N.J. Admin. Code § 16:44-8.1

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 12, June 17, 2024

Section 16:44-8.1 - General provisions

(a) The Bureau shall identify the lowest and next lowest bidders. All proposal bonds delivered with the bids, except for those of the lowest and next lowest bidders, shall be returned within three working days after the bids are received.

(b) The Department shall award the contract to the lowest responsible bidder or reject all the bids within 30 working days after the bids are received. The timeframe for awarding the contract may be extended by mutual agreement. The contractor must agree to perform in accordance with the plans and specifications at the time the bids were received.

(c) The contractor shall submit an Affirmative Action Employee Information Report to the Department's Division of Civil Rights and Affirmative Action within seven days from the day bids are received. Approval of the contractor's Affirmative Action Plan for Disadvantaged Business Enterprises, Emerging Small Business Enterprises and Small Business Enterprises by the Division of Civil Rights and Affirmative Action is required prior to award of the contract.

(d) Award of the contract shall not be binding on the Department, until such a time as the contract and bond documents have been fully executed by the contractor and the Department.

N.J. Admin. Code § 16:44-8.1

New Rule, R.2010 d.122, effective 6/21/2010.
See: 41 N.J.R. 3387(a), 42 N.J.R. 1239(a).
Former N.J.A.C. 16:44-8.1, Causes for debarment, recodified to N.J.A.C. 16:44-11.1.