N.J. Admin. Code § 17:19-6.4

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

Section 17:19-6.4 - Procedure for the advertisement, bidding, and award of contracts for public works construction by State contracting units through electronic construction procurement

(a) Whenever a State contracting unit is required by law to publicly advertise a contract for public works construction, the advertisement, issuance of bidding documents to interested bidders, public notice of revisions, addenda, or bulletins to bidding documents, submission and receipt of bid proposals, and notice of contract award shall be administered through an electronic construction procurement process as required by the Electronic Construction Procurement Act, N.J.S.A. 52:34A-1 et seq.

(b) Contracts to be awarded for State construction projects through the use of an electronic procurement process shall contain the following bid components:

1. General conditions of the contract;

2. Plans and specifications of the public works construction project;

3. Competitive bidding for the contract, if appropriate;

4. Classification of firms submitting bids, if required;

5. A statement of corporate ownership of the entity or entities submitting bids;

6. A bid bond and performance bond security, where required by law;

7. Execution of the contract;

8. Certification of financial ability to complete the work;

9. Commencement of the work;

10. A prevailing wage mandate;

11. An acknowledgement of addenda and bulletins;

12. The naming of prime subcontractors, where required by law, or the bidding documents;

13. Specified alternates;

14. A non-collusion affidavit; and

15. A political contribution disclosure.

(c) In submitting bids for State public construction projects through an electronic procurement process, bidders and vendors shall use the bid proposal form or format, which shall be available on the DPMC website.

(d) All contractors or vendors seeking a contract for public works construction pursuant to N.J.S.A. 52:34A-6.c shall be classified, as required, with DPMC, as provided in this subchapter or prequalified by the Department of Transportation, NJTransit, or the New Jersey Turnpike Authority, prior to submitting a bid to those agencies.

N.J. Admin. Code § 17:19-6.4

Adopted by 53 N.J.R. 1166(a), effective 7/6/2021