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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN AWARD OF CONTRACT TO JACK DOHENY COMPANIES, INC., TO REPAIR THE COUNTY-OWNED VACTOR TRUCK, PURSUANT TO N.J.S.A. 40A:11-3.
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WHEREAS, the County of Passaic (hereafter “County”) is a government body incorporated pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:18-1, et seq. and vested with all rights contained therein; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:20-1 the Board of County Commissioners for the County of Passaic (hereafter “Board”) are vested with decision making powers on behalf 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 $1,000.00; and
WHEREAS, on July 15, 2025 the Board approved Resolution No. R-25-0618, setting the bid threshold at fifty-three thousand dollars ($53,000.00), in accordance with the law; and
WHEREAS, on April 28, 2026, the Board passed Resolution No. R-26-0338, authorizing an award of contract to Jack Doheny Companies, Inc., to repair the County-owned vactor truck, in the amount of twenty-two thousand seven hundred thirty-seven dollars and seventy-five cents ($22,737.75)
WHEREAS, during the repair of the vactor truck, Jack Doheny Companies, Inc. identified additional necessary repairs that must be made and were previously unforeseen, which total twenty-five thousand two hundred ninety-two dollars and sixty-two cents ($25,292.62), which is being recommended for Board approval by the Supervisor of Roads; and
WHEREAS, Jack Doheny Companies, Inc., has executed and notarized the County’s Business Entity Disclosure Certification for non-fair and open contracts required pursuant to N.J.S.A. 19:44A-20.8, which is attached to and made part of this resolution; and
WHEREAS, funds are available in Account No. 6-01-26-151-001-222 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 2026 and/or subsequent years’ County budget(s), which is attached to and made part of this Resolution; and
WHEREAS, this matter was discussed at the October 14, 2026 meeting of the Public Works Committee, and is being recommended to the Board for approval; and
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 increase in the award of contract to Jack Doheny Companies, Inc., in the increased amount of twenty-five thousand two hundred ninety-two dollars and sixty-two cents ($25,292.62), with a new total amount, as a result of the increase, in the amount of forty-eight thousand thirty dollars and thirty-seven cents ($48,030.37) to repair the County-owned vactor truck, as recommended by the Supervisor of Roads.
LET IT BE FURTHER RESOLVED, the Clerk to the Board shall publish on the Public Notices page of the County’s website, a brief notice stating the nature, duration, service, and amount of the contract to Jack Doheny Companies, 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.
KJB October 27, 2026