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Table of Local Public Contracts Law and

Public School Contracts Law Contracting Thresholds

|Public Bidding Thresholds under the |

|Local Public Contracts Law and Public School Contracts Law |

|N.J.S.A.40A:11-3(a) and (c); 18A:18A-3(a) and (c) |LPCL as of |PSCL as of |

| |January 1, 2011 |January 1, |

| | |2011 |

|Bid threshold with a QPA* |$36,000 |$36,000 |

|Quote Threshold with a QPA (15% of bid threshold) |$5,400 |$5,400 |

|Bid Threshold without a QPA |$17,500 |$26,000 |

|Quote threshold without a QPA (15% of bid threshold) |$2,625 |$3,900 |

• As of January 1, 2011, the previous “lower” bid threshold for LPCL contracting units without a QPA was eliminated and set at $17,500. This did not effect PSCL Boards of Education.

• These bid and quote thresholds will be adjusted again on July 1, 2015.

• Current thresholds are based on 2-year and 5-year bidding threshold calculations of the Department of the Treasury and reflected in Local Finance Notice 2011-1. The Treasury calculations include specialized purpose bid thresholds.

* Qualified Purchasing Agent (N.J.S.A. 40A:11-9(b) and N.J.A.C. 5:34-5.

|Related Bid Thresholds* |

|Statutory Reference |Description |Old Threshold |New Threshold |

|N.J.S.A 18A:39-3 |School Districts, Boards of Education Transporting |$16,200 |$17,200 |

| |Pupils | | |

|N.J.S.A 27:2-1 |State, County, Municipal-Contracts for Work on |$16,200 |$17,200 |

| |Public Thoroughfares (paving) | | |

|N.J.S.A. 27:16-16 |County Road Improvements |$16,200 |$17,200 |

|N.J.S.A. 40:68-48 |Local Government – Beach Erosion Control Districts |$16,200 |$17,200 |

| |Waterfront Improvements | | |

*These bid thresholds are scheduled for change on July 1, 2011. Click here for the current Department of Treasury threshold document.

 

|Prevailing Wage Thresholds |

|Statutory Reference |Description |Old Threshold |New Threshold |

|N.J.S.A. 34:11-56.25 |Prevailing Wage Contracts for Municipalities |$11,892 |$14,187 |

| |(five-year cycle ended in 2009) | | |

|N.J.S.A. 34:11-56.25 |Prevailing Wage Contracts for All Other Contracting|$2,000 |$2,000 |

| |Units | | |

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