Title 52, Title 52: STATE GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENTS AND OFFICERS

52:32-1.6 Review, modification of bid, product specifications relative to "Jersey Fresh," "Jersey Grown," "Made with Jersey Fresh" products or commodities; enhanced visibility; rules, regulations. 1. a. The Director of the Division of Purchase and Property in the Department of th…

52:32-10. Certificate of use or occupancy; issuance; compliance with requirements for physically handicapped No certificate of use or occupancy shall be issued by any enforcing agency for any public building constructed or remodeled in the State unless and until said public build…

52:32-11 Parking facilities, spaces for persons with physical disabilities. 1. The State, every board or body having control and regulation of parking facilities in every county and municipality, and every parking authority created pursuant to the "Parking Authority Law," P.L.194…

52:32-12 Parking spaces for persons with physical disabilities; guidelines. 2. The State and every such board, body, or parking authority shall use the following guidelines when providing said parking spaces for persons with physical disabilities: a. A minimum of one percent of t…

52:32-13. Enforcement The State and the board of chosen freeholders of every county and the governing body of every municipality in this State shall be responsible for the enforcement of the provisions of this act within their respective jurisdictions. L.1975, c. 221, s. 3.

52:32-14 Sidewalk constructed to facilitate use by persons with disabilities. 1. A sidewalk hereafter constructed or reconstructed on public or private property for public use within this State, whether constructed by a public agency or a person, firm, corporation, nonprofit corp…

52:32-15 Standards established for accommodation of persons with disabilities. 2. To carry out the purpose of section 1 of P.L.1975, c.224 (C.52:32-14) the Department of Transportation shall, within 30 days of the enactment of P.L.1975, c.224 (C.52:32-14 et seq.), and periodicall…

52:32-16. Access facilities; nonapplication of act Nothing in section 2 of this act shall be construed to supersede the functions of the Department of the Treasury and the State Board of Education with respect to the design and construction of access facilities to school building…

52:32-17. Short title This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Set-Aside Act for Small Businesses, Female Businesses, and Minority Businesses." L. 1983, c. 482, s. 1. Amended by L. 1985, c. 384, s. 2.

52:32-18. Declaration; finding The Legislature declares that the existence of a strong and healthy free enterprise system is directly related to the well-being and competitive strength of small business, female business and minority business concerns and to the opportunity for sm…

52:32-18.1 Chief Diversity Officer. 1. There is established in the Division of Purchase and Property in the State Department of the Treasury a Chief Diversity Officer. It shall be the duty of the Chief Diversity Officer to monitor the State's public contracting process for the pu…

52:32-19. Definitions As used in this act: a. "Contracting agency" means the State or any board, commission, committee, authority or agency of the State. b. "Chief" means the Chief of the Office of Small Business Assistance when used in conjunction with the small business and fem…

52:32-1a U.S., State flags, U.S. manufacture; required. 1. Any flag of the United States or flag of the State of New Jersey purchased with State funds shall be manufactured in the United States. L.2009, c.86, s.1.

52:32-1b Use of unit concrete products that utilize carbon footprint-reducing technology. 9. a. Any person or entity that purchases unit concrete products, or that undertakes any construction or improvement that requires the use of unit concrete products, including the replacemen…

52:32-2 Separate plans, specifications for alteration, repair of public buildings. 52:32-2. a. When the entire cost of the erection, construction, alteration or repair by the State of any public buildings in this State will exceed $2,000.00, the person preparing the plans and spe…

52:32-2.1. Public building construction projects The Legislature finds that there are projects for the construction, renovation or restoration of public buildings a. that require a unique application of specialized planning, management and operational strategies, skills and techn…

52:32-2.2. Historic buildings designated for purposes of special public contracts 2. a. The Legislature further finds that there are projects for the construction, renovation or restoration of public buildings that must employ construction management personnel, engineers, archite…

52:32-2.3. Correctional facilities a. The Legislature further finds that the "Correctional Facilities Construction Bond Act of 1987" provides for projects for the construction of correctional facilities that are required because of a critical public need or legal constraint, with…

52:32-20. Set-aside contracts a. Notwithstanding the provisions of any State bidding or public contracts laws to the contrary, but subject to any supervening federal statutes or rules, contracting agencies, in consultation with the department, may designate a contract, or a porti…

52:32-21. Goals a. There are established the goals that contracting agencies award at least 15% of their contracts for small businesses, at least 7% of their contracts for minority businesses and at least 3% of their contracts for female businesses. These goals may, where appropr…

52:32-22. Dispute over designation If the department and the contracting agency disagree as to whether a set-aside is appropriate for a contract or a portion of a contract, the dispute shall, within seven days, be submitted to the State Treasurer, or his designee, for final deter…

52:32-22.1. Minority, women's business set-asides; compliance, calculation 1. a. Whenever any obligation is imposed by law upon a contracting agency to set aside a percentage of State contracts awarded by that agency for minority businesses or women's businesses, compliance with …

