New Jersey § 58:14-22
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§ 58:14-22.
a. Whenever any work to be performed or any material to be furnished shall involve
an expenditure of money exceeding the sum of $7,500.00 or, after June 30, 1985, the
amount determined pursuant to subsection b. of this section, the commissioners shall
designate the time when they will meet at their usual place of meeting to receive
proposals in writing for doing the work and furnishing the material, and the commissioners
shall order their clerk to give notice by advertisement, inserted in at least two
newspapers printed and circulating, respectively, in two of the counties of the district,
at least 10 days before the time of such meeting, of the work to be done and the material
to be furnished, particular specifications of which they shall cause to be filed in
their office at the time of such order. All proposals received shall be publicly opened by the commissioners or the chief
administrative officer of the commission and the commissioners shall award the contract
to the lowest responsible bidder. All contractors shall be required to give bond satisfactory in amount and security
to the commissioners. b. Commencing January 1, 1985, the Governor, in consultation with the Department of
the Treasury, shall, no later than March 1 of each odd-numbered year, adjust the threshold
amount set forth in subsection a. of this section, or subsequent to 1985, the threshold
amount resulting from any adjustment under this subsection, in direct proportion to
the rise or fall of the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers in the New York
City and Philadelphia areas, as reported by the United States Department of Labor. The Governor shall, no later than June 1 of each odd-numbered year, notify the commissioners
about the adjustment. The adjustment shall become effective on July 1 of each odd-numbered year. c. Nothing in this act shall prohibit the commissioners from entering into a joint
agreement pursuant to section 10 of P.L.1971, c. 198 ( C. 40A:11-10 ) for the purchase of work related to sewage sludge disposal. All such agreements shall be entered into by resolution of the commissioners and
shall be subject to the requirements of P.L.1971, c. 198 ( C. 40A:11-1 et seq. ).
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