N.J. Admin. Code § 5:34-7.1

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 5:34-7.1 - Applicability and authority

(a) The rules in this subchapter shall be known as the Cooperative Purchasing Rules.

(b) These rules shall apply to all contracting units.

(c) This subchapter is adopted under the authority of P.L. 1999, c. 440 (40A:11-11) .

(d) Copies of all cooperative purchasing forms are available from the Division of Local Government Services at PO Box 803, Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0803 or at the Division's website at http://www.nj.gov/dca/divisions/dlgs/programs/lpcl.html.

(e) When the lead agency of a cooperative pricing system, joint purchasing system or regional cooperative pricing system established and properly registered with the Division is a board of education or educational service commission the provision and performance of goods and services shall be conducted pursuant to the Public School Contracts Law (18A:18A-1 et seq.). All other lead agencies shall follow the Local Public Contracts Law (40A:11-1 et seq.).

(f) Boards of education as defined in 18A:18A-2 that pursue joint purchasing as described in 18A:18A-11 shall be subject to the rules set forth in this subchapter.

N.J. Admin. Code § 5:34-7.1

Amended by R.1995 d.633, effective 12/4/1995.
See: 27 N.J.R. 3259(a), 27 N.J.R. 4885(b).
Amended by R.2000 d.485, effective 12/4/2000.
See: 32 N.J.R. 3237(a), 32 N.J.R. 4300(a).
Rewrote the section.
Amended by R.2006 d.179, effective 5/15/2006
See: 37 N.J.R. 4601(a), 38 N.J.R. 2119(b).
Substituted "website at www.state.nj.us/dca/lgs/lpcl/copur/mstr_2001_form_rl.pdf" for "web site at www.state.nj.us/dca/lgspages/dcadlgs/htm" in (d).
Amended by R.2013 d.123, effective 9/13/2013.
See: 45 N.J.R. 1205(a), 45 N.J.R. 2203(a).
Updated the Division's website address.