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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN AWARD OF CONTRACT TO JOHN O’HARA COMPANY INC. FOR LABOR AND MATERIALS FOR CUSTOM DISPLAY PLATFORMS AT LAMBERT CASTLE IN THE CITY OF PATERSON, PURSUANT TO N.J.S.A. 40A:11-3 ET SEQ.
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WHEREAS, the County of Passaic (hereafter “County”) is a body politic and corporate pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:18-1 and vested with all rights contained therein; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:20-1 the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Passaic (hereafter “Board”) is vested with managing the property, finances, and affairs of the County; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-3(c), the Governor, in consultation with the Department of Treasury, shall, no later than March 1 of every fifth year beginning in the fifth year after the year in which P.L. 1999, c.440 takes effect, adjust the [bid] threshold amount, in direct proportion to the rise or fall of the index rate as the term is defined in section N.J.S.A. 40A:11-2, and shall round the adjustment to the nearest $1,000; and
WHEREAS, on June 30, 2020 the Board approved Resolution No. R20200514 setting the bid threshold at forty-four thousand dollars ($44,000.00), in accordance with the law; and
WHEREAS, John O’Hara Company Inc., of East Orange, New Jersey, provided a quote to the Director of the Department of Cultural & Historical Affairs for labor and materials for custom display platforms at Lambert Castle in the City of Paterson in a total amount not to exceed thirty thousand dollars ($30,000.00), which is being recommended for Board approval by the Director of the Department of Cultural & Historical Affairs; and
WHEREAS, John O’Hara Company, Inc., has executed a Business Entity Disclosure Certification for Non-Fair and Open Contracts pursuant to N.J.S.A. 19:44A-20.8, stating that Direct Supply has not made and will not make any reportable contributions pursuant to N.J.S.A. 19:44A-1, et seq. that would bar award of this contract, which is attached hereto and made part of this resolution; and
WHEREAS, funds are available in Account No. C-04-55-162-001-901 or any other account that may be deemed appropriate by the Chief Financial Officer or his designee, and the availability of funds has been contingently certified by the Chief Financial Officer subject to sufficient funds being appropriated by the Board in the 2024 and/or subsequent years’ County budget(s), which is attached to and made part of this Resolution; and
WHEREAS, the Director of the Department of Cultural & Historic Affairs is seeking authorization to expend funds to John O’Hara Company Inc. for the labor and materials for custom display platforms at Lambert Castle in the City of Paterson; and
WHEREAS, this matter was discussed at the December 11, 2024, meeting of the Public Works Committee and is being recommended to the Board for approval.
NOW, THEREFORE LET IT BE RESOLVED, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-3, the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Passaic authorizes an award of contract to John O’Hara Company, Inc., in a total amount not to exceed thirty thousand dollars ($30,000.00) for the labor and materials for custom display platforms at Lambert Castle in the City of Paterson, as recommended by the Director of the Department of Cultural & Historic Affairs.
LET IT BE FURTHER RESOLVED, the Clerk to the Board shall print, in the official newspaper, a brief notice stating the nature, duration, service, and amount of the contract to the John O’Hara Company, Inc., and maintain a copy of the resolution on file and available for public inspection in the Office of the Clerk to the Board.
LET IT BE FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Clerk to the Board, County Counsel, and the Director of the Board are authorized to take any other steps necessary to carry out the purpose of this resolution.
ZMQ December 30, 2024