Section 48:3-108 - Standard request for proposala. The Board of Public Utilities, in consultation with the State Treasurer and the Commissioner of the Department of Community Affairs, shall establish, in a form similar to that prescribed by the "Local Public Contracts Law," P.L. 1971, c.198 (C.40A:11-1 et seq.), a standard request for proposal to be used for all energy savings improvement program projects to be undertaken by any State contracting agency or public agency authorized to implement an energy savings improvement program pursuant to the provisions of P.L. 2009, c. 4(C.18A:18A-4.6 et al.), provided, however, that a State contracting agency or public agency may use its own request for proposal upon the submission of the request for proposal to the board. Unless the board disapproves the request for proposal within 14 days of its receipt from a State contracting agency or public agency, the request for proposal shall be deemed approved. No single category contained in the evaluation criteria of a request for proposal shall weigh more than 25 percent.b. Within 90 days after the effective date of P.L. 2012, c. 55(C.52:34-25.1 et al.), the Board of Public Utilities, in consultation with the State Treasurer and the Commissioner of the Department of Community Affairs, shall establish, in a form similar to that prescribed by the "Local Public Contracts Law," P.L. 1971, c.198 (C.40A:11-1 et seq.), a standard request for proposal to be used for all energy savings improvement program projects to be undertaken by any board of education, board of trustees, or contracting unit authorized to implement an energy savings improvement program pursuant to the provisions of P.L. 2009, c. 4(C.18A:18A-4.6 et al.), provided, however, that a board of education, board of trustees, or contracting unit may use its own request for proposal upon the submission of the request for proposal to the Board of Public Utilities. Unless the board disapproves the request for proposal within 14 days of its receipt from a board of education, board of trustees, or contracting unit, the request for proposal shall be deemed approved. No single category contained in the evaluation criteria of a request for proposal shall weigh more than 25 percent.Added by L. 2012, c. 55,s. 7, eff. 9/19/2012.