord Ramachandra], the person who defeated the ten-headed Demon Ravana, and who in the Dvapara- Yuga removed the earth's burden, and protected the Gopa [cowherd men] people of Vraja-pura, will appear again in the Kali-Yuga. His form will be golden, He will delight in chanting the Lord's holy names, and His name will be Chaitanya."
In the Padma Purana, it is said:
yatrayogesvarah saksad
yogi-cintyo janardanah chaitanya vapur aste vai sandranandatmakah
"The Supreme Personality, Janardana, who is the object of the yogi's meditation who saves the devotees from various sufferings, and who is the master of all yogic practices, who is always full of divine transcendental ecstasy and bliss, will advent in His own divine form of Sri Chaitanya."
In the Padma-Purana, the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself states:
kaleh prathama-sandhyayam
gaurangotham mahi-tale bhagirathi-tate ramye bhavisyami sachi-sutah
"I shall appear on this earth in the first part of Kali-Yuga in a beautiful place on the bank of the Bhagirathi I shall have a golden form, and I shall take birth as the son of Sachi"
In the Narada-Purana, the Supreme Personality of Godhead says:
aham eva kalau vipra
nityam prachanna-vigrahah bhavavad-bhakta-rupena lokan raksami sarvada
"O Vipra, in the age of Kali, I will come disguised as a devotee and I will save all the worlds."
The Supreme Personality of Godhead states in the Narada-Purana:
divija bhuvi jayadhvam
jayadhvam bhakta rupinah kalau sankirtana arambhe bhavisyami sachi-sutah
"O Divija (demigods), please come and advent as devotees on this earth in the age of Kali-Yuga. I will incarnate as the son of Sachi to inaugurate the congregational chanting of the name of Krishna."
In the Brahma Purana, the Supreme Personality of Godhead says:
kaleh prathama sandhyayam
gaurangotham mahi-tale bhagirathi-tate bhumni bhavisyami sachi-sutah
"I will reveal my eternal golden form in the first part of Kali- Yuga. I will advent on the earth on the bank of the Bhagirathi as son of Mother Sachi."
In the Bhavisya Purana, the Supreme Lord says:
harsa-purnam tapo-dhana sarve mama eva draksyanti kalau sannyasa-rupinam
"O austere sage, you should know that in the age of Kali, everyone will see my transcendental form as a sannyasi. I will be exhibiting symptoms of ecstasy like shedding tears of bliss and hairs standing in ecstasy."
In the Agni Purana, it is said:
prasantatma lamba-kanthas gaurangas
ca suravrtah
"The Supreme Personality of Godhead will come in a golden form, full of peace, and a beautiful long neck. He will be surrounded by many saintly devotees."
In the Matsya Purana, the Supreme Personality of Godhead says:
mundo gaurah su-dirghangas
tri-srotas-tira-sambhavah dayaluh kirtana-grahi bhavisyami kalau-yuge
"In the age of Kali, I shall advent where the three rivers meet . I shall have a shaven head. I shall have a golden complexion. I will be very kind and always chant the holy name of Krishna."
In the Vayu Purana, the Supreme Personality of Godhead states:
suddho gaurah-su-dirghango
ganga-tira-samudbhavah dayaluh-kirtana-grahi bhavisyami kalau yuge
"In the age of Kali-Yuga, I shall come in a place on the bank of the Ganges. I will be very pure, have a golden complexion, and be very tall and chant the holy names of Krishna."
In the Markandeya Purana, the Supreme of Godhead declares:
Golokam ca parityajya
lokanam trana-karanat kalau gauranga-rupena lila-lavanya-vigrahah
"In the Kali-Yuga, I will leave Goloka and, to save the people of the world, I will become the handsome and playful Lord Gauranga."
In the Varaha Purana, the Supreme Personality of Godhead declares:
aham eva dvija-srestho
lila-pracurya-vigrahah bhagavad-bhakta-rupena lokan raksami sarvada
"I shall come as the best of the brahmanas. I will exhibit many pastimes in the form of a devotee. I shall deliver the people of the world."
In the Vamana Purana, the Supreme Personality of Godhead declares:
sarvan acara varjitan sachigarbhe ca sambhuya tarayisyami narada
"O Narada Muni, I will take birth in the womb of Sachi. I shall save the people, who will give up all proper good conduct, from the terrible darkness of the age of Kali-Yuga."
In the Atharva Veda; Purusa-Bodini- Upanisad, it is said:
saptame gaura-varna-visnor ity aena
sva-saktya caikyam etya pratar avatirya saha svaih sva-manum siksayati
"In the seventh manvantara, in the beginning of the Kali-Yuga, the Supreme Personality of Godhead will, accompanied by His own associates, descend in a golden form to the earth. He will teach the chanting of His own names."
In the Atharva Veda, the Supreme Person says:
itotham krta sannyaso'vatarisyami sa-guno nirvedo niskamo bhu-girvanas tira-atho' lakanandayah kalau catuh-sahasrabdhopari panca-
sahasrabhyantare gaura-varno dirghangah sarva-laksana-yukta isvara prarthito nija-rasasvado bhakta-rupo misrakhyo vidita-yogah syam
"I will descend on the earth after the passage of four thousand years in the Kali-Age, and before the passage of five thousand years. I will come on the earth on the bank of the Ganges. I will be a tall and saintly Brahmana devotee. I will have all the auspicious symptoms of an exalted person. I will exhibit renunciation. I will have all auspicious signs. I will be a devotee, practicing bhakti yoga . I will taste the rasa of My own devotional service."
In the Sama Veda, the Supreme Lord says:
tathaham krta sannyaso bhu-girvano
'vatarisye tire'lakanandayah punah punah isvara- prarthitah sa- parivaro niralambo nirdhuteh kali- kalmasa-kavalita- janavalambanaya
"I shall come to the earth, accompanied by My associates, in a place by the bank of the Ganges. I will advent to save the people who are afflicted and devoured by the sins of the age of Kali. I will manifest as an Avadhut Brahman Sannyasi."
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu has left one written record in Sanskrit called Siksastakam. Chaitanya's epistemological, theological and ontological teachings are summarised as ten roots or maxims (dasa mula).[24] The statements of amnaya (scripture) are the chief proof. By these statements the following ten topics are taught.
- Krishna is the Supreme Absolute Truth.
- Krishna is endowed with all energies.
- Krishna is the ocean of rasa (theology).
- The jivas (individual souls) are all separated parts of the Lord.
- In bound state the jivas are under the influence of matter, due to their tatastha nature.
- In the liberated state the jivas are free from the influence of matter, due to their tatastha nature.
- The jivas and the material world are both different from and identical to the Lord.
- Pure devotion is the practice of the jivas.
- Pure love of Krishna is the ultimate goal.
- Krishna is the only lovable blessing to be received.
Philosophy and Tradition[edit]
Despite having been initiated in the Madhvacharya tradition and taking sannyasa from Shankara's tradition, Chaitanya's philosophy is sometimes regarded as a tradition of his own within the Vaishnava framework – having some marked differences with the practices and the theology of other followers of Madhvacharya. He took Mantra Upadesa from Isvara Puri and Sanyasa Diksha from Keshava Bharati.
Chaitanya is not known to have written anything himself except for a series of verses known as the Siksastaka, or "eight verses of instruction",[25] which he had spoken, and were recorded by one of his close colleagues. The eight verses created by Chaitanya are considered to contain the complete philosophy of Gaudiya Vaishnavism in condensed form. Chaitanya requested a select few among his followers (who later came to be known as the Six Gosvamis of Vrindavan) to systematically present the theology of bhakti he had taught to them in their own writings.[26] The six saints and theologians were Rupa Goswami, Sanatana Goswami, Gopala Bhatta Goswami, Raghunatha Bhatta Goswami, Raghunatha dasa Goswami and Jiva Goswami, a nephew of brothers Rupa and Sanatana. These individuals were responsible for systematising Gaudiya Vaishnava theology.
