[Ord. #90-06 § 1]
N.J.S.A. 40A:11-10 authorizes the governing bodies of two (2)
or more contracting units as defined in N.J.S.A. 40A:11-2(1) within
the same county, or adjoining counties, to provide by joint agreement
by ordinance for the purchase of work, materials and supplies for
use by their respective units, and the Township Committee of the Township
of Frelinghuysen finds that substantial savings may be effected by
engaging in such a joint purchasing program, and the Townships of
Frelinghuysen, Blairstown, Hope, Hardwick, Knowlton, Allamuchy, Pahaquarry,
White and Belvidere have already expressed an interest in providing
for cooperative purchasing of certain materials and supplies.
[Ord. #90-06 § 2]
A cooperative joint purchasing program is hereby authorized,
until thereafter amended, pursuant to the authority of N.J.S.A. 40A:11-10
et seq., between the Township of Frelinghuysen and other participating
authorized contracting units.
[Ord. #90-06 § 3]
Materials and items to be purchased shall include materials
and supplies for maintenance, repair of roads; materials and supplies
for maintenance, repair and operation and fueling of vehicles.
[Ord. #90-06 § 4]
A single advertisement for bids for the materials to be purchased
shall be placed on behalf of all the participants agreeing to purchase
any item by one (1) party of the program selected by the participants
in the agreement. Cost of advertising for bids shall be shared equally
among the parties.
[Ord. #90-06 § 5]
The party selected to advertise for bids shall receive the bids
on behalf of all the participants. Following the receipt of bids,
the selected party shall, after review of the bids with the other
participants, make one (1) award to the lowest responsible bidder
for each separate item on behalf of all of the participating agencies.
[Ord. #90-06 § 6]
The bid sureties shall be posted to and retained by the designated
receiving participant until authorized to release same by all interested
participants.
[Ord. #90-06 § 7]
After the award of bids each agency shall order materials when
needed in the quantities required. Successful bidders shall bill the
agencies separately for materials received and payments shall be made
directly to the bidder by each agency. No participant in the program
shall be responsible for payment for any other participating municipality.
[Ord. #90-06 § 8]
A separate agreement providing the detailed procedure for the
administration of the cooperative joint purchasing program shall be
executed by each of the participating municipalities. The Mayor and
Township Clerk are hereby authorized and empowered to execute on behalf
of the Township the agreements with other participating contracting
units upon approval of the Township Committee.
[Ord. #95-06 § 1]
This shall be known and may be cited as the Cooperative Pricing
Ordinance of the Township of Frelinghuysen.
[Ord. #95-06 § 2]
Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40A:11-11(5), the Mayor
is hereby authorized to enter into a Cooperative Pricing Agreement
with the Lead Agency created therein, to be known as the Sussex County
Cooperative Pricing Council, or any other contracting unit within
the County of Sussex or adjoining counties for the purchase of work,
materials and supplies.
[Ord. #95-06 § 3]
The Mayor of Frelinghuysen Township shall be designated as the
representative of the Township of Frelinghuysen to the Sussex County
Cooperative Pricing Council and shall be authorized to accept subsequent
requests for participation in the Agreement on its behalf.
[Ord. #95-06 § 4]
The Lead Agency created in the Agreement and the party to the
Agreement designated by the Lead Agency to perform administrative
services on its behalf 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.
