New Jersey Statutes Title 52. State Government, Departments and Officers 52 § 32-5.2

Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary, a State entity, as defined in section 1 of P.L.2004, c. 42 (C.27:5-27 et al.), shall not enter into any contract or agreement for the construction on, or development or maintenance of, real property owned or controlled by it, with any person, firm, partnership or corporation for the purpose of displaying any advertisement, as defined in section 3 of P.L.1991, c. 413 (C.27:5-7), without publicly advertising for bids. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any State entity may enter into a contract or agreement for the maintenance of (but not the construction on or development of) such real property for the purposes of displaying any advertisement, with any of its current contractors, tenants or licensees with respect to the current real property on which they are a contractor, tenant or licensee for the purpose of displaying any advertisement, for a period of time not to exceed five years, without publicly advertising for bids. Where, pursuant to the foregoing, the State enters into a contract or agreement with a current contractor, tenant or licensee for a period not exceeding five years, after the completion of that contract or agreement, any future contract or agreement for the same purposes shall be done by publicly advertising for bids.