All bids for municipal contracts shall be received, opened and announced
publicly at the Municipal Building of the Township of Jefferson at a time
and date specified by the Mayor or the Township Administrator.
All advertisements for bids shall designate the Municipal Building as
the place where bids shall be received and, further, shall designate the time
and date as specified by the Mayor or the Township Administrator.
At the time and date specified, either the Mayor or Township Administrator
of the Township shall publicly receive the bids submitted and immediately
proceed to open and publicly announce their contents.
At the time and date specified, a proper summarized record shall be
made and kept of all the prices and terms contained in all bids received.
Either the Mayor or Township Administrator of the Township of Jefferson shall,
at the next regular meeting or special meeting of the Township Council called
for the purpose of reviewing public bids, present such record to the Council
for appropriate action to award or reject the bids received. The Mayor or
Administrator shall have available all bids at the time of the report to the
Council, should the Council wish to further inspect the details of any particular
bid or bids.
Nothing contained herein shall be construed to alter in any manner the
provisions of N.J.S.A. 40A:11-23.
[Added 6-7-1995 by Ord. No. 11-95]
There is hereby established a fee of $0.50 per page to be paid by any
person or entity requesting a copy of a bid pursuant to a bid advertisement
issued by the Township of Jefferson administration. The minimum fee for any
bid document shall be $25. In addition to the fees as herein set forth, a
person or entity requesting the bid shall pay the reproduction costs incurred
by the Township for any plans or maps. All fees shall be paid at the time
of the request for the bid. Nothing herein shall affect any payment made to
any Township professional for the obtaining of bid documents prepared by that
professional.