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NJ Rev Stat § 18A:64A-23.3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:64A-23.3 - Eligibility for continued participation in program

18A:64A-23.3. Eligibility for continued participation in program  In order to remain eligible for participation in this program, the unemployed worker shall be required to maintain a passing grade in the job training course in which he is enrolled. L.1983, c. 470, s. 3, eff. Jan. 12, 1984.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:64A-23.4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:64A-23.4 - Rules, regulations

18A:64A-23.4. Rules, regulations  4. The Commissioner of Labor shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act. Regulations of the State Board of Higher Education implementing this act shall remain in full force and effect until modified or repealed by the Commissioner of Labor.  L.1983,c.470,s.4; amended 1994,c.48,s.138.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:64A-24 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:64A-24 - Joinder in operation of county colleges by other counties

18A:64A-24. Joinder in operation of county colleges by other counties  18A:64A-24. If the board of trustees of a county college shall determine that it is in the best interest of the college to allow one or more additional counties to join in the operation of said county college and the board or boards of chosen freeholders of the county or counties then operating the county college shall approve, said board of trustees shall fix the terms and conditions under which said additional county or counties may participate in the operation of the county college.  L.1967, c.271; amended 1994,c.48,s.139.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:64A-25 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:64A-25 - Referenda for other purposes permitted

18A:64A-25. Referenda for other purposes permitted  Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit or prevent the referenda procedure specified in chapter 37 of Title 19 of the Revised Statutes. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:64A-25.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:64A-25.1 - Short title; citation

18A:64A-25.1. Short title; citation  This article shall be known and may be cited as the "County College Contracts Law" . L.1982, c. 189, s. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:64A-25.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:64A-25.2 - Definitions

18A:64A-25.2. Definitions  2. As used in this article, unless the context otherwise indicates: a. "Board of trustees" means the board of trustees of a county college and the community college commission of a community college agency;  b. "County college" means any body corporate known as (1) the board of trustees of a county college established pursuant to chapter 64A of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes, or  (2) the community college commission of a community college agency established pursuant to P.L.1974, c.89 (C.18A:64A-30 et seq.);  c. "Contracting agent" means the business officer of the county college having the power to prepare advertisements to advertise for and receive bids and to make awards for the county college in connection with the purchases, contracts or agreements permitted by this article, or such officer, committee or employee to whom such power has been delegated by the county college;  d. "Contracts" mean contracts or agreements for the performance of work or the furnishing or hiring of services, materials or supplies as distinguished from contracts of employment;  e. "Legal newspaper" means a newspaper circulating in the county or counties in which the county college has been established, printed and published in the English language at least once a week for at least one year continuously;  f. "Materials" include goods and property subject to chapter 2 of Title 12A of the New Jersey Statutes, apparatus or any other tangible thing except real property or any interest therein;  g. "Extraordinary unspecifiable services" mean services or products which cannot be reasonably described by written specifications;  h. "Professional services" mean services rendered or performed by a person authorized by law to practice a recognized profession and whose practice is regulated by law and the performance of which services requires knowledge of an advanced type in a field of learning acquired by a prolonged formal course of specialized instruction and study as distinguished from general academic instruction or apprenticeship and training. Professional services also mean services rendered in the performance of work that is original and creative in character in a recognized field of artistic endeavor; i. "Project" means any work, undertaking, construction or alteration; j. "Purchases" are transactions, for a valuable consideration, creating or acquiring an interest in goods, services and property, except real property or any interest therein;  k. "Work" includes services and any other activity of a tangible or intangible nature performed or assumed pursuant to a contract or agreement with a county college.  L.1982,c.189,s.2; amended 1994,c.48,s.140.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:64A-25.3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:64A-25.3 - Purchases, contracts and agreements not requiring advertising.

18A:64A-25.3 Purchases, contracts and agreements not requiring advertising.  3. a. Any purchase, contract or agreement for the performance of any work or the furnishing or hiring of materials or supplies, the cost or price of which, together with any sums expended for the performance of any work or services in connection with the same project or the furnishing of similar materials or supplies during the same fiscal year, paid with or out of college funds, does not exceed the total sum of $25,000 or, commencing January 1, 2003, the amount determined pursuant to subsection b. of this section in any fiscal year may be made, negotiated and awarded by a contracting agent, when so authorized by resolution of the board of trustees of the county college, without public advertising for bids and bidding therefor.  b. Commencing January 1, 2003 and every two years thereafter, the Governor, in consultation with the Department of the Treasury, shall adjust the threshold amount set forth in subsection a. of this section in direct proportion to the rise or fall of the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers in the New York and Northeastern New Jersey and the Philadelphia areas as reported by the United States Department of Labor. The adjustment shall become effective on July 1 of the year in which it is reported.  c. Any purchase, contract or agreement made pursuant to this section may be awarded for a period of 24 consecutive months, notwithstanding that such 24 -month period does not coincide with the fiscal year. L.1982,c.189,s.3; amended 1984, c.241, s.1; 1994, c.48, s.141; 2001, c.281, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:64A-25.4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:64A-25.4 - Contracts and agreements requiring advertising

