[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners (now City
Council) of the City of Atlantic City 8-31-1978 by Ord. No. 49-1978. (On July 1, 1982, the City of Atlantic City changed its form of
government from a Board of Commissioners to a Mayor-Council in accordance
with N.J.S.A. 40:69A-1 et seq. Therefore, all references to Board
of Commissioners within this chapter have been changed to City Council.)
Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Administration of government — See Ch. 4.
There is hereby created a Purchasing Board of the City of Atlantic
City, consisting of six members as follows: the Purchasing Agent,
the City Clerk, the City Engineer, the Affirmative Action Officer,
one member of the City Solicitor's office and one member of the
City Council of the City of Atlantic City or his designated alternate.
The Purchasing Board shall be authorized to receive such bids
as may be presented and immediately proceed to unseal them and publicly
announce the contents in the presence of the parties bidding or their
agents, if they choose to be then and there present, and shall also
make proper record of the prices and terms upon the minutes of the
body.
A.
The Purchasing Board shall keep full, complete and accurate minutes
on all bids received and shall comply with the applicable provisions
of state law.
B.
All advertisements for bids under N.J.S.A. 40A:11-1 et seq., as amended,
shall designate the time and place of the meeting at which the Board
shall receive bids. Whenever possible, the advertisement for bids
shall designate an hour for receiving bids between the hours of 10:00
a.m. and 3:30 p.m. from Monday through Friday, and no bids shall be
opened previous to the hour designated in the advertisement, and none
shall be received thereafter.
C.
After the bids are received, read and recorded, they shall be turned
over to the Purchasing Agent for tabulation and recommendation to
the City Council.
The Purchasing Board herein established shall not be authorized
to purchase materials and supplies pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-9,
but shall exercise only those powers hereinbefore enumerated.