52:32-23. Advertisement for bids The advertisement for bids on a set-aside contract shall indicate the invitation to bid as a set-aside. The advertisement shall be in such newspaper or newspapers as will best give notice thereof to appropriate bidders and shall be sufficiently in…

52:32-23.1. Operation, continued development of Selective Assistance Vendor Information database 1. a. The Department of Commerce and Economic Development shall be responsible for the operation and continued development of the central registry, known as the Selective Assistance V…

52:32-24. Lists of designated businesses a. The department shall establish reasonable regulations appropriate for controlling the designation of prospective small business bidders, minority business bidders and female business bidders and shall maintain lists of designated busine…

52:32-24.1 Set-Aside program, small businesses, eligibility requirements. 1. a. Pursuant to the “Set-Aside Act for Small Businesses, Female Businesses, and Minority Businesses,” P.L.1983, c.482 (C.52:32-17 et seq.), when eligibility criteria to qualify as a small business require…

52:32-25. Bidding restricted When a contract or portion thereof has been designated as a set-aside, invitations for bids shall be confined to businesses designated by the department as appropriate for the set-aside and bids from other bidders shall be rejected. The purchase, cont…

52:32-26. Set-aside cancellation If the contracting agency determines that the acceptance of the lowest responsible bid on a set-aside contract will result either in the payment of an unreasonable price or in a contract otherwise unacceptable pursuant to the statutes and rules go…

52:32-27. Annual report Each contracting agency shall submit an annual report to the department according to a schedule announced by the department. This report shall include the following information: a. The total dollar value and number of contracts awarded to small businesses,…

52:32-28. Plan for achieving goals Each contracting agency shall annually develop, in consultation with the department, a plan for achieving its small business, minority business and female business goals. L. 1983, c. 482, s. 12. Amended by L. 1985, c. 384, s. 13.

52:32-29. Consultation The department and office shall consult regularly with representatives of the contracting industry for the purpose of implementing the provisions of this act. These consultations shall take place no less than once every six months. L.1983, c. 482, s. 13.

52:32-3. Building plans and specifications to be authenticated before filing No department in the State created for the purpose of filing plans and specifications for buildings under the several laws shall receive or file any plans or specifications unless the same bear the seal …

52:32-30. Penalty for incorrect information Where the department determines that a business has been classified as a small business, minority business or female business on the basis of false information knowingly supplied by the business and has been awarded a contract to which …

52:32-31. Regulations The Department of the Treasury shall develop such other regulations as may be necessary to interpret and implement all provisions of this act, including rules governing the determination of which type or class of contract is covered by this act. L.1983, c. 4…

52:32-31.1 Short title. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Set-Aside Act for Disabled Veterans' Businesses." L.2015, c.116, s.1.

52:32-31.10 Actions permitted by contracting agency. 10. If the contracting agency determines that the acceptance of the lowest responsible bid on a disabled veterans' business set-aside contract will result either in the payment of an unreasonable price or in a contract otherwis…

52:32-31.11 Annual report to department. 11. Each contracting agency shall submit an annual report to the department according to a schedule announced by the department. This report shall include the following information: a. the total dollar value and number of contracts awarded…

52:32-31.12 Annual plan. 12. Each contracting agency shall annually develop, in consultation with the department, a plan for achieving its disabled veterans' business goals. L.2015, c.116, s.12.

52:32-31.13 Consultations. 13. The department shall consult regularly with representatives of the contracting industry for the purpose of implementing the provisions of this act. These consultations shall take place no less than once every six months. L.2015, c.116, s.13.

52:32-31.14 Determination of classification due to false information. 14. When the department determines that a business has been classified as a disabled veterans' business on the basis of false information knowingly supplied by the business and has been awarded a contract to wh…

52:32-31.15 Definitions. 1. As used in this act: "Contracting agency" means the State or any board, commission, committee, authority, instrumentality, or agency of the State over which the Governor exercises executive authority. "Department" means the Department of the Treasury. …

52:32-31.16 Socially, economically disadvantaged business enterprise owners, program, Department of the Treasury; certification, qualifications. 2. a. The department shall establish a program for qualified business enterprise owners that are socially and economically disadvantage…

52:32-31.17 Contracting agency procurement goals, qualified business enterprises. 3. a. (1) The department shall establish contracting agency procurement goals for contracting with qualified business enterprises in the awarding of contracts. These goals may, where appropriate, be…

52:32-31.18 Contracting agencies, report, Department of the Treasury, content requirements; department report to Governor, Legislature. 4. Each contracting agency shall submit an annual report to the department according to a schedule announced by the department. This report shal…

52:32-31.2 Definitions relative to certain contracts as set-asides for businesses owned, operated by disabled veterans. 2. As used in this act: "Contracting agency" means the State or any board, commission, committee, authority or agency of the State. "Department" means the Depar…

52:32-31.3 Disabled veterans' business set-aside program. 3. The Department of the Treasury shall administer a disabled veterans' business set-aside program which shall be in addition to any other set-aside program established by law. The department shall require proof of disable…