[Adopted 9-27-2005 by Ord. No. 23-2005]
All contracts for professional services and for services defined in
the law as extraordinary and unspecifiable services shall be entered into
when necessary or appropriate by the Township of Westampton and such contracts
will only be awarded after a competitive, quality-based, fair and open process.
A competitive, quality-based, fair and open process shall require, at a minimum,
that any necessary or appropriate professional service contract or contract
for extraordinary unspecifiable services be:
A.
Publicly advertised in newspapers in sufficient time
to give notice in advance of the contract;
B.
Awarded under a process that provides for public solicitation
of proposals and/or qualifications;
C.
Awarded and disclosed under criteria established in writing
by the Township of Westampton prior to the solicitation of proposals or qualifications;
D.
Publicly opened; and
E.
Announced when awarded.
Nothing contained in this article shall be construed as prohibiting
the award of a professional services contract when an emergency exists requiring
the immediate performance of services, with such award being made in accordance
with the Rules of the Township and the New Jersey Local Public Contracts Law.
The Township Administrator and the Township Solicitor are directed and
authorized to take all action necessary to prepare and arrange for the implementation
of policies and procedures in accordance with this article.
