New Jersey § 52:32-2

§ 52:32-2.

a. The Legislature further finds that the “Correctional Facilities Construction Bond

Act of 1987” 1 provides for projects for the construction of correctional facilities that are required

because of a critical public need or legal constraint, with respect to which there

are similar needs to employ construction management personnel, engineers, architects

and contractors of special skills and expertise; and that these projects will provide

for buildings for the immediate housing or care of their residents or inmates. b. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 52:32-2 and section 11 of P.L.1981, c. 120 ( C. 52:18A-78.11 ) to the contrary, in the case of the erection or construction of a public building

or project of the New Jersey Building Authority, if the board, body or person authorized

by law to award contracts for the work on the public building, or the authority for

the work on the project, finds that such building or project: (1) requires a unique application of specialized planning, management and operational

strategies, skills and techniques; and (2) requires that construction management personnel, engineers, architects and contractors

whose skills and expertise will ensure the completion of the building or project in

the most efficient and timely manner be employed for its planning, design and construction;

then the board, body or person authorized by law to award the contracts, or the authority,

may, by advertising and receiving bids in the form of a single contract, multiple

branch contracts, or both, award the contract to the lowest responsible bidder or

bidders, as determined by the board, body, person, or authority. There shall be set forth in the bid the name or names of, and evidence of performance

security from, all subcontractors to whom the bidder will subcontract the furnishing

of plumbing and gas fitting, and all kindred work, and of the steam and hot water

heating and ventilating apparatus, steam power plants and kindred work, and electrical

work, structural steel and ornamental iron work, each of which subcontractors shall

be qualified in accordance with Title 52 of the Revised Statutes. 1

L.1987, c. 178.