Jackson Township (Ocean)

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17 N/A Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 52:15C-10(a), municipalities (among other government entities) must notify the State Comptroller within no later than 20 business days of awarding most contracts greater than 2 million but less than 10 million. For contracts 10 million or more, N.J.S.A. 52:15C-10(b) requires written notification to the State Comptroller of any negotiation or solicitation no later than 30 days before advertisement; from which point the State Comptroller has 30 days to approve the procurement moving forward unless said period is waived. Further information on the law and applicable forms is available on the State Comptroller's website. Did your municipality comply with the notice and approval provisions of N.J.S.A. 52:15C-10 in the prior year?

19 Yes N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5 (a)(i) states that, if a municipality utilizes the professional services exemption from the Local Public Contracts Law, “The governing body shall in each instance state supporting reasons for its action in the resolution awarding each contract and shall forthwith cause to be printed once, in the official newspaper, a brief notice stating the nature, duration, service and amount of the contract, and that the resolution and contract are on file and available for public inspection in the office of the clerk of the [ municipality...”. With respect to the award of professional services contracts, is your municipality complying with the above referenced provision of the Local Public Contracts Law?

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18 N/A Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-25, the Director of the Division of Local Government Services must approve all prequalification regulations enacted by contracting units subject to the Local Public Contracts Law. Prequalification requirements can be fixed according to experience, financial ability, capital, and equipment. Absent Director approval, bid prequalification regulations are of no force and effect and may not be required as a condition of bid acceptance on any public contract. Local Finance Notice 2016-12 goes into further detail concerning prequalification regulations under the Local Public Contracts Law. Is your municipality following the process set forth in N.J.S.A. 40A:11-25, including seeking Director approval prior to implementing and enforcing all prequalification regulations? “N/A” is only applicable where the municipality has not adopted any prequalification regulations.