N.J. Admin. Code Tit. 5, ch. 34 - LOCAL PUBLIC AND PUBLIC SCHOOL CONTRACTS LAWS

  1. Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS (§ 5:34-1.1 to 5:34-1.2)
  2. Subchapter 2 - EXTRAORDINARY UNSPECIFIABLE SERVICES (§ 5:34-2.1 to 5:34-2.4)
  3. Subchapter 3 - CERTAIN LEASES OF EQUIPMENT AND SERVICE AGREEMENTS BEYOND THE FISCAL YEAR (§ 5:34-3.1 to 5:34-3.4)
  4. Subchapter 4 - ADMINISTRATION OF COMPETITIVE CONTRACTING PROCESS (§ 5:34-4.1 to 5:34-4.5)
  5. Subchapter 5 - ELECTRONIC PROCUREMENT (§ 5:34-5.1 to 5:34-5.15)
  6. Subchapter 6 - EMERGENCY PURCHASES AND CONTRACTS (§ 5:34-6.1 to 5:34-6.3)
  7. Subchapter 7 - COOPERATIVE PURCHASING (§ 5:34-7.1 to 5:34-7.32)
  8. Subchapter 8 - CONTRACTS SUBJECT TO PUBLIC BIDDING (§ 5:34-8.1 to 5:34-8.5)
  9. Subchapter 9 - SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES (§ 5:34-9.1 to 5:34-9.7)
  10. Subchapter 10 - DESIGN-BUILD CONTRACTS (§ 5:34-10.1 to 5:34-10.19)
  11. Appendix A - , version 7
  12. Appendix B - , version 6
  13. Appendix C - , version 5

Notes

N.J. Admin. Code Tit. 5, ch. 34
CHAPTER SOURCE AND EFFECTIVE DATE:
Effective: August 7, 2020.
See: 52 N.J.R. 1673(a).
CHAPTER HISTORICAL NOTE:
Chapter 34, Capital Budget Manual, was adopted as R.1970 d.113, effective September 21, 1970. See: 2 N.J.R. 61(c), 2 N.J.R. 81(b).
Chapter 34, Capital Budget Manual, was repealed by R.1978 d.322, effective September 14, 1978. See: 10 N.J.R. 416(d).
Chapter 34, Local Public Contracts, was adopted as new rules, and Subchapter 7, Cooperative Pricing and Joint Purchasing Systems, was recodified from N.J.A.C. 5:30-17by R.1990 d.595, effective December 3, 1990. See: 22 N.J.R. 724(a), 22 N.J.R. 3639(a).
Subchapter 7, Cooperative Pricing and Joint Purchasing Systems, was repealed and Subchapter 7, Cooperative Pricing and Joint Purchasing Systems, was adopted as new rules by R.1992 d.401, effective October 5, 1992. See: 24 N.J.R. 2667(a), 24 N.J.R. 3529(a).
Pursuant to Executive Order No. 66(1978), Chapter 34, Local Public Contracts, was readopted as R.1995 d.633, effective November 8, 1995. See: 27 N.J.R. 3259(a), 27 N.J.R. 4885(b).
Pursuant to Executive Order No. 66(1978), Chapter 34, Local Public and Public School Contracts Laws, was readopted as R.2000 d.485, effective November 6, 2000, and Subchapter 4, Change Orders and Open-End Contracts, was recodified as N.J.A.C. 5:30-11 and Subchapter 5, Certification of Funds and Applicable Accounting Procedures, was recodified as N.J.A.C. 5:30-5by R.2000 d.485, effective December 4, 2000. See: 32 N.J.R. 3237(a), 32 N.J.R. 4300(a).
Subchapter 4, Administration of Competitive Contracting Process; Subchapter 5, Qualified Purchasing Agents and Increasing the Bid Threshold; Subchapter 8, Contracts Subject to Public Bidding; and Subchapter 9, Special Circumstances, were adopted as new rules by R.2002 d.17, effective January 22, 2002. See: 33 N.J.R. 1994(a), 34 N.J.R. 524(a).
Chapter 34, Local Public and Public School Contracts Laws, was readopted as R.2006 d.179, effective April 19, 2006. See: 37 N.J.R. 4601(a), 38 N.J.R. 2119(b).
Subchapter 5, Qualified Purchasing Agents and Increasing the Bid Threshold, was repealed by special adoption, and Subchapter 5, Qualified Purchasing Agents, was adopted as special new rules by R.2012 d.092, effective April 11, 2012 (to expire April 11, 2013). See: 44 N.J.R. 1564(a).
In accordance with N.J.S.A. 52:14B-5.1b, Chapter 34, Local Public and Public School Contracts Laws, was scheduled to expire on April 19, 2013. See: 43 N.J.R. 1203(a).
Subchapter 1, General Provisions and Definitions; Subchapter 2, Extraordinary Unspecifiable Services; Subchapter 3, Certain Leases of Equipment and Service Agreements Beyond the Fiscal Year; Subchapter 4, Administration of Competitive Contracting Process; Subchapter 6, Emergency Purchases and Contracts; Subchapter 7, Cooperative Purchasing; Subchapter 8, Contracts Subject to Public Bidding; Subchapter 9, Special Circumstances; and Appendices A, B, and C were readopted as R.2013 d.123, effective September 13, 2013; and Subchapter 5, Qualified Purchasing Agents, was readopted as R.2013 d.124, effective September 13, 2013. See: 45 N.J.R. 1205(a), 45 N.J.R. 2203(a).
Subchapter 5, Qualified Purchasing Agents, was scheduled to expire on September 13, 2020. See: 45 N.J.R. 984(a), 45 N.J.R. 2210(a).
Subchapter 5, Qualified Purchasing Agents, was recodified to N.J.A.C. 5:32-4by R.2017 d.213, effective December 4, 2017. See: 49 N.J.R. 2338(a), 49 N.J.R. 3671(a).
Subchapter 5, Electronic Procurement, was adopted as emergency and concurrent proposed new rules by R.2020 d.062, effective May 21, 2020 (to expire July 20, 2020). The emergency and concurrent new rules were adopted with changes by R.2021 d.031, effective April 5, 2021. See: 52 N.J.R. 1275(a), 53 N.J.R. 501(a).
Subchapter 1, General Provisions and Definitions; Subchapter 2, Extraordinary Unspecifiable Services; Subchapter 3, Certain Leases of Equipment and Service Agreements Beyond the Fiscal Year; Subchapter 4, Administration of Competitive Contracting Process; Subchapter 6, Emergency Purchases and Contracts; Subchapter 7, Cooperative Purchasing; Subchapter 8, Contracts Subject to Public Bidding; Subchapter 9, Special Circumstances; and Appendices A, B, and C were readopted, effective August 7, 2020. See: Source and Effective Date.

CHAPTER AUTHORITY:

N.J.S.A. 18A:18A-49.2 and 40A:11-37.1.

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