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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN AWARD OF CONTRACT TO AT NORTHERN NEW JERSEY., TO REPAIR THE COUNTY-OWNED SNOW PLOW TRUCKS, PURSUANT TO N.J.S.A. , LLC, 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 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, the Supervisor of Roads has determined that certain County snow plow trucks are in need of replacement parts and repair;
WHEREAS, AT Northern New Jersey, LLC, provided a quote to the Supervisor of Roads to repair the County-owned snow plow trucks, in a total amount not to exceed seventeen thousand five hundred dollars ($17,500.00), which is being recommended for Board approval by the Supervisor of Roads; and
WHEREAS, funds are available in Account No. 5-01-26-151-001-222 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 2025 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 February 26, 2025 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 award of contract to AT Northern New Jersey, LLC, in a total amount not to exceed seventeen thousand five hundred dollars ($17,500.00) to repair the County-owned snow plow trucks, as recommended by the Supervisor of Roads.
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 AT Northern New Jersey, LLC, 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 March 11, 2025