[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township
of Knowlton as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
[Adopted 8-14-1978 as
Sec. 2-4 of the Revised General Ordinances]
[Amended by Ord. No. 90-18]
N.J.S.A. 40A:11-10 authorizes the governing bodies of two 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 Knowlton finds that substantial savings may be effected by engaging
in such a joint purchasing program, and the Townships of Knowlton,
White, Belvidere, Allamuchy, Hope, Frelinghuysen, Hardwick, Pahaquarry
and Blairstown have already expressed an interest in providing for
cooperative purchasing of certain materials and supplies.
[Amended by Ord. No. 90-18]
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 Knowlton and other participating
authorized contracting units.
Materials and items to be purchased shall include materials
and supplies for maintenance, construction, repair, cleaning and snow
removal of roads and associated drainage structures and other structures;
materials and supplies for the maintenance, repair and operation and
fueling of vehicles; and materials and supplies for the maintenance,
preservation and repair of public buildings and structures.
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 party of the program selected by said participants
in said agreement.
The party selected to advertise for bids shall receive the bids
on behalf of all of the participants. Following the receipt of bids,
said selected party shall, after review of the bids with the other
participants, make one award to the lowest responsible bidder for
each separate item on behalf of all of the participating agencies.
The bid sureties shall be posted to and retained by the designated
receiving participant until authorized to release the same by all
interested participants.
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.
A separate agreement providing the detailed procedures for the
administration of the cooperative joint purchasing program shall be
executed by each of the participating municipalities. The Mayor and
Clerk of the Township of Knowlton are hereby authorized and empowered
to execute on behalf of the Township of Knowlton said agreements with
other participating contracting units upon approval of the Township
Committee.
[Amended by Ord. No. 90-18]
This section was originally adopted in 1977 and shall remain
in full force and effect until amended by ordinance or resolution
of the Township Committee.
[Adopted by Ord. No. 94-15]
This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Cooperative
Pricing Ordinance of the Township of Knowlton."
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 purpose of work,
materials and supplies.
The Township Engineer shall be designated as the representative
of the Township of Knowlton to the Sussex County Cooperative Pricing
Council and shall be authorized to accept subsequent request for participation
in the agreement on its behalf.
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.
