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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN AWARD OF CONTRACT TO P.A.L. ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY CORP., FOR COMPLETE MOLD REMEDIATION IN THE ATTIC OF 71 HAMILTON STREET, 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 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 County Engineer has determined that the attic of 71 Hamilton Steet is in need of mold remediation; and
WHEREAS, P.A.L. Environmental Safety Corp., provided a quote to the County Engineer for complete mold remediation in the attic of 71 Hamilton Street, in accordance with mold remediation safe work practices, including installation of containment, drying equipment, cleaning of surfaces, and encapsulation of impacted surfaces in an amount not to exceed twenty two thousand five hundred dollars ($22,500.00), which is being recommended by the County Engineer; and
WHEREAS, funds are available in Account No. C-04-55-194-011-901 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 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 September 30, 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 award of contract to P.A.L. Environmental Safety Corp., in a total amount not to exceed twenty-two thousand five hundred dollars ($22,500.00), for complete mold remediation in the attic of 71 Hamilton Street, as recommended by the County Engineer.
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 P.A.L. Environmental Safety Corp., 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 October 13, 2026