BE IT ORDAINED, by the Township Council of the Township of Jackson, County of Ocean, State of New Jersey, that Chapter 316 of the Township Code be and hereby is amended as follows:
SECTION 1. The Township has previously adopted Chapter 316 of the Township Code to ensure certain public construction contracts which exceed a certain sum are performed promptly, at a reasonable cost and within the highest degree of quality. The authorizing statute had previously provided that said Project Labor Agreements would only apply to contracts which exceed $5,000,000. The legislature has subsequently amended the statute to lower this limit to a $3,000,000 threshold. It is the intention of this Ordinance to implement this change in state law to provide for Project Labor Agreements in certain public construction contracts for Jackson Township when the total project costs exceed $3,000,000.
SECTION 2. Chapter 316-1 is hereby deleted and replaced with the following:
This chapter shall ensure that certain public construction contracts with total project costs that exceed $3,000,000, excluding land acquisition costs which the municipality directly undertakes are performed promptly, at a reasonable cost, and with the highest degree of quality. This chapter also creates opportunities to employ a substantial number of apprentices, thus ensuring that these projects will expand access to living-wage careers in the construction trades for a new generation of workers. Projects which exceed the $3,000,000 threshold during the pendency of the project shall also be subject to this chapter.
§ 316-2. Definitions. No change.
§ 316-3. Applicability. No change.
§ 316-4. Conflicts with other provisions. No change.
DASTI, MURPHY McGUCKIN, ULAKY & CONNORS COUNSELLORS AT LAW
§ 316-5. Requirements for covered contracts. No change.
§ 316-6. Apprenticeship utilization goals. No change.
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§ 316-7. Local minority hiring goals. No change.
§ 316-8. Enforcement. No change.
§ 316-9. Implementation. No change.