Narottama Dasa, Srinivasa Acarya and Syamananda Pandit were among the stalwarts of the second generation of Gaudiya Vaishnavism. Having studied under Jiva Goswami, they were instrumental in propagating the teachings of the Goswamis throughout Bengal, Odisha and other regions of Eastern India. Many among their associates, such as Ramacandra Kaviraja and Ganga Narayan Chakravarti, were also eminent teachers in their own right.[27]
In the early 18th century Kalachand Vidyalankar, a disciple of Chaitanya, made his preachings popular in Bengal. He traveled throughout India popularizing the gospel of anti-untouchability, social justice and mass education. He probably initiated 'Pankti Bhojon' and Krishna sankirtan in eastern part of Bengal. Several schools (sampradaya) have been practicing it for hundreds of years. Geetashree Chabi Bandyopadhyay and Radharani Devi are among many who achieved fame by singing kirtan. The Dalits in Bengal at that time neglected and underprivileged cast readily accepted his libertarian outlook and embraced the doctrine of Mahaprabhu. His disciples were known as Kalachandi Sampraday who inspired the people to eradicate illiteracy and casteism. Many consider Kalachand as the Father of Rationalism in East Bengal (Purba Banga).
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The festival of Kheturi, presided over by Jahnava Thakurani,[28] the wife of Nityananda, was the first time the leaders of the various branches of Chaitanya's followers assembled together. Through such festivals, members of the loosely organised tradition became acquainted with other branches along with their respective theological and practical nuances.[29] Around these times, the disciples and descendants of Nityananda and Advaita Acharya, headed by Virabhadra and Krishna Mishra respectively, started their family lineages (vamsa) to maintain the tradition. The vamsa descending from Nityananda through his son Virabhadra forms the most prominent branch of the modern Gaudiya tradition, though descendants of Advaita, along with the descendants of many other associates of Chaitanya, maintain their following especially in the rural areas of Bengal. Gopala Guru Goswami, a young associate of Chaitanya and a follower of Vakresvara Pandit, founded another branch based in Odisha. The writings of Gopala, along with those of his disciple Dhyanacandra Goswami, have had a substantial influence on the methods of internal worship in the tradition.
From the very beginning of Chaitanya's bhakti movement in Bengal, Haridasa Thakur and others Muslim or Hindu by birth were the participants. Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, the great sage of Dakshineswar, who lived in the 19th century, emphasized the bhakti marga of Chaitanya mahaprabhu, whom he referred to as "Gauranga." (The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna). This openness received a boost from Bhaktivinoda Thakura's broad-minded vision in the late 19th century and was institutionalised by Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati in his Gaudiya Matha in the 20th century.[30] In the 20th century the teachings of Chaitanya were brought to the West by Prabhupada, a representative of Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati branch of Chaitanya's tradition. Prabhupada founded his movement known as The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) to spread Chaitanya's teachings throughout the world.[31] Saraswata gurus and acharyas, members of the Goswami lineages and several other Hindu sects which revere Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, including devotees from the major Vaishnava holy places in Mathura District, West Bengal and Odisha, also established temples dedicated to Krishna and Chaitanya outside India in the closing decades of the 20th century. In the 21st century Vaishnava bhakti is now also being studied through the academic medium of Krishnology in a number of academic institutions.[32]
Discovery of Chaitanya's Birthplace Yogapith[edit]
In 1886 a leading Gaudiya Vaisnava reformer Bhaktivinoda Thakur attempted to retire from his government service and move to Vrindavan to pursue his devotional life there.[33] However, he saw a dream in which Caitanya ordered him to go to Nabadwip instead.[34] After some difficulty, in 1887 Bhaktivinoda was transferred to Krishnanagar, a district center twenty-five kilometers away from Nabadwip, famous as the birthplace of Caitanya Mahaprabhu.[35] Despite poor health, Bhaktivinoda finally managed to start regularly visiting Nabadwip to research places connected with Caitanya.[36] Soon he came to a conclusion that the site purported by the local brahmanas to be Caitanya's birthplace could not possibly be genuine.[37] Determined to find the actual place of Caitanya's pastimes but frustrated by the lack of reliable evidence and clues, one night he saw a mystical vision:[38]
|By 10 o'clock the night was very dark and cloudy. Across the Ganges in a northern direction I suddenly saw a large building flooded with golden light. I asked Kamala if he could see the building and he said that he could. But my friend Kerani Babu could see nothing. I was amazed. What could it be? In the morning I went back to the roof and looked carefully back across the Ganges. I saw that in the place where I had seen the building was a stand of palm trees. Inquiring about this area I was told that it was the remains of Lakshman Sen's fort at Ballaldighi.[37]
Taking this as a clue, Bhaktivinoda conducted a thorough, painstaking investigation of the site, by consulting old geographical maps matched against scriptural and verbal accounts, and eventually came to a conclusion that the village of Ballaldighi was formerly known as Mayapur, confirmed in Bhakti-ratnakara as the actual birth site of Caitanya.[39] He soon acquired a property in Surabhi-kunj near Mayapur to oversee the temple construction at Yogapith, Caitanya's birthplace.[40] For this purpose he organized, via Sajjana-tosani and special festivals, as well as personal acqualitances, a massive and hugely successful fundraising effort among the people of Bengal and beyond.[41] Noted Bengali journalist Sisir Kumar Ghosh (1840-1911) commended Bhaktivinoda for the discovery and hailed him as "the seventh goswami" – a reference to the Six Goswamis, renowned medieval Gaudiya Vaisnava ascetics and close associates of Caitanya who had authored many of the school's Th texts and discovered places of Krishna's pastimes in Vrindavan.[42]
Cultural legacy[edit]
In addition to his deep influences on Hinduism, Chaitanya's cultural legacy in Bengal and Odisha remains deep, with many residents performing daily worship to him as an avatar of Krishna. Some attribute to him a Renaissance in Bengal,[43] different from the more well known 19th-century Bengal Renaissance. Salimullah Khan, a noted linguist, maintains, "Sixteenth century is the time of Chaitanya Dev, and it is the beginning of Modernism in Bengal. The concept of 'humanity' that came into fruition is contemporaneous with that of Europe".
Noted Bengali biographical film on him, Nilachaley Mahaprabhu (1957) was directed by Kartik Chattopadhyay.[44]
See also[edit]
- ^ a b [1]
- ^ Britannica: Caitanya Movement
- ^ Ravi Shankar discusses Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
- ^ Srimad Bhagavatam (Introduction) "Lord Caitanya not only preached the Srimad-Bhagavatam but propagated the teachings of the Bhagavad Gita as well in the most practical way."
- ^ Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu "He spread the Yuga-dharma, or the practice most recommended for the attainment of pure love for Sri Sri Radha-Krishna. That process is Harinam Sankirtan, or the congregational chanting of the Holy Names of the Lord: Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare, Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare"
- ^ In the Name of the Lord (Deccan Herald)[dead link] "He was also given the name of 'Gaura' because of his extremely fair complexion."
- ^ KCM Archive "They named Him Nimai, as he was born under a neem tree."
- ^ Gaudiya Literature
- ^ Biography of Sri Locana Dasa Thakura (salagram.net)
- ^ Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu: His Life and Precepts, by Bhaktivinoda Thakura "Caitanya Mahäprabhu appeared in Nabadwip in Bengal just after sunset on the evening of the 23rd Phälguna 1407 Shakabda, answering to 18 February 1486, of the Christian Era. The moon was eclipsed at the time of His 'birth'"
- ^ Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu: His Life and Precepts, by Bhaktivinoda Thakura
- ^ Nair, p. 87
- ^ CC Adi lila 14.22
- ^ CC Adi lila 17.9 "In Gayla, Sri Chaitanya Mähaprabhu was initiated by Isvara Puri, and immediately afterwards He exhibited signs of love of Godhead. He again displayed such symptoms after returning home."
- ^ Teachings of Lord Chaitanya "They were surprised to see Lord Chaitanya after He accepted his sannyasa order from Kesava Bharati"
- ^ History of Gaudiya Vaishnavism. The first 6 years, he traveled extensively from Rameshavara in South India to Vrindavan in North India, sharing the message of bhakti. He is also said to have achieved major intellectual successes in converting intellectual giants of his times such as Sarvabhauma Bhattacharya and Prakashananda Saraswati to his devotional understanding of Vedanta. "Chaitanya spent the remainder of His life, another 24 years, in Jagannäth Puri in the company of some of His intimate associates, such as Svarüpa Dämodara and Rämänanda Räya"
- ^ Gaudiya Vaishnavas "His magnetism attracted men of great learning such as Särvabhauma Bhattächärya, the greatest authority on logic, and Shree Advaita Ächärya, leader of the Vaishnavas in Bengal, and men of power and wealth like the King of Odisha, Pratapa Rudra and his minister, Rämänanda Räya..."
