New Jersey § 52:20-15

§ 52:20-15.

No work shall be done or obligation of the state incurred for the erection of any

new building or the alteration, enlargement or improvement of existing buildings unless

the work is under definite plans and specifications first submitted to and approved

by the commission; and no obligations shall in any manner be created in connection

with such improvement until an appropriation for the part of the work to be contracted

for in the budget period has been made by the legislature. In case the appropriation to be made for a project does not contemplate the completion

of the entire project, all requests for such appropriations shall set forth a complete

description of the whole project, and the estimated and detailed cost thereof, and

shall separately state the part of the project which has been completed, if any, the

actual cost thereof, and the part remaining to be completed and the estimated cost

thereof, and the part proposed to be completed by the appropriation requested, together

with the estimated cost of such portion of the work. All such work shall be by contract authorized and signed by the commission on behalf

of the state. The architect shall be selected by the commission and his compensation determined

by it under an agreement in writing.