All advertisements for bids shall be published in a legal newspaper sufficiently in advance of the date fixed for receiving the bids to promote competitive bidding, but in no event less than 10 days. Contracts for the collection and disposal of municipal solid waste shall be advertised at least 60 days prior to that date. 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 Business Administrator.
All bids for municipal contracts shall be received, opened and announced publicly at the Municipal Building of the Township of Rockaway at a time and date specified by the Mayor or the Business Administrator.
At the time and date specified, either the Mayor or Business Administrator of the Township shall publicly receive the bids submitted and immediately proceed to open and publicly announce their contents. The Township Clerk or his/her designee will be present at all bid openings.
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 Business Administrator of the Township of Rockaway 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 through 40A:11-37 inclusive.
Once a bid has been awarded, the awarded bid is then turned over to the Municipal Clerk to retain in his/her files.
[Ord. No. 6-4-81 § 22-1; Ord. No. 9-2-86]
This section shall be known and may be cited as the Cooperative Pricing Regulations of the Township.
[Ord. No. 6-4-81 § 22-2; Ord. No. 9-2-86]
Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40A:11-11(5), the Administrator or his/her designee is hereby authorized to enter into a Cooperative Pricing Agreement with the Lead Agency or any other contracting unit within the County of Morris or adjoining counties for the purchase of work, materials and supplies.
[Ord. No. 6-4-81 § 22-3; Ord. No. 9-2-86]
The Lead Agency entering into contracts on behalf of the Township shall be responsible for complying with the provisions of the Local Public Contracts Law (N.J.S.A. 40A:11-1 et seq.) and all other provisions of the Revised Statutes of the State of New Jersey.
[Ord. No. O-12-23]
A retroactive refund of property taxes as set forth in N.J.S.A. 54:4-3.32 shall be limited to the current year of the submission of a proper claim to the Tax Assessor as required by N.J.S.A. 54:4-3.30 and the prior year, but in no event greater than a twenty-four-month period in the aggregate.