- ^ Srimad Bhagavatam, Introduction "At Puridhawm, when he [Chaitanya] entered the temple of Jagannätha, he became at once saturated with transcendental ecstasy"
- ^ CC Adi-lila 17.10
- ^ Chaitanya Bhagavata Ādi-khaṇḍa 1.122
- ^ Chaitanya Bhagavata, Madhya-khaṇḍa 24
- ^ http://www.veda.harekrsna.cz/encyclopedia/caitanya.htm
- ^ Thakura, B. (1993). Jaiva dharma: The universal religion (K. Das, Trans.). Los Angeles, CA: Krishna Institute.
- ^ TLC: Lord Chaitanya's Mission "Although Lord Caitanya was widely renowned as a scholar in His youth, He left only eight verses, called Sikshashtaka"
- ^ History of Gaudiya Vaishnavism "He requested ... the Six Goswamis of Vrindavan, to systematically present ... the theology of bhakti he had taught"
- ^ Narottama Dasa Thakur: Biography
- ^ Festival of Kheturi[dead link]
- ^ Charismatic Renewal in Gaudiya Vaishnavism (pdf)
- ^ Sherbow, P.H. (2004). "AC Bhaktivedanta Swami's Preaching in the Context of Gaudiya Vaishnavism". The Hare Krishna Movement: the Postcharismatic Fate of a Religious Transplant: 139.
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- ^ Bengal Studies Conference "History says that the Bengali people experienced the renaissance: not only once but also twice in the course of history. Bengalis witnessed the first renaissance in the 16th century when Hossain Shah and Sri Chaitanya's idealism influenced a sect of upper literal class of people"
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- Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu: His Life and Precepts
- The Teachings of Lord Chaitanya Online Book
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New Jersey City University OFFICE OF PROCUREMENT SERVICES 2039 KENNEDY BOULEVARD HEPBURN HALL, ROOM 111 JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY 07305 TELEPHONE NO. (201) 200-3159 FAX NO. (201) 200-3238 RFP #A-2041 INVITATION FOR SUBMISSION OF QUALIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR PAINTING CONTRACT BIDDERS ON AS-NEEDED-BASIS (PART 1 IN 2-PART BIDDING PROCESS) FOR LUMP SUM BID CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS BIDDER QUALIFICATION STATEMENT DUE DATE: MAY 2, 2008 CONTRACT VALUE NOT TO EXCEED: $250,000 PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION START DATE: JUNE, 2008 1 INTRODUCTION OF PROJECT New Jersey City University is seeking qualified painting contractors to competitively bid on projects on an as-needed basis. Only pre-qualified contractors will be allowed to bid. Projects will include office renovations, general improvements, and new construction within existing buildings. Qualified contractors will be invited to bid on several distinct painting projects that are estimated below $250,000. REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS PROCESS The University intends to (1) pre-qualify painting contract bidders before invitations for bids are issued, (2) request lump sum bids from single prime contractors based on performance specification documents, and (3) require contractor review and acceptance of the final plans and specifications for the project. The University will require submissions from bidders in two stages. First, the University will require bidders to submit qualification statements (Part I) so that the University will have a reasonable time to identify responsible and qualified bidders which are eligible to submit bids before bids are requested for the painting scope of work. The University will then invite the qualified bidders to submit bids on capital projects on an on-call basis. The University reserves the right to request a price quote from any of the pre- qualified contractors. The University reserves the right to assign a project, at its discretion, to any of the pre-qualified firms. It is important for prospective bidders for the project to understand that only bidders determined to be responsible and qualified will be invited to submit bids (Part 2) that will be based on plans and specifications. The contractor awarded the contract will be required under the contract to: comply with all procedural instructions that may be issued from time to time by the University or Owner Representative. 1. During the period of Contract, no change is permitted in any of its conditions and specifications unless the Contractor receives written approval from the University or Owner Representative. 2. Only the University or Owner Representative can authorize modifications in the bidding specifications. Any changes will always be confirmed, in writing, by an addendum to the bid proposal, or in writing after bid submittal. 3. Should the Contractor find at any time that existing conditions make modification in requirements desirable, he shall promptly report such matter to the University or Owners Representative for consideration and decision. 4. During the period of Contract the University reserves the right to add or delete specific services and/or locations at the prevailing Contract prices. Contractor will be given seven (7) days notice, in writing, to effect the requested change(s). 2 5. The Contractor, or his authorized representatives, may be required to meet periodically with the University or his representatives, to discuss all services. 6. There will be a kick-off meeting with the successful Contractor and University prior to the start of the Contract. 7. The Contractor shall comply with any and all federal, state, or local laws, now in effect or hereafter promulgated, which apply to services and materials related to this Contract. 8. By submitting a proposal, the bidder convenants and agrees that he has satisfied himself, from his own investigation of the conditions to be met, that he fully understands his obligation and that he will not make any claim for, or have right to cancellation or relief without penalty of the Contract because of any misunderstanding or lack of information. SCOPE OF OPERATION All provisions of "Instruction to Bidders" and General Conditions" form a part of these specifications. No allowances will subsequently be made in behalf of the Contractor for errors or negligence of his part. The Contractors shall provide all training, supervision, labor, material, and equipment necessary to complete the work described below all in accordance with these specifications. Contractor and his employees must be cognizant of other Contractors performing work, and must confer with the University and Owner's Representative for any logistical or coordination questions which might arise involving other Contractors. It is the intent of the University, in requiring the Contractor to adopt the points noted above, to eliminate problems and disputes during the project which lead to claims, cost overruns and delays, and to realize savings which contractors as opposed to design professionals are in a position to identify. The Owner, or University Representative, will inspect the work during the project and at completion to insure that the work conforms to the spirit of the project. The form of contract which the University will utilize for the project is attached. Applicants should review it so that they know what the University is seeking, what it requires, and its terms and conditions. 3 The pre-qualification of bidders (Part I) for the project will be based on evidence of qualifications and experience for the type of projects planned by the University. Applicants will be pre-qualified based on the University's qualification criteria, a copy of which is attached. The University will notify any bidders determined not to be responsible or qualified for the project by mail on or about May 19, 2008. The University will publish a list of the bidders found to be responsible and qualified on or about May 29, 2008, and will mail a copy to each applicant. Contractor qualification statements must be submitted to: Ms. Dorene Williams, Contract Administrator, New Jersey City University, 2039 Kennedy Boulevard, Procurement Services, Hepburn Hall, Room 111, Jersey City, New Jersey 07305 no later than 4:00 pm May 2, 2008. All envelopes should be marked RFP-#A-2041 Painting. The University presently anticipates that it will invite the pre-qualified contractors to submit bids for projects on or about June, 2008. Questions about the qualification process can be addressed to Ms. Dorene Williams, via email at email@example.com or fax to (201) 200-3238 at the office and address listed above. 4 NEW JERSEY CITY UNIVERSITY BIDDER RESPONSIBILITY AND QUALIFICATION PROCEDURES AND CRITERIA Qualification Statements required from prospective bidders. Any contractor proposing to submit bids for University projects shall first submit a qualification statement under oath on the form attached. The form shall describe the financial ability, responsibility, plant and equipment, organization, ownership, relationships and prior experience of the prospective bidder and shall be used by the University (Owner) in identifying prospective bidders qualified to submit bids for the project. 