18A:64A-25.4. Contracts and agreements requiring advertising  Every contract or agreement for the performance of any work or the furnishing or hiring of any materials or supplies, the cost or the contract price of which is to be paid with or out of college funds, not included within the terms of section 3 hereof, shall be made and awarded only by the county college after public advertising for bids and bidding therefor, except as provided otherwise in this article or specifically by any other law. No work, materials or supplies shall be undertaken, acquired or furnished for a sum exceeding in the aggregate $7,500.00 or, commencing January 1, 1985, the amount determined pursuant to subsection b. of section 3 of P.L.1982, c. 189 (C. 18A:64A-25.3), except by written contract or agreement. L.1982, c. 189, s. 4, eff. Jan. 1, 1983. Amended by L.1984, c. 241, s. 2, eff. Dec. 28, 1984.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:64A-25.6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:64A-25.6 - Emergency purchases and contracts.

18A:64A-25.6 Emergency purchases and contracts.  6. Any purchase, contract, or agreement may be made, negotiated or awarded by a county college without public advertising for bids and bidding therefor, notwithstanding that the cost or contract price will exceed $25,000 or, commencing January 1, 2003, the amount determined pursuant to subsection b. of section 3 of P.L.1982, c.189 (C.18A:64A-25.3), when an emergency affecting the health, safety or welfare of occupants of college property requires the immediate delivery of the materials or supplies or the performance of the work, provided that such purchases, contracts or agreements are awarded or made in the following manner: a. A written requisition for the performance of such work or the furnishing of materials or supplies, certified by the employee in charge of the building, facility or equipment where the emergency occurred, is filed with the contracting agent or his deputy in charge, describing the nature of the emergency, the time of its occurrence, and the need for invoking this section. The contracting agent, or his deputy in charge, being satisfied that the emergency exists, is hereby authorized to award a contract for said work, materials or supplies. b. Upon the furnishing of such work, materials or supplies in accordance with the terms of the contract or agreement, the contractor furnishing such work, materials or supplies shall be entitled to be paid therefor and the county college shall be obligated for said payment. c. The board of trustees may prescribe rules and procedures to implement the requirements of this section. L.1982,c.189,s.6; amended 1984, c.241, s.4; 2001, c.281, s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:64A-25.7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:64A-25.7 - Contracts not to be divided

18A:64A-25.7. Contracts not to be divided  18A:64A-25.7. Contracts not to be divided  7. No purchase, contract or agreement which is single in character or which necessarily or by reason of the quantities required to effectuate the purpose of the purchase, contract or agreement includes the furnishing of additional services or equipment or buying materials or supplies or the doing of additional work, shall be subdivided so as to bring it or any of the parts thereof under the maximum price or cost limitation set forth in section 3 of P.L.1982, c.189 (C.18A:64A-25.3), thus dispensing with the requirement of public advertising and bidding therefor. Where the doing of any work is included in or incident to the performance or completion of any project which is single in character or inclusive of the furnishing of additional work, materials or supplies or which requires the furnishing of more than one article of materials or supplies, all of the work, materials or supplies requisite for the completion of such project shall be included in one purchase, contract or agreement.  L.1982,c.189,s.7; amended 1994,c.48,s.143.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:64A-25.8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:64A-25.8 - Periodic solicitation of bids

18A:64A-25.8. Periodic solicitation of bids  Except as provided in section 28, every county college shall, on an annual basis or at such lesser intervals as may be fixed by it, solicit by public advertisement the submission of bids for the furnishing of all work, materials and supplies which are and which under section 4 can be purchased or agreed or contracted to be furnished only after public advertising for bids and bidding therefor. L.1982, c. 189, s. 8, eff. Jan. 1, 1983.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:64A-25.9 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:64A-25.9 - County college purchases through State agency; procedure.

