N.J. Admin. Code § 9A:6-1.1

Current through Register Vol. 57, No. 1, January 6, 2025

Section 9A:6-1.1 - Purpose and applicability of rules

(a) This chapter is adopted by the Secretary of Higher Education to establish requirements and procedures for the procurement of design-build contracts by State colleges pursuant to Sections 10 through 17 at P.L. 2021, c. 71 (N.J.S.A. 18A:64-76.5 through N.J.S.A. 18A:64-76.12) and county colleges pursuant to Sections 18 through 25 at P.L. 2021, c. 71 (N.J.S.A. 18A:64A-25.24.a through 18A:64A-25.24.h).

(b) This chapter provides for contracting units to select design builders according to the proposal that is most advantageous to the contracting unit, based upon a "best value selection" process premised on a combination of cost and qualitative factors. The chapter provides for the following two-phase selection process:

1. The public advertisement of a request for qualifications (RFQ) that describes the design-build project, outlines the scope of work for the project, and solicits responses delineating the qualifications of bidders; and

2. The issuance of a request for proposal (RFP) to prequalified bidders, selected on the basis of their responses to the RFQ, which outlines the criteria to be used for selection and the weight that will be given to each of these criteria in the evaluation process, and which solicits a proposal consisting of a technical proposal and a price proposal.

(c) All construction projects for which a contracting unit is using design-build project delivery shall be subject to this chapter.

N.J. Admin. Code § 9A:6-1.1

Adopted by 55 N.J.R. 1339(a), effective 5/23/2023

Amended by 56 N.J.R. 1094(b), effective 6/17/2024