1. Qualification Form – Contents. Each qualification statement shall include: 1. All of the information required in the form. 2. Information as to organization, which shall demonstrate the adequacy of the organization (officers and key management personnel and the project manager or superintendent which would be assigned to the University project). 3. Information as to prior experience, which shall show the number of years the prospective bidder has been in business and the experience of the bidder and the project manager or Superintendent to be assigned to the University project. Resumes for the individuals to be assigned to these positions shall be included with the qualification statement. The experience of officers, managers and the key personnel prior to their affiliation with the contractor will be considered. 4. Information as to past experience and performance, which shall include an accurate record of work completed in the past Three (3) years by the contractor which includes the types of work, locations, contract prices and the names of the owners and, if used, the project architect. The statement shall also include any labor problems, any failure to complete a contract on schedule, any failure to meet contractual affirmative action requirements, any penalties or damages imposed by reason of any contract undertaken within the three (3) year period. 5. A statement that the applicant has adopted and will comply with New Jersey and Federal laws, rules and regulations regarding discrimination in employment; 6. For a contractor which is a corporation or partnership, a statement listing the names and addresses of all stockholders or partners owning a 10 percent or greater interest in the contractor. If one or more stockholders or partners is itself a corporation or partnership, the statement shall also list the stockholders holding 10 percent or more of the corporation's stock or the individual partners owning a 10 percent or greater interest in the partnership. 5 7. All foreign corporations shall include a current "certificate of authority to perform work in New Jersey" issued by the New Jersey Department of State pursuant to N.J.S.A. 14A: 13-4 et seq. Bank Affidavit of Loan Availability. If the contractor relies upon the availability of bank lending as a component of its financial capacity, it must include with its application an affidavit from a bank lending officer confirming lending capacity, including the amount, the terms and the current status. Insurance Certification. The contractor must include with its statement a certification from an insurance company or insurance agent which confirms that the contractor can provide the insurance required in the contract form attached, and the name of the insurance company which will provide it. Causes for disqualification. The University shall disqualify a contractor for any of the following causes: 1. Commission of a criminal offense as an incident to obtaining or attempting to obtain a public or private contract, or subcontract, or in the performance of such contract or subcontract. 2. Violation of the Federal Organized Crime Control Act of 1970, or commission of embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction of records, perjury, false swearing, receiving stolen property, obstruction of justice. 3. Violations of Federal or State antitrust statutes, or of the Federal Anti- Kickback Act (18 U.S.C. 874, 40 U.S.C. 276b. 4. Violations of any laws governing the conduct of elections of the Federal government, the State of New Jersey or any of its political subdivisions or other governmental entities. 5. Violation of the "Law Against Discrimination" (N.J.S.A. 10:5-1 et seq.), or the act banning discrimination in public works employment (N.J.S.A. 10:2-1 et seq.). 6. Violations of any laws governing hours of labor, minimum wage standards, prevailing wage standards, discrimination in wages or child labor. 7. Violations of any laws governing the conduct of occupations or professions or regulated industries. 8. Violations of any other laws which may bear upon a lack of responsibility or moral integrity; 9. Willful failure to perform in accordance with contract specifications or within contractual time limits. 6 10. A record of failure to perform or of unsatisfactory performance in accordance with the terms of one or more contracts on other projects. 11. Violations of contractual or statutory provisions prohibiting contingent fees in connection with public contracts. 12. Debarment or suspension by any public entity. 13. A pre-qualification rating by any public agency not sufficient for the University's project. 14. Any other cause affecting responsibility as a contractor. 15. Making any offer or agreement to pay or to make payment of, either directly or indirectly, any fee, commission, compensation, gift, gratuity, or other thing of value of any kind to any New Jersey City University official, or any firm or individual associated with the University. 16. Influencing or attempting to influence or cause to be influenced, any University officer or employee in his or her official capacity in any manner which might tend to impair the objectivity or independence of judgment of said officer or employee. Responsibility or Qualification Criteria. In addition to the disqualification criteria set forth above, the University will utilize the following criteria in making determinations of the responsibility and qualification of contractors to bid for the project identified in this notice: 1. APPLICATION. The submission of a properly and fully completed qualification form signed by the chief executive officer of the bidder with all required attachments. Omissions or any false or misleading statements in the form or the attachments will result in the automatic disqualification of an applicant. 2. PRE-CLASSIFICATION. Contractors must posses a classification to bid on public works from the New Jersey State Treasury Department's Division of Property Management and Construction ("DPMC"). Qualified contractors will be required during Part 2 of the bidding process to submit a list of subcontractor's for the project with the following specialized DPMC classifications if the general contractor does not have the DPMC classification noted above. Contractors/Subcontractors must provide proof of registration with the New Jersey Department of Labor in accordance with the Public Works Contractor Registration Act (P.L. 199.c.238) effective April 11, 2000 and New Jersey Department of Treasury Business Registration Certificate. 3. EXPERIENCE, TRAINING, EDUCATION. Adequate training, education and experience of the contractor and the individuals who would be assigned to the University project as the project executive, project manager, superintendent, scheduler, and other professionals including experience with similar projects and construction 7 management. The contractor must satisfy the per-project limit criteria described below. The individuals to be assigned to the University projects as project executive, project manager, superintendent, scheduler and other professionals should have such experience on successful projects with a construction cost of at least 80 percent of the construction cost budgeted for the University's projects. Resumes for each of the individuals must be attached. 4. MORAL INTEGRITY. Absence of violations of law by the contractor and its employees, including but not limited to laws regarding public procurement, anti-trust laws, employee rights, and safety, civil rights, tax laws, and environmental laws, professional licensing laws, insurance laws and criminal laws. 5. GOOD TRACK RECORD. Verifiable record of satisfactory work on other projects and absence of defects and deficiencies, time or cost overruns, and litigation or other disputes, and absence of debarments, suspensions or adverse qualification decisions by other agencies. 6. SUBCONTRACTORS. Subcontractors must possess current DPMC classifications to the extent required in paragraph 2. If the University determines that any particular type of subcontractor should meet any special qualification criteria, the qualification statement will include a request for the required information and the criteria. All subcontractors to be used on the University project must not be subject to any of the causes for disqualification set forth above. Subcontractor identification is required only in Phase 2 of the bidding process. 