18A:64A-25.9 County college purchases through State agency; procedure.  9. a. Any county college, without advertising for bids, or after having rejected all bids obtained pursuant to advertising therefor, may purchase any materials, supplies, goods, services or equipment pursuant to a contract or contracts for such materials, supplies, goods, services or equipment entered into on behalf of the State by the Division of Purchase and Property. b. A county college may also use, without advertising for bids, or having rejected all bids obtained pursuant to advertising, the Federal Supply Schedules of the General Services Administration as permitted by the "Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994," Pub.L. 103-355, and federal regulations adopted thereunder or schedules from other federal procurement programs. c. Whenever a purchase is made, the county college shall place its order with the vendor offering the lowest price, including delivery charges, that best meets the requirements of the county college. Prior to placing such an order, the county college shall document with specificity that the materials, supplies, goods, services or equipment selected best meet the requirements of the county college. L.1982,c.189,s.9; amended 1996, c.16, s.6; 2006,c.10,s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:64A-25.10 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:64A-25.10 - Joint purchases by county colleges, municipalities or counties; authority.

18A:64A-25.10 Joint purchases by county colleges, municipalities or counties; authority.  10. The board of trustees of two or more county colleges may provide jointly by agreement for the purchasing of work, materials or supplies for their respective colleges, or one or more county colleges may provide for such purchase by joint agreement with the governing bodies of any municipality or of the county within whose boundaries any such college or colleges is or are wholly or partly located and may enter agreements with other institutions of higher education or with other units of government pursuant to the "Local Public Contracts Law," P.L.1971, c.198 (C.40A:11-1 et seq.). L.1982,c.189,s.10; amended 2001, c.281, s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:64A-25.11 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:64A-25.11 - Contents of agreement

18A:64A-25.11. Contents of agreement  a. Such agreement shall set forth the categories of work, materials or supplies to be purchased, the manner of advertising for bids and of awarding of contracts, the method of payment by each participating county college, municipality or county and other matters deemed necessary to carry out the purposes of the agreement. b. Funds for each participant's share of expenditures for purchases under any such agreement shall be appropriated and paid in the manner set forth in the agreement and in the same manner as appropriations are made for other expenses of the participant. L.1982, c. 189, s. 11, eff. Jan. 1, 1983.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:64A-25.11a (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:64A-25.11a - County college authorized to participate in cooperative pricing system.

18A:64A-25.11a County college authorized to participate in cooperative pricing system.  2. a. A county college is authorized to be a participating contracting unit in a cooperative pricing system established pursuant to the laws of this State.  b. A county college may make purchases and contract for services through the use of a nationally-recognized and accepted cooperative purchasing agreement, including a cooperative purchasing agreement in existence as of the effective date of P.L.2016, c.50 (C.18A:64-63.1 et al.), in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (3) of subsection b. of section 7 of P.L.1996, c.16 (C.52:34-6.2).  c. The State Treasurer may promulgate rules and regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), which are necessary to effectuate the purposes of this section. L.2016, c.50, s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:64A-25.13 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:64A-25.13 - Specifications generally.

18A:64A-25.13 Specifications generally.  13. All specifications for any purchase, contract or agreement governed by this article shall be drafted in a manner to encourage free, open and competitive bidding. In particular, no specifications under this article may: a. Require a standard, restriction, condition or limitation not directly related to the purpose, function or activity for which the purchase, contract or agreement is made; or b. Require that any bidder be a resident of, or that his place of business be located in, the county in which the purchase will be made or the contract or agreement performed, unless the physical proximity of the bidder is requisite to the efficient and economical purchase or performance of the contract or agreement; or c. Discriminate on the basis of race, religion, sex or national origin; or d. Require with regard to any purchase, contract or agreement the furnishing of any "brand name," although specifications may in all cases require "brand name or equivalent," nor shall materials or supplies which are patented or copyrighted be specified, unless the resolution authorizing the purchase, contract or agreement sets forth the manner in which the special need for such patented or copyrighted materials or supplies is directly related to the performance or purpose for which the purchase, contract or agreement is made; or e. Fail to include any option for renewal, extension or release which the county college may intend to exercise or require; or f. Fail to include any terms and conditions necessary for the performance of any extra work; or g. Fail to disclose any matter necessary to the substantial performance of the contract or agreement; or h. Require that any bidder submit a financial statement if either a guarantee, by certified check, cashier's check or bid bond, or a surety company certificate is also required to be furnished by the bidder, unless any law or regulation of the United States imposes a condition upon the awarding of a monetary grant to be used for the purchase, contract or agreement, which condition requires that a financial statement be submitted. Any specification adopted by the county college which knowingly excludes prospective bidders by reason of the impossibility of performance, bidding or qualification by any but one bidder, except as provided herein, shall be null and void and of no effect, and such purchase, contract or agreement shall be readvertised, and the original purchase, contract or agreement shall be set aside by the board of trustees of the county college. L.1982, c.189, s.13; amended 2014, c.52, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:64A-25.14 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:64A-25.14 - Advertisements for bids; bids; general requirements; notice of revisions.

