N.J. Admin. Code § 5:34-7.25

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 23, December 2, 2024

Section 5:34-7.25 - County cooperative contract purchasing system county requirement for bids

(a) Each request for bids to be included in the county cooperative contract purchasing system by the county shall contain the following:

1. Language requiring uniform bid price(s) for both the county and those contracting units located within the county's geographic boundaries. A provision with respect to the registered members shall be included substantially as follows:

ACCOMODATION OF LOCAL CONTRACTING UNITS WITHIN THE COUNTY OF (Name of County)

[] Check here if willing to provide the goods and services herein bid upon to local governmental contracting units located within the County of (insert name of county) (System Name and Identifier) without substitution or deviation from specifications, size features, quality, price or availability as herein set forth. It is understood that orders will be placed directly by the contracting units, subject to the overall terms of the contract to be awarded by the County of (name of the county), and that no additional service or delivery charges will be allowed except as permitted by these specifications.

[] Check here if not willing to extend prices to contracting units located in the County of (name of county) affect consideration of this bid with respect to the needs of (name of the lead agency).

2. A statement as to the procedure to be followed in the event that the lowest responsible bidder declines to extend prices to the contracting units located within the county's geographic boundaries. The contract for the stated needs of the county will be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder, and specifically not made available to contracting units within the county.

N.J. Admin. Code § 5:34-7.25

New Rule, R.2000 d.485, effective 12/4/2000.
See: 32 N.J.R. 3237(a), 32 N.J.R. 4300(a).
Amended by R.2013 d.123, effective 9/13/2013.
See: 45 N.J.R. 1205(a), 45 N.J.R. 2203(a).
In the introductory paragraph of (a)1, substituted "those contracting units located within the county's geographic boundaries" for "registered members"; and in (a)2, substituted "contracting units located within the county's geographic boundaries" for "registered members".