11. PREVAILING WAGES. Contractors and all proposed subcontractors must be registered with the New Jersey Department of Labor as required by the Prevailing Wage Act. POST-QUALIFICATION STATEMENT INFORMATION. If a contractor is determined to be qualified to submit a bid for the project and does so, and is selected as the apparent successful bidder, it shall on the date scheduled for the contract signing submit a sworn statement which discloses any new information regarding any of the information requested in this qualification statement, and the University may reconsider its decision to qualify the contractor for the contract based on new information up through the time of contract execution, and may decline to sign the contract if it concludes that the new information renders the contractor unqualified. THE UNIVERSITY'S RIGHT NOT TO CONTRACT. Nothing in the qualification process and no determination that a contractor is qualified to bid shall affect the University's authority under law to decide not to proceed with the contract. PROTESTS. Any bidder which the University decides is not qualified to submit a bid for the project may file a written protest within five (5) days after notice of the University's decision is sent to it. The University will conduct an informal hearing and render a final decision after the hearing is concluded. 8 NEW JERSEY CITY UNIVERSITY CONTRACTOR'S QUALIFICATION STATEMENT 1. NAME & ADDRESS: ____SBE FEDERAL ID NUMBER: 2. CONTACT PERSON: 3. IF JOINT VENTURE, NAME OF ADDITIONAL CONTRACTOR(S). ONE OF THE JOINT VENTURE CONTRACTORS MUST POSSESS THE REQUIRED DPMC RATING CRITERIA: TITLE: PHONE NUMBER: ( ) CONTRACTOR NAME: FAX NUMBER: ( ) EMAIL ADDRESS: ___SBE 9 4. ORGANIZATIONAL CHART OF PROPOSED PROJECT TEAM (Include contractor's name, team member names, and titles) 5. LIST OF APPLICANT CONTRACTOR'S KEY PERSONNEL TO BE ASSIGNED TO THIS PROJECT CONTRACTOR NAME: NAME: TITLE: DISCIPLINE/RESPONSIBILITY: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 10 6. WORK BY APPLICANT CONTRACTOR(S) WHICH BEST ILLUSTRATE CURRENT QUALIFICATIONS RELEVANT TO THIS PROJECT. ALL PROJECTS MUST HAVE BEEN COMPLETED WITHIN THE LAST TEN YEARS (Maximum 10 projects) 1. Project Name, Location, and Cost: Nature of Contractor's Responsibility: Work for which Contractor was Responsible: Owner's Name and Address: Completion Date or % Completed: Anticipated Completion Date: 2. Project Name, Location, and Cost: Nature of Contractor's Responsibility: Work for which Contractor was Responsible: Owner's Name and Address: Completion Date or % Completed: Anticipated Completion Date: 3. Project Name, Location, and Cost: Nature of Contractor's Responsibility: Work for which Contractor was Responsible: Owner's Name and Address: Completion Date or % Completed: Anticipated Completion Date: 4. Project Name, Location, and Cost: Nature of Contractor's Responsibility: Work for which Contractor was Responsible: Owner's Name and Address: Completion Date or % Completed: Anticipated Completion Date: 5. Project Name, Location, and Cost: Nature of Contractor's Responsibility: Work for which Contractor as Responsible: Owner's Name and Address: Completion Date or % Completed: Anticipated Completion Date: 6. Project Name, Location, and Cost: Nature of Contractor's Responsibility: Work for which Contractor was Responsible: Owner's Name and Address: Completion Date or % Completed: Anticipated Completion Date: 7. Project Name, Location, and Cost: Nature of Contractor's Responsibility: Work for which Contractor was Responsible: Owner's Name and Address: Completion Date or % Completed: Anticipated Completion Date: 11 8. Project Name, Location, and Cost: Nature of Contractor's Responsibility: Work for which Contractor was Responsible: Owner's Name and Address: Completion Date or % Completed: Anticipated Completion Date: 9. Project Name, Location, and Cost: Nature of Contractor's Responsibility: Work for which Contractor was Responsible: Owner's Name and Address: Completion Date or % Completed: Anticipated Completion Date: 10. Project Name, Location, and Cost: Nature of Contractor's Responsibility: Work for which Contractor was Responsible: Owner's Name and Address: Completion Date or % Completed: Anticipated Completion Date: 7. PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SUCH AS PROJECT APPROACH, SPECIAL RESOURCES OR OTHER RELEVANT QUALIFICATIONS OF THE CONTRACTOR, PROJECT TEAM OR JOINT VENTURE. IF BROCHURES OR PHOTOS OF PROJECTS ITEMIZED IN BOXES 9 AND 10 ARE INCLUDED, THEY MUST BE CLEARLY NOTED AS TO WHICH CONTRACTOR WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE WORK. 12 11. CORPORATE OWNERS. FOR CORPORATIONS, IDENTIFY BY NAME, ADDRESS AND POSITION IN THE CORPORATION ALL SHAREHOLDERS WHICH OWN AN INTEREST OF 10% OR MORE OF THE CORPORATION, AND FOR EACH STATE THE PERCENTAGE AND NUMBER OF SHARES WHICH THEY OWN, HOW LONG THEY HAVE BEEN A SHAREHOLDER, THEIR NAME, ADDRESS, BIRTH DATE AND SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER. 12. CORPORATE STATUS, OFFICERS. TO BE COMPLETED FOR A CORPORATION. DATE INCORPORATED: ___________________________. STATE: ______________________________. IF NOT INCORPORATED IN NEW JERSEY – DATE OF CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY TO PERFORM WORK IN NEW JERSEY: __________________________________. TITLE NAME ADDRESS PRESIDENT __________________________________________________________________ VICE PRESIDENT _____________________________________________________________ SECRETARY _________________________________________________________________ TREASURER _________________________________________________________________ REGISTERED AGENT IN NEW JERSEY __________________________________________ 13. PARTNERSHIP/LLC STATUS, PRINCIPLES. TO BE COMPLETED FOR A PARTNERSHIP OR LIMITED LIABILITY CORPORATION. DATE OF ORGANIZATION: __________________________ WHETHER PARTNERSHIP IS GENERAL, LIMITED OR ASSOCIATION_________________________________. NAMES OF PARTNERS & MANAGERS (FOR LLC) ADDRESS 13 14. PARENT OWNERS. FOR ALL APPLICANTS, STATE WHETHER THERE IS A SEPARATE CONTRACTOR OR CORPORATION WHICH OWNS 10% OR MORE OF THE CONTRACTOR, SUCH AS A PARENT. IF SO, IDENTIFY THAT ENTITY BY NAME AND ADDRESS, DESCRIBE ITS INTEREST IN THE CONTRACTOR, AND LIST ITS STOCKHOLDERS AND OTHER SUBSIDIARIES. 15. OWNERSHIP CHANGES. DESCRIBE ANY CHANGES IN THE OWNERSHIP OF THE CONTRACTOR IN THE LAST 5 YEARS. 16. CONTRACTOR OFFICES. LIST AND PROVIDE ADDRESS FOR ALL OFFICES WHICH THE CONTRACTOR MAINTAINS, INCLUDING SATELLITE OFFICES. 17. OTHER PUBLIC ENTITY CLIENTS. LIST ALL GOVERNMENTAL AND OTHER PUBLIC ENTITIES WHICH HAVE LISTED THE CONTRACTOR AS QUALIFIED TO BE AWARDED CONTRACTS OR WHICH HAS ISSUED CONTRACTS TO THE CONTRACTOR. LIST ALL PRE-QUALIFICATION RATINGS ISSUED, AND ALL DISQUALIFICATIONS, SUSPENSIONS OR DEBARMENTS, OR QUALIFICATION APPLICATIONS WHICH WERE DENIED. FOR EACH GOVERNMENTAL OR PUBLIC ENTITY LISTED, PROVIDE THE ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF A CONTACT PERSON. 14 18. DEBARMENTS, ETC. HAS THE CONTRACTOR OR ANY PARENT OR SUBSIDIARY OR ANY STOCKHOLDER, OFFICER, PARTNER OR EMPLOYEE EVER BEEN SUSPENDED, DEBARRED, DISQUALIFIED OR DECLARED INELIGIBLE BY THIS STATE, ANY OTHER STATE, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OR ANY PUBLIC ENTITY. IF YES, PROVIDE COMPLETE DETAILS, INCLUDING WHEN, WHERE AND WHY, AND ATTACH A COPY OF THE DECISION. 19. CONVICTIONS, ETC. HAS THE CONTRACTOR OR ANY OWNERS, PARTNERS, DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, MANAGERS, SUPERVISORS OR EMPLOYEES BEEN CHARGED WITH ANY VIOLATIONS OF LAW IN THE LAST 5 YEARS (IN EITHER CRIMINAL, CIVIL OR ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDING), INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO PREVAILING WAGE LAWS, CRIMINAL LAWS, TAX LAWS, CIVIL RIGHTS LAWS, PUBLIC PROCUREMENT LAWS, ANTI-TRUST LAWS, PROFESSIONAL LICENSING LAWS, EMPLOYEE SAFETY LAWS OR ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS. IF SO, IDENTIFY THE AGENCY WHICH FILED THE CHARGES, AND DESCRIBE THE CHARGES AND THE DISPOSITION OR CURRENT STATUS OF THE CHARGES. 20. YEARS IN BUSINESS. CONTRACTOR INFORMATION. HOW MANY YEARS HAS THE COMPANY BEEN IN BUSINESS_________________________. 21. CONTRACTOR NAME. HOW MANY YEARS HAS THE CONTRACTOR BEEN IN BUSINESS UNDER ITS PRESENT BUSINESS NAME? __________________________. 22. PRIOR CONTRACTOR NAMES. LIST ANY OTHER FORMER BUSINESS NAMES THE CONTRACTOR HAS OPERATED UNDER. ______________________________________________. 15 23. PROFESSIONAL LICENSES. A. CONTRACTOR LICENSES. LIST STATES AND TRADE CATEGORIES IN WHICH THE CONTRACTOR IS LEGALLY QUALIFIED TO DO BUSINESS, AND INDICATE REGISTRATION OR LICENSE NUMBER, IF APPLICABLE. B. LICENSE REVOCATIONS, ETC. STATE WHETHER ANY FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT LICENSE, PERMIT OR SIMILAR AUTHORIZATION HAS BEEN SUSPENDED OR REVOKED FOR THE CONTRACTOR OR ITS EMPLOYEES, OR IS THE SUBJECT OF ANY PENDING PROCEEDINGS SEEKING SUCH RELIEF. IF SO, PROVIDE DETAILS. 