18A:64A-25.14 Advertisements for bids; bids; general requirements; notice of revisions.  14. a. All advertisements for bids shall be published in a legal newspaper sufficiently in advance of the date fixed for receiving the bids to promote competitive bidding but in no event less than 10 days prior to such date. The advertisement shall designate the manner of submitting and of receiving the bids and the time and place at which the bids will be received. If the published specifications provide for receipt of bids by mail, those bids which are mailed to the county college shall be sealed and shall be opened only at such time and place as all bids received are unsealed and announced. At such time and place, the contracting agent of the county college shall publicly receive the bids and thereupon immediately proceed to unseal them and publicly announce the contents, which announcement shall be made in the presence of any parties bidding or their agents who are then and there present. A proper record of the prices and terms shall be made. No bids shall be received after the time designated in the advertisement. b. Notice of revisions or addenda to advertisements or bid documents relating to bids shall be published in a legal newspaper no later than seven days, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays excepted, prior to the bid due date. The notice shall be provided to any person who has submitted a bid or who has received a bid package, in one of the following ways: (a) in writing by certified mail or (b) by certified facsimile transmission, meaning that the sender's facsimile machine produces a receipt showing date and time of transmission and that the transmission was successful or (c) by a delivery service that provides certification of delivery to the sender. Failure to advertise or provide proper notification of revisions or addenda to advertisements or bid documents related to bids as prescribed by this section shall prevent the acceptance of bids and require the readvertisement for bids. Failure to obtain a receipt when good faith notice is sent or delivered to the address or telephone facsimile number on file with the county college shall not be considered failure by the county college to provide notice. L.1982,c.189,s.14; amended 2005, c.191, s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:64A-25.15 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:64A-25.15 - Bids to conform to specifications; rejection of bids

18A:64A-25.15. Bids to conform to specifications; rejection of bids  No bid shall be accepted which does not conform to the specifications furnished therefor. Nothing contained in this article shall be construed as depriving any county college of the right to reject all bids. L.1982, c. 189, s. 15, eff. Jan. 1, 1983.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:64A-25.16 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:64A-25.16 - Guaranty to accompany bids; amount

18A:64A-25.16. Guaranty to accompany bids; amount  There may be required from any person bidding on any purchase, contract or agreement, advertised in accordance with law, that the bid be accompanied by a guaranty payable to the county college that, if the purchase, contract or agreement is awarded to him, he will enter into a contract therefor and will furnish any performance bond or other security which may be required pursuant to section 17. The guaranty shall be in the amount of 10% of the bid but not in excess of $20,000.00, except as otherwise provided herein, and may be given, at the option of the bidder, by certified check, cashier's check or bid bond. For a construction contract the guaranty shall be in the amount of 10% of the bid. In the event that any law or regulation of the United States imposes any condition upon the awarding of a monetary grant to any county college, which condition requires a guaranty in an amount other than 10% of the bid or in excess of $20,000.00, the provisions of this section shall not apply and the requirements of the law or regulation of the United States shall govern. The college may require a bid guaranty alone without also requiring a performance bond or other security in the contract. L.1982, c. 189, s. 16, eff. Jan. 1, 1983. Amended by L.1984, c. 241, s. 5, eff. Dec. 28, 1984.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:64A-25.18 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:64A-25.18 - Time for making awards; deposits returned

18A:64A-25.18. Time for making awards; deposits returned  The county college shall award the contract or reject all bids within such time as may be specified in the specifications or other documents issued to all bidders, but in no case more than 60 days, except the bids of any bidders who consent thereto, either before or after said 60 day period, may, at the request of the county college, be held for consideration for such longer period as may be agreed. All bid security except the security of the three apparent lowest responsible bidders shall, if requested, be returned within 30 days from the opening of the bids, Sundays and holidays excepted, and the bids of such bidders shall be considered as withdrawn. Within 3 days, Sundays and holidays excepted, after the awarding of the contract and the approval of the successful bidder's performance bond, if any, the bid guaranty of the remaining bidders shall be returned to them. L.1982, c. 189, s. 18, eff. Jan. 1, 1983.