Official Site of The State of New Jersey

• Frequently Asked Questions Update (10/05)

• Local Finance Notices

• 2010-04-- Business Registration Certification Update
• 2005-12 -- Business Registration Certification Update  
• 2004-24 -- Business Registration Certification Update 
• 2004-17 -- Business Registration Of Public Contractors 
• Division of Taxation Instructions to Government Agencies

• Obtaining A Business Registration Certificate

• Information on registering with the NJ Dept. of Treasury 
• Online Proof of Registration System
• Division of Revenue BRC site 
• Certification and Registration for Individuals (pdf) 

• Chapter 57, Laws of 2004

• Sample Business Registration Certificate

• Taking Advantage of Lower Electric Rates for your Government Agency
• Overview of Local Unit Power Supply Bidding Practices
• Use of BPU Registered Suppliers, Energy Agents, and Consultants
• Power Supply and Online Bidding Services
• Energy Procurement and Cooperative Pricing Systems
• Procuring Power Supply through a Cooperative Purchasing System
• BPU list of energy consultants and energy agents
• List of power supply energy cooperatives
• Link to Rules regarding creation and operation of cooperative purchasing systems NJAC 5:34-7 

• Contracting Threshold Tables – Current as of July 1, 2020 (pdf)
• Purchasing at 10% Less than State Contracts
• Current "Index Rate"
• Value Engineering Bid Requirements
• The Marketing Of Recyclable Materials

• Description of Local Government and Public School Cooperative Purchasing Programs 
• Rock Salt - Emergency Purchase
• Cooperative Purchasing Booklet: Guide For Local Officials
• Cooperative Pricing/Joint Purchasing System Form CP-2001
• Commodity Resale System Form CP-2060
• County Contract Purchasing Form CCCP-1917
• 2012-10 National Cooperative Contracts

• Energy Savings Improvement Programs (ESIPs) - Local Government Model RFP
• Energy Savings Improvement Programs (ESIPs) - School District Model RFP

• Clean Energy Commercial/Industrial Program

• CleanPower Community Partners Program

• Local Government Energy Audit Program

• Office of Clean Energy

• Office of Clean Energy s contact website

• Overview of BPU Incentive Programs 

• Public Entity Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Cost Savings Guidelines 

• Public Entity Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Cost Savings Guidelines (Excel)

Local Finance Notices

• 2008-20 Contracting for Renewable Energy Services - P.L. 2008, c. 83 

• 2009-10 Contracting for Renewable Energy Services: Update on Power Purchase Agreements 

• 2009-12 BPU Local Government Energy Audit Program: Streamlined Budgeting and Contracting Procedures 

Sustainable Jersey Program

Other Local Government Energy Related Links
• Energy & Renewable Energy Efficiency Programs 
• BPU/DCA Energy Savings PowerPoint Presentations 
• Overview of BPU Incentive Programs 
• Public Entity Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Cost Savings Guidelines (PDF) 
• Public Entity Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Cost Savings Guidelines (Excel)
• Local Government Energy Audit Program 
• Contracting Unit Power Supply Procurement Practices 

https://apolloedison.com/s/ - Emergency Responder Equipment Purchase Program (Federal Contracts)

• Updated for FY 2010, Local Finance Notice 2009-20: Using Federal Contracts for Office of Domestic Preparedness Grant Purchases. Also see Notice CFO 2004-6 for additional information.

• Special Operations Equipment/Marine Lifesaving and Diving/Mar-Vel International Registration Form 

• Fire and Emergency Services Equipment/Lion-Vallen Registration Form 

Enroll now for the Local Procurement role in GovConnect. The Division of Local Government Services along with the State Purchase Bureau operates the GovConnect program which provides public purchasing agents from across the state valuable and timely information necessary to your needs.

Enrollment is quick and easy by merely providing your email address at the site following.  Please go to:  DLGS Email News

• Federal Non-Debarment Certification – (N.J.S.A. 52:32-44.1)
• Model Designation of Purchasing Agent Position Ordinance and Resolution
• Iran Investment Certification
• Designation of Public Agency Compliance Officer (P.A.C.O)
• Annual List of Change Orders Approved Form
• Standard Certification Declaration for EUS
• Purchasing At 10% Less Than The State Cooperative Contract Price Checklist
• Use Of The General Services Administration's Federal Supply Schedules
• Payment from Bequest, Legacy or Gift 
• Res. Authorizing State Vendors - Boards of Education
• Res. Authorizing State Vendors - Local Units
• Legal Notices for Award of Professional Services & EUS Contracts
• Governing Body Action for Bid Exception
• Sample Training Fund Verification Notice
• SBA Qualified Purchasing Agent
• Resolution for Online Auctions- Examples

Pay-to-play

• Joint Agency Letter on Prevailing Wage & PWCR Compliance – June 15, 2022 
• Prevailing Wage Act Resources – NJDOL Website
• Public Works Contractor Registration (PWCR) Act Resources – NJDOL Website  
• Consolidated Debarment Search – NJ Treasury Division of Revenue
• Federal Debarment Search (P.L. 2019, c. 406)
• LFN 2021-20 Discussion & Update on Various Public Works Contracting Issues

• Adopted N.J.A.C. 12:60-8.2 and 12:60-8.3

• N.J.A.C-Title 6A. Dept. of Education

• Adopted N.J.A.C. 5:30-5 and 11 - Revised

• Adopted N.J.A.C. 5:34-1-9 and appendix- Revised

• DEP Solid Waste Utility Regulations/Uniform Bid Specification for Municipal Waste Collection (N.J.A.C. 7:26H) 

GOODS AND SERVICES BID SPECIFICATIONS:
A GUIDE FOR NEW JERSEY LOCAL PUBLIC AGENCIES
(Yellow Book -- MSWord format)

IMPORTANT - Read First: Introduction and Preface 

SECTION A - INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS & STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS 

SECTION B - SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION 

SECTION C - STANDARD BID DOCUMENT REFERENCE
Open: Section C in its entirety

• Dept. of Banking and Insurance - NJ Approved Surety Companies as required by N.J.S.A. 2A:44-143/144

• State Purchase Bureau
      • Cooperative Purchasing Program Information      
      • General Information      
      • General List of State Contracts      
      • Fuel Oil Price Index      
      • Motor Vehicle Contract Ordering Cutoff Date Listing      
      • State Debarment List      
      • Southern New Jersey Chapter of the National Institute of Governmental Purchasing     
      • Northern New Jersey Chapter of the National Institute of Governmental Purchasing      
      • Governmental Purchasing Association of New Jersey

• National Institute of Governmental Purchasing 

• Rutgers Public Purchasing Program 

• Local Public Contracts Law (N.J.S.A. 40A:11-1 et seq.) & Regulations - Current as of 11/18/2022
• Link to Rutgers Center for Government Services Purchasing Program
• Public School Contracts Law - N.J.S.A. 18A:18A-1 et seq. - Revised as of 6/7/2007
• Adjusting Public Contracts for Petroleum Price Changes
• Contractor Prompt Payment Law Local Finance Notice
• "No Bid Monday" Law

•  Approval Application for Prequalification Regulations
•  Sample Prequalification Regulations – NJ Historic Trust

Political Contribution Disclosure Compliance

• Contacts
• Division of Local Government Services
• Division of Criminal Justice - Financial Crimes and Anti-Trust Bureau