New Jersey Statutes 18A:18A-4.3. Competitive contracting initiated by board of education resolution; process administration
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 18A:18A-4.3
- Board: means the board of education. See New Jersey Statutes 18A:1-1
- Board of education: means and includes the board of education of any local school district, consolidated school district, regional school district, county vocational school and any other board of education or other similar body other than the State Board of Education, the Commission on Higher Education or the Presidents' Council, established and operating under the provisions of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes and having authority to make purchases and to enter into contracts for the provision or performance of goods or services. See New Jersey Statutes 18A:18A-2
- Competitive contracting: means the method described in sections 45 through 49 of P. See New Jersey Statutes 18A:18A-2
- goods or services: means any work, labor, commodities, equipment, materials, or supplies of any tangible or intangible nature, except real property or any interest therein, provided or performed through a contract awarded by a purchasing agent, including goods and property subject to N. See New Jersey Statutes 18A:18A-2
- Purchasing agent: means the secretary, business administrator or the business manager of the board of education duly assigned the authority, responsibility and accountability for the purchasing activity of the board of education and having the power to prepare advertisements, to advertise for and receive bids and to award contracts as permitted by this chapter, but if there be no secretary, business administrator or business manager, such officer, committees or employees to whom such power has been delegated by the board of education. See New Jersey Statutes 18A:18A-2
47. a. In order to initiate competitive contracting, the board of education shall pass a resolution authorizing the use of competitive contracting each time specialized goods or services enumerated in section 45 of P.L.1999, c.440 (C. 18A:18A-4.1) are desired to be contracted. If the desired goods or services have previously been contracted for using the competitive contracting process then the original resolution of the board of education shall suffice.
b. The competitive contracting process shall be administered by a purchasing agent qualified pursuant to subsection b. of section 9 of P.L.1971, c.198 (C. 40A:11-9) or by legal counsel of the board of education, or by the school business administrator of the board of education. Any contracts awarded under this process shall be made by resolution of the board of education subject to the provisions of subsection e. of section 49 of P.L.1999, c.440 (C. 18A:18A-4.5).
L.1999,c.440,s.47.