24. SCHEDULE EXPERIENCE, SAMPLE. DESCRIBE THE SCHEDULING AND UPDATE CAPABILITY OF THE CONTRACTOR. 25. CONTRACTOR CONSTRUCTION EXPERIENCE. A. CATEGORIES OF WORK FOR WHICH THE CONTRACTOR HAS PERFORMED WORK. 16 26. FIVE YEAR PROJECT RECORD. LIST EACH PROJECT WHICH THE CONTRACTOR HAS COMPLETED DURING THE LAST 5 YEARS. FOR EACH PROJECT DESCRIBE THE TYPE OF WORK PERFORMED, THE LOCATION, THE CONTRACT PRICE, THE DATE COMPLETED, ANY EXTENSIONS, PENALTIES, LIENS, CLAIMS OR STOP NOTICES, THE NAME, ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF THE OWNER'S REPRESENTATIVE. 27. FIVE YEAR DISPUTE RECORD. LIST ALL CLAIMS, ARBITRATIONS, SUITS, ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS AND OTHER DISPUTES INVOLVING THE CONTRACTOR DURING THE PAST 5 YEARS INCLUDING DISPUTES NOW PENDING. PROVIDE DETAILS FOR EACH INCLUDING THE CLAIMS AND THE OUTCOME, AND THE NAMES, ADDRESSES AND TELEPHONE NUMBERS OF THE PROJECT OWNERS' REPRESENTATIVES. 28. PROJECT PROBLEM HISTORY. HAS THE CONTRACTOR OR ANY OFFICERS OR PARTNERS EVER FAILED TO COMPLETE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT OR BEEN TERMINATED OR HAD ANY CLAIMS, PENALTIES OR LIQUIDATED DAMAGES OR DEFAULT NOTICES AND IF SO, PROVIDE DETAILS INCLUDING THE LOCATION AND TYPE OF PROJECT, THE REASONS FOR THE FAILURE TO COMPLETE, AND THE NAME, ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF THE OWNER'S REPRESENTATIVE. 17 29. INSURANCE CAPACITY. IDENTIFY THE CONTRACTOR'S INSURANCE PROVIDER, AND LIST THE TYPES AND AMOUNTS OF COVERAGE MAINTAINED BY THE CONTRACTOR. 30. EEOC OFFICER. IT HAS LONG BEEN THE POLICY OF THE UNIVERSITY TO PROMOTE EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY BY PROHIBITING DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT AND REQUIRING ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN THE PERFORMANCE OF CONTRACTS FUNDED BY THE UNIVERSITY CONSISTENT WITH THE UNIVERSITY'S COMMITMENT TO PARTICIPATION BY UNDER REPRESENTED GROUPS OF OUR COMMUNITY. THE UNIVERSITY, IN ACCORDANCE WITH STANDING NEW JERSEY STATE PUBLIC LAW STATUTES, REQUIRES EACH CONTACTOR TO PROVIDE THE NAME, TITLE, ADDRESS, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF THE FIRM'S EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY OFFICER OR PRINCIPAL PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE DUTIES. 31. ATTACHMENTS. INCLUDE AS ATTACHMENTS TO THIS FORM COPIES OF THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS. A. AFFIDAVIT OF BIDDER IN SUPPORT OF APPLICATION (pp 28-29). B. INSURANCE PROVIDERS AFFIDAVIT (REGARDING INSURANCE AVAILABILITY) (p 30). C. BANK AFFIDAVIT REGARDING UNSECURED LINES OF CREDIT (p 31). D. PER PROJECT LIMIT INFORMATION FORM (p 33). E. OWNERSHIP DISCLOSURE STATEMENT (p 34-35) 18 F. DPMC CLASSIFICATION FOR CONTRACTOR. SUBCONTRACTOR CLASSIFICATION IS TO BE SUBMITTED DURING PART 2 OF THE BIDDING PROCESS (please attach). G. FIRM BROCHURES, PAMPHLETS AND OTHER LITERATURE (please attach). H. FINANCIAL STATEMENT. ATTACH A PROPERLY CPA CERTIFIED CURRENT, ACCURATE AND COMPLETE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR THE FIRM WHICH INCLUDES A BALANCE SHEET, CURRENT ASSETS AND LIABILITIES, NET WORKING CAPITAL, BANK VERIFIED UNSECURED LINES OF CREDIT, INCOME, RETAINED EARNINGS, CASH FLOWS, EXPENSES, SUBSIDIARY AND PARENT FACTORS, AND CHANGES IN FINANCIAL POSITION DURING THE PAST YEAR (please attach). I. FOR CORPORATIONS, THE CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION (please attach). L. NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY PROOF OF BUSINESS REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE, AND FOR NON-NEW JERSEY FIRMS, CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORIZATION TO DO BUSINESS IN NEW JERSEY (please attach). M. RESUMES FOR PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL WHICH WOULD BE ASSIGNED TO THE UNIVERSITY'S PROJECT FOR PROJECT EXECUTIVE, PROJECT MANAGER, SUPERINTENDENT, SCHEDULER AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL WHICH INCLUDE EDUCATION, LICENSES, EXPERIENCE, EXPERTISE (please attach). N. STATUS OF CURRENT CONTRACTS SCHEDULE SHOWING TOTAL CONTRACT AMOUNTS AND UNBILLED AMOUNTS (please attach). 19 SIGNATURE AND CERTIFICATION I CERTIFY THAT I HOLD THE TITLE LISTED BELOW, AND THAT I AM AUTHORIZED TO SIGN AND SUBMIT THIS QUALIFICATION STATEMENT AND ATTACHED DOCUMENTS TO THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY ON BEHALF OF THE CONTRACTOR IN SUPPORT OF THE CONTRACTOR'S APPLICATION TO BE PRE- QUALIFIED TO BID FOR THE AWARD OF A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT BY THE UNIVERSITY. I ALSO CERTIFY THAT THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS APPLICATION AND THE ATTACHMENTS INCLUDED WITH IT ARE TRUE, ACCURATE AND COMPLETE. DATED: __________________________ CONTRACTOR: _____________________ BY: ________________________________ (NAME, TITLE) 20 AFFIDAVIT STATE of ______________________) ss COUNTY of ___________________) _________________________________________being duly sworn according to law, upon his or her oath deposes and says: 1. I hereby sign the foregoing Contractor's Qualification Statement and Financial Statement for and on behalf of the contractor submitting this application for a pre-qualification by New Jersey City University, and I am duly authorized to do so; 2. The information set forth and statements made in the foregoing documents are true, accurate and consistent with the records maintained by the contractor submitting this application. 3. Any depository, vendor or other agency named in this application is hereby authorized to provide to the University or its authorized representative, all the information necessary to verify any statement made in the application. 4. An Affirmative Action Program of Equal Opportunity, in support of P. L 1975, C 127, the New Jersey "Law Against Discrimination" as supplemented and amended, as well as in accordance with Executive Order No. 11246 promulgated by the President of the United States, September 24, 1965 and Executive Order No. 11625, promulgated by the President of the United States, October 13,1971, has been adopted by this organization to ensure that applicants are employed, and employees are treated without regard to their race, creed, color, national origin, nationality, gender, affectional or sexual orientation, age, ancestry, marital status, handicap or disability and that the selection and utilization of contractors, subcontractors, consultants, material suppliers and equipment lessors shall be done without regard to their race, creed, color, national origin, nationality, gender, affectional or sexual orientation, age, ancestry, marital status, handicap or disability. The Affirmative Action Program addresses both the internal recruitment, employment and utilization of minorities and the external recruitment policy regarding minority contractors, subcontractors, consultants, material suppliers and equipment lessors. 5. All documentation required by the Affirmative Action Program of Equal Opportunity, as evidence of compliance, may be inspected at the office of the contractor submitting this application. 6. The contractor submitting this application acknowledges that active compliance with the Affirmative Action Program of Equal Opportunity is necessary to its continued "responsibility" as a bidder. 21 7. Neither the contractor applying for qualification nor its corporate officers, stockholders or partners are collectively or individually suspended or debarred from doing business by this or any state or the federal government. Sworn and subscribed ______________________________________ to before me on this ______ (Name of Organization) day of _________ 200___ ______________________________________ (Signature) _______________________________ _______________________________________ Notary Public (Title) AFFIX CORPORATE SEAL HERE 22 (TO BE COMPLETED BY INSURANCE COMPANY AGENT) NEW JERSEY CITY UNIVERSITY INSURANCE PROVIDER'S AFFIDAVIT BIDDER'S NAME: ________________________________________________________ INSURANCE COMPANY: _________________________________________________ (Name and address) _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ INSURANCE AGENT: _________________________________________________ (Name and address) _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ Reserving our rights to practice our normal underwriting functions, the above named insurance company is prepared to provide the insurance which would be required if the above named bidder is awarded the construction contract for the project identified in the Bidder's Qualification Statement, and the insurance required in the University's proposed contract which is attached to the qualification statement, including the types and amounts of coverage required, the terms required, and the evidence of insurance required. INSURANCE COMPANY OR AUTHORIZED AGENT Sworn and subscribed Name: ___________________________ before me on the _______ day of ___________________ 200__ Address: ___________________________ ____________________________ ___________________________ Telephone No. _______________________ (Notary Seal) By: ________________________________ (If signed by an individual other than an authorized Officer, include properly executed power of attorney.) 