NJ Local Agency Procurement Laws
The Division provides assistance to local units of government by providing guidance and assistance in the government procurement process required under the Local Public Contracts Law. This also includes the planning, development and implementation of cooperative purchasing systems, as these systems must be registered with and approved by the Director of the Division.
Link to a wide range of public procurement information at the New Jersey Local Agency Procurement Laws website, available here.
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• Certification and Registration for Individuals (pdf)
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• Overview of Local Unit Power Supply Bidding Practices
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• Procuring Power Supply through a Cooperative Purchasing System
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• List of power supply energy cooperatives
• Link to Rules regarding creation and operation of cooperative purchasing systems NJAC 5:34-7
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• Purchasing at 10% Less than State Contracts
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• Value Engineering Bid Requirements
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• Public Entity Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Cost Savings Guidelines (Excel)
Local Finance Notices
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• 2009-10 Contracting for Renewable Energy Services: Update on Power Purchase Agreements
• 2009-12 BPU Local Government Energy Audit Program: Streamlined Budgeting and Contracting Procedures
Other Local Government Energy Related Links
• Energy & Renewable Energy Efficiency Programs
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• Public Entity Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Cost Savings Guidelines (Excel)
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• Contracting Unit Power Supply Procurement Practices
- Emergency Responder Equipment Purchase Program (Federal Contracts)
• Updated for FY 2010, Local Finance Notice 2009-20: Using Federal Contracts for Office of Domestic Preparedness Grant Purchases. Also see Notice CFO 2004-6 for additional information.
• Special Operations Equipment/Marine Lifesaving and Diving/Mar-Vel International Registration Form
• Fire and Emergency Services Equipment/Lion-Vallen Registration Form
Enroll now for the Local Procurement role in GovConnect. The Division of Local Government Services along with the State Purchase Bureau operates the GovConnect program which provides public purchasing agents from across the state valuable and timely information necessary to your needs.
Enrollment is quick and easy by merely providing your email address at the site following. Please go to: DLGS Email News
• Federal Non-Debarment Certification – (N.J.S.A. 52:32-44.1)
• Model Designation of Purchasing Agent Position Ordinance and Resolution
• Iran Investment Certification
• Designation of Public Agency Compliance Officer (P.A.C.O)
• Annual List of Change Orders Approved Form
• Standard Certification Declaration for EUS
• Purchasing At 10% Less Than The State Cooperative Contract Price Checklist
• Use Of The General Services Administration's Federal Supply Schedules
• Payment from Bequest, Legacy or Gift
• Res. Authorizing State Vendors - Boards of Education
• Res. Authorizing State Vendors - Local Units
• Legal Notices for Award of Professional Services & EUS Contracts
• Governing Body Action for Bid Exception
• Sample Training Fund Verification Notice
• SBA Qualified Purchasing Agent
• Resolution for Online Auctions- Examples
• Adopted N.J.A.C. 12:60-8.2 and 12:60-8.3
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• Adopted N.J.A.C. 5:30-5 and 11 - Revised
• Adopted N.J.A.C. 5:34-1-9 and appendix- Revised
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GOODS AND SERVICES BID SPECIFICATIONS:
A GUIDE FOR NEW JERSEY LOCAL PUBLIC AGENCIES
(Yellow Book -- MSWord format)
IMPORTANT - Read First: Introduction and Preface
SECTION A - INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS & STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS
SECTION B - SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
SECTION C - STANDARD BID DOCUMENT REFERENCE
Open: Section C in its entirety
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I-A |
C-1 |
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I-G |
C-3 |
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II-B |
C-5 |
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III |
C-7 |
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VII-A |
C-9 |
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VII-A-1 |
C-11 |
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VII-B |
C-14 |
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VII-C |
C-16 |
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VII-D |
C-18 |
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VII-F |
C-19 |
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VII-G |
C-20 |
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VII-H |
C-23 |
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VII-I |
Forms To Be Provided By ELEC (Pay To Play) |
C-32 |
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N/A |
C-25 |
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N/A |
C-27 |
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Mandatory Affirmative Action Language for Construction Contracts |
C-29 |
- - Current as of 11/18/2022
- Public School Contracts Law - N.J.S.A. 18A:18A-1 et seq. - Revised as of 6/7/2007
- Adjusting Public Contracts for Petroleum Price Changes
- Contractor Prompt Payment Law Local Finance Notice
- "No Bid Monday" Law