Morris School District
MORRIS SCHOOL DISTRICT
Morristown, New Jersey 07960

Policy
File Code: 3320.2
Monitored: X
Mandated:
Other Reasons X
SOLICITING BIDS AND QUOTATIONS

Whenever the amount of the contract requires by law, advertisement for bids, the Business Administrator/Board Secretary shall initiate the bidding procedure. Legal ads shall be placed and all bids shall be opened at the place and time designated in the advertisement. (As of January 2000, bids are required for all purchases exceeding $17,500.)

The Business Administrator/Board Secretary shall:
  1. Analyze and tabulate all bids, except construction bids;
  2. Refer bids and analysis to proper personnel to obtain recommendations;
  3. Bring recommendation and all supporting materials to the appropriate Board of Education Committee and to the Board of Education at its next regular meeting.
The Business Administrator/Board Secretary shall make every effort to obtain at least two and preferably three bids for each prospective purchase. The Board of Education will make all final decisions including, when advisable, rejection of all bids, including the lowest bidder, in accordance with state regulations.

Date: April 14, 1986
November 19, 2001 First Reading
December 10, 2001 Approved

Legal References:
N.J.S.A. 18A:18A-3 through -14.4 Purchases, Contracts, Agreements, Advertising: Exceptions
N.J.S.A. 18A:18A-21 through -42 Advertisements for bids; bids; general requirements
N.J.S.A. 18A:18A-40. Form and execution of contracts and bonds
N.J.S.A. 18A:19-1 et seq. Expenditure of Funds; Audit and Payment of Claims
N.J.A.C. 6:20-8-7 Cooperative Pricing

Cross References:
3320 Purchasing procedures
9325.4 Voting method

Key Words
Soliciting Bids, Quotations, Bidding
 

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