23 BANK AFFIDAVIT REGARDING UNSECURED LINES OF CREDIT Letter from bidder's bank, certifying to the establishment of lines of credit, may be submitted for the purpose of augmenting the bidder's financial qualifications. Such letters must be specific as to the amount of the line of credit established. This page, properly completed, may be used as a letter certifying to such a line of credit. Name of Bank _________________________________________________________________ Address ______________________________________________________________________ New Jersey City University Office of Facilities and Construction Management Date _________________________ 2039 Kennedy Boulevard (Not prior to that of the Financial Statement) Jersey City, New Jersey 07305-1597 Gentlemen: A line of credit, in the amount of $ _________________ has been placed at the disposal of _____________________________________ for use when, as and if needed during the twelve month period beginning ______________________, (not prior to that of the Financial Statement) subject to the usual conditions, including the requirement that their financial and other conditions remain satisfactory. We have loans in the total amount of $_____________________ outstanding to this firm at the present time against this line of credit. The line of Credit is not secured by any current assets and construction equipment. (If secured, list the assets used as collateral.) This line of credit has been given with the full knowledge of the following lines of credit extended by other banks: During the past two year the maximum use made of lines of credit extended by this bank has been: Should any termination, reduction or increase in this line of credit occur, we shall notify you within 10 business days thereafter. ___________________________________ (Signature of Bank Officer) State of __________________) SS. County of ________________) __________________________________ being duly sworn, deposes and says that he is _________________ of the ____________________________ bank named in and which executed the foregoing statement. Sworn to before me this ___________________ day of _________________ 20__. ____________________________________ (Notary Public) 24 PER-PROJECT LIMIT INFORMATION FORM CONTRACTOR PROJECT CONTRACT PROJECT NAME AND SERVED PROJECT SIZE VALUE YEAR PROJECT DESCRIPTION AS TEAM Dollar Amount Dollar Amount OCCUPIED CONTACT 1) Prime: _______ Sub: _______ If prime, was Project Manager Name there a CM on the project? Superintendent Title Yes _____ No _____ Telephone CONTRACTOR PROJECT CONTRACT PROJECT NAME AND SERVED PROJECT SIZE VALUE YEAR PROJECT DESCRIPTION AS TEAM Dollar Amount Dollar Amount OCCUPIED CONTACT 2) Prime: _______ Sub: _______ If prime, was Project Manager Name there a CM on the project? Superintendent Title Yes _____ No _____ Telephone CONTRACTOR PROJECT CONTRACT PROJECT NAME AND SERVED PROJECT SIZE VALUE YEAR PROJECT DESCRIPTION AS TEAM Dollar Amount Dollar Amount OCCUPIED CONTACT 3) Prime: _______ Sub: _______ If prime, was Project Manager Name there a CM on the project? Superintendent Title Yes _____ No _____ Telephone CONTRACTOR PROJECT CONTRACT PROJECT NAME AND SERVED PROJECT SIZE VALUE YEAR PROJECT DESCRIPTION AS TEAM Dollar Amount Dollar Amount OCCUPIED CONTACT 4) Prime: _______ Sub: _______ If prime, was Project Manager Name there a CM on the project? Superintendent Title Yes _____ No _____ Telephone 25 OWNERSHIP DISCLOSURE Date: ______________________________ NJCU Project Name: _____________________ New Jersey City University Office of Facilities and Construction Management 2039 Kennedy Boulevard Jersey City, New Jersey 07305-1597 Gentlemen: In compliance with Chapter 33, Laws of 1977 (NJSA 52:25-24.2), the following declaration is submitted: _____ Firm is a sole proprietorship. _____ No stockholder or partner of the corporation or partnership holds 10% or more ownership. _____ Stockholder or partner disclosure statement (list below name(s) of shareholder or partner owning 10% or greater interest): Name Address % Interest _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ Seal if bid is from a corporation Firm Name __________________________ By_________________________________ Printed Name________________________ Title________________________________ Business Address _____________________ ___________________________________ Attest by Secretary____________________ Sworn to and subscribed before me this __________________ day of ________________________, 20____ My commission expires__________________________ Notary Public__________________________________
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It's about 30 minutes after Dustin Pedroia has pulled his jeep up to the small gym on the back side of a Chandler, Ariz., strip mall. The sweat has already started flowing freely, along with the obligatory trash talk.
Following the guidance of former Arizona State and NFL wide receiver Keith Poole, Pedroia, along with his former college teammates Andre Ethier and Kevin Frandsen and new Red Sox teammate Bobby Jenks, has discovered the momentum of the morning.
Two days before, the subject of the verbal torture was a newcomer to the workout facility who had the audacity not to pick up the baseballs Pedroia had supplied.
"Can you believe this?" the second baseman declared, for all to hear. "This kid from the Gulf Coast League Donkeys didn't even pick these up. Wait until I buy his team. The GCL Donkeys … unbelievable!" The rant continued, along with the chuckling. Three days a week throughout the baseball offseason, it's the kind of thing that makes the world go 'round at Keith Poole's Training Zone.
Now the fun centered around a photo, one which showed Pedroia from almost exactly a year earlier flexing his muscles while adorning a cut-off "GI Joe" T-shirt.
Ethier, Frandsen and Jenks gathered around the photo while Pedroia struck the same pose, insisting, other than a bit more hair, the frame was still the same. The consensus? Close enough.
But while the body of a year before might have been nearly identical, the mindset was anything but.
"He's a little more quiet this year," noted Poole. "He's still not confident yet in that foot. He says he feels good, and he's looking good. But in the back of his mind he's a little nervous about it healing right, which probably everyone is. But I think he's in the right hands and everything will be fine."
The trainer's observation is right on. In moments of candor, Pedroia will tell you as much.
It's been seven months since he broke the navicular bone in his left foot on a foul ball in San Francisco. It's been almost four months since he underwent surgery on the same foot, which now has a screw in it supporting the healing process.
But time hasn't completely turned back the pain, or the worry. And now Pedroia finds himself getting ready to head into spring training having to make the kind of adjustments that weren't on his radar at season's end.
"I'd say there has been some surprises," Pedroia said. "I thought when I had surgery on my foot, in three months I would feel 100 percent, and that wasn't the case. It's been a lot tougher than I thought it was, and what everyone thought it would be.
"The people that have had this injury, there's not a lot in baseball, but in other sports Yao Ming and, shoot, he still hasn't recovered, and Grant Hill had it and he's kind of back normal. It's a weird bone to break without a non-stress fracture. Mine is from impact and you never see those injuries from impact. They say that stress fractures with this injury is different, where your body is taking over. Mine is from a ball hitting off it, so it's a little different in terms of the recovery.
"The tough part is finding a way to figure out what the best thing is for me and how I can ready myself to play every day. I'm two weeks away from spring training and I'm just now kind of getting the program to where I feel good and to where I can play a game."
Pedroia has figured out a lot over the past few weeks.
Part of the process has been aided by an introduction to Foothills Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Center in Gilbert, Ariz., about a 20-minute ride from Poole's place. It is there Pedroia has been meeting up consistently with Allen Gruver, a physical therapist for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Denver Broncos and various other athletic organizations.
