[Amended 3-26-1987 by Ord. No. 945]
All purchases of all supplies, materials or
equipment or contractual services for the Township's account shall
be made by the Division of Administration, pursuant to a written requisition
from the head of the department whose appropriation will be charged
and the certification of the Treasurer that a sufficient unencumbered
balance of appropriation is available to pay therefor. All such purchase
contracts in excess of the amount as provided in N.J.S.A. 40A:11-4
shall conform to applicable requirements of state statutes for competitive
bidding.
[Amended 10-8-2009 by Ord. No. 1475]
Where contracts are let through public competitive
bidding, the Council may, upon recommendation of the Business Administrator
with respect to all contracts other than public works contracts, and
upon recommendation of the Director of Public Works with respect to
public works contracts, let the contract in the manner prescribed
by law. The Mayor shall execute and sign contracts let and authorized
pursuant to the Charter and ordinances. Any contract awarded in an
amount exceeding $10,000 shall be subject to the prevailing wage rate
at that time, notwithstanding the State Department of Labor and Workforce
Development threshold which may be in excess of the aforestated amount.
The Business Administrator shall establish and
approve uniform standards for requisitions and purchases. The Division
of Administration shall control the delivery of all supplies, materials,
equipment and other items purchased and shall make or cause to be
made proper test checks and inspections thereof. The Division shall
ascertain whether the said supplies, materials, equipment and other
items purchased comply with the specifications and shall cause laboratory
or other tests to be made whenever, in the opinion of the Division
head, it is necessary to determine whether the materials or supplies
furnished are of the quality and standard required.