[Adopted as Sec. 2-7 (Ord. No. 78-2) of the 1977 Revised General
Ordinances]
There is hereby established a Central Purchasing
Department for the Township of Blairstown, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-1
et seq.
The Township Committee shall designate the Township
Clerk's office as the Central Purchasing Department, and the Township
Clerk shall have the authority to supervise the administration of
the Purchasing Department and to approve purchases up to $500.
Any purchases or encumbrances between $500 and
the legal bidding limit of less than $2,500 must be approved by the
governing body. Such purchases shall, if necessary, be made in accordance
with and pursuant to the Local Public Contracts Law (N.J.S.A. 40A:11-1
et seq.).
All bids or purchases from $2,500 shall be prepared
for public advertising for sealed bids in accordance with the law
in such case made and provided. The Purchasing Department, under the
supervision of the Township Clerk, shall receive bids for the purchases
of materials, supplies and labor for all departments on behalf of
the Township Committee. Decision on such sealed bids, when opened
in public meeting, shall be made by the Mayor and Township Committee.
The Purchasing Department is authorized to make
awards of contracts in the name of the Township upon approval of the
Township Committee.