Gruver bookends another Pedroia workout with various treatments on the infielder's injured foot. At times the subject will feel some discomfort in the midst of the sessions, only to be followed quickly by Gruver's explanation why any pain is perfectly normal.
"Manage it."
They are the two words uttered most by Gruver when trying to explain what might be in store for Pedroia in the coming season. The conditioning drill the Red Sox players typically undergo at the outset of spring training? No need to participate. Special footwear? The folks from New Balance would be flying into Arizona for a fitting the next day.
Pedroia has never had to manage much, seemingly hitting each and every baseball diamond in full sprint. But, again, like it or not, the Red Sox second baseman is entering a whole new era.
"My thing is that I have to save bullets in different ways," he explained. "Like stretching. I can't go out and stretch for 45 minutes in spring training. I can't take the wear and tear. I have to go out there and use all the energy and pounding in the right areas. I can't go out there and stretch for 45 minutes and be tired for the game. That's stupid. The trainers and [Red Sox strength and conditioning coach Dave Page] and everybody, we'll put a program together where I can go out there and help us win. That's just going to be this year. I'm doing all my maintenance stuff to get my foot through the year, because [after] the year I'm probably going to take the screw out and be normal again.
"I think I'm getting used to knowing my foot a little bit better, and if I'm sore in this area how I can make it better. Shoot, I went through a three-week period where everyday I woke up and there was different soreness in different areas, which is normal, but you have to find ways to get through that soreness and make it better for that day."
Pedroia has talked to Red Sox manager Terry Francona, and all are on the same page when it comes to the player's approach. Beating Boston College in Fort Myers isn't the priority, but getting the better of the Rangers in Arlington, Texas, is.
The Red Sox went 44-43 without Pedroia in the lineup last season, with each of those losses tearing the player apart. Fighting off the feeling of helplessness is the motivation this time around.
"My biggest mindset is I'm going to spring training and I'm trying to help us win, and the best way to do that is me being healthy and taking care of it the right way," he said. "I'm not here to do anything special, I'm here to find a way to help us win every day. I'm going to own it and try and go out there and do it."
Now, the true test is right around the corner. It's not so much how many hits Pedroia can muster, or even measuring his speed, strength or dexterity. Executing the lessons of the last few months is now the priority.
An offseason of ups and downs is now ready to be punctuated with the real thing -- Pedroia's return to baseball.
"The worst moment has been dealing with every day, mentally … shoot, your mind wanders. Some days you think you're not OK, then you're OK," he said. "That stuff is in the back of your mind all the time. It's hard to get away from. You have to keep telling yourself that you're going to wake up one day and everything is going to be normal. That's it. I always stay positive. I know I'm going to be fine, I know I'm going to have a great year, I know we're going to have a great year. Your mind can overpower a lot of things, and I'm banking on that.
"The best part is going home and forgetting about it because I've got my son [Dylan] there. Shoot, if I didn't have him there cheering me up all the time I don't know what the hell would go on. That's been the biggest thing, just grinding through every day with my foot and coming home and being a dad. That's it."
The guys react to what Don Banks had to say and get into some more thoughts on Deflategate. Are McNally and Jastremski ever going to break their silence and give their side of the story? Price says yes ... eventually.
Don Banks talks with the NFL Sunday boys about his reaction to Brady's appeal, where we go from here and the NFL's motives and decisions throughout the process. He also gets into the Pats offseason so far and their weakness at CB. Don gives his take on the AFC East this year and how some of the Pats' rivals have improved.
Greg and Price discuss their thoughts on some of the reports that have leaked after Tuesday from Brady's appeal hearing. The boys talk about what the reaction will be if Brady decides to accept a 1-game suspension. Fans want a complete exoneration, but there's a good chance that they won't get that - how will they react? They also talk with Mike Petraglia and get his thought on the appeal and more.
How long will this rebuild take? How much money will it take to keep Bae Crowder? Are Draft Picks even worth anything? With the Danny Ainge not landing any big names in the draft, and unable to lure any big names in free agency, Sam and Ben discussed if the Celtics are doomed moving forward.
Sam is joined by Jared Weiss from The Garden Report and CLNS Radio to breakdown game 4 of Cavs-Warriors, preview game 5 on Sunday, and analyze the Celtics needs this off-season.
Greg Dickerson and John Tomase discuss the amazing season for the Celts and if they have any chance against Lebron and the Cleveland Cavs in a seven game series. If they do, HOW ... how do they get it done?
We discuss the state of the Sox, specifically Rick Porcello, with Red Sox Manager John Farrell.
Joe Castiglione and Rob Bradford talk with David Ortiz after the Red Sox take game 2 of their four game series with Toronto. David talks about the good pitching they've gotten and the offense finding their way.
Joe & Dave talked to the Sox third baseman, who hit a homer and knocked in two runs in the win in Tampa Bay.
Don Sweeney, who was hired as the Bruins general manager yesterday speaks with Dale and Holley about his new position and where the Bruins go from here.
The awesomely knowledgeable Fluto Shinzawa calls DJ, Naoko and Pete to talk about his thoughts on the future of the B's. He discusses his column from earlier this week on Cam Neely wanting to give Claude the ax earlier in the season but not getting the ok. Fluto shares his thoughts on Chiarelli's firing, the future for Claude and where the Bruins should go from here. He also gives his opinion on potential moves the team can make, who would fit in here, his thoughts on the NHL playoffs so far and more.
In the final hour of the "midseason finale" as DJ likes to call it, the crew discuss more about the future of the Bruins franchise, the possible power struggle in the front office and who should be the head coach going forward. They talk to intelligent and talented Fluto Shinzawa about all of these thing and more in an excellent interview, and finally, DJ says THANK YOU!
The guys discussed the latest Red Sox news with Larry.
The top stories of the day as recounted by Gary Tanguay.
Buck on why Buchholz should stay in Boston.
Lou, Christian and Tim talk about Vernon Davis' bad answers on Family Feud and airline pilots fired for taking pictures with a woman during a flight.
Christian poses five subjects to Lou and Tim, including what movie could have a good spin off, Jim Harbaugh's awkward interview and the own-goal that eliminated England from the World Cup.
Former Bruins head coach Don Cherry joins MFB to talk about the recent Bruins trades and free agency signings.
We discuss the state of the Sox, specifically Rick Porcello, with Red Sox Manager John Farrell.
We close out the program with some of the best in sound that you may have missed.
Inspired by England scoring on itself in the Women's World Cup, we present four of the worst gaffes in recent sports memory.
WEEI Bruins Reporter D.J. Bean joins Mikey Adams and Lenny Megliola to talk about the signing of winger Matt Beleskey on the opening day of NHL free agency.
With 80 games played for the Red Sox, Mikey Adams wants midterm grades for several players. Also, after another Rick Porcello clunker in Toronto, callers and texters give unflattering Porcello Limericks. Lenny Megliola and Textress Lucy are along.
Danny's early thoughts on Celtics drafting Terry Rozier at the 16th pick
Ken Laird and Ryan Hannable are joined by special guests Mike Mutnansky of the Red Sox Radio Network and Red Sox minor league hitting coordinator Tim Hyers to talk Sox prospects. What do the struggles of Rusney Castillo and Rick Porcello in the majors mean? Also, the international signing period begins July 2, looking back at past Latin American signings. And June selections for affiliate players of the month
How long will this rebuild take? How much money will it take to keep Bae Crowder? Are Draft Picks even worth anything? With the Danny Ainge not landing any big names in the draft, and unable to lure any big names in free agency, Sam and Ben discussed if the Celtics are doomed moving forward.
Dino, Gerry and Gary discuss which celebrities make the most money.
Curt Schilling joined us to discuss the state of the Red Sox.More from this show
Dale, Michael and Jerry discuss the new contract signed by Dougie Hamilton with the Calgary Flames, and why there's a pattern of guys in their prime wanting out (or being forced out) of the Bruins organization.More from this show
The guys discussed the latest Red Sox news with Larry.More from this show
They're the topic of the town again, and probably for the wrong reasons. Dale, Michael and Jerry discuss where the Bruins went wrong, what direction they may be heading, and how it may or may not get better.More from this show
Kirk was told to stay home after his crossover with Fauria.More from this show