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.