The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Commissioner" means the Commissioner of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development or his or her designee.
"Contractor" means a person who undertakes to perform a job or piece of a public works project or EDA project and who retains control of the means, method and manner of accomplishing the desired result. Contractor includes the officers and directors of a corporate contractor.
"Debarment" means the inclusion on a Statewide list of persons who are prohibited from performing public works or EDA projects, on the basis of a lack of responsibility evidenced by an offense as set forth in this subchapter.
"Department" means the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development.
"Entity" means a company, limited liability company, association, partnership, sole proprietorship, limited liability partnership, corporation, business trust or organization.
"Interest" means an interest in the entity bidding or performing work on the public works project, whether as an owner, partner, officer, manager, employee, agent, consultant or representative. The term also includes, but is not limited to, all instances where the debarred contractor or subcontractor receives payments, whether cash or any other form of compensation, from any entity bidding or performing work on the public works project, or enters into any contracts or agreements with the entity bidding or performing work on the public works project for services performed, or to be performed, for contracts that have been or will be assigned or sublet, or for vehicles, tools, equipment or supplies that have been or will be sold, rented or leased during the period from the initiation of the debarment proceedings until the end of the term of the debarment period. "Interest," however, does not include shares held in a publicly traded corporation if the shares were not received as compensation after the initiation of debarment from an entity bidding or performing work on a public works project.
"Person" means any natural person, company corporate officer or principal, firm, association, corporation, contractor, subcontractor or other entity engaged in public works or EDA projects.
"Public body" means the State of New Jersey, any of its political subdivisions, any authority created by the Legislature of the State of New Jersey and any instrumentality or agency of the State of New Jersey or of any of its political subdivisions.
"Public work" means constructions, reconstruction, demolition, alteration, or repair work or maintenance work, including painting and decorating, done under contract and paid for in whole or in part out of the funds of a public body, except work performed under a rehabilitation program.
"Suspension" means that an affected contractor shall not bid on or engage in any public works project effective upon the date on which he or she receives the Commissioner's Notification of Suspension Pending Debarment. Suspension shall not include public works projects bearing award dates which precede receipt of said notification.
N.J. Admin. Code § 12:60-7.2
See: 34 N.J.R. 2255(a), 34 N.J.R. 3528(a).
Rewrote "Suspension".
Amended by R.2009 d.260, effective 8/17/2009.
See: 41 N.J.R. 1157(a), 41 N.J.R. 3091(c).
In definitions "Commissioner" and "Department", inserted "and Workforce Development".