New Jersey Statutes Title 52. State Government, Departments and Officers 52 § 34A-3

As used in P.L.2020, c. 59 (C.52:34A-1 et al.):

“Electronic construction procurement” means, for the purposes of public works construction projects, the use of computer technology and the Internet for the advertising and submission of public bids, providing notice of revisions or addenda to advertisements or bid documents, the receipt of proposals and quotations, and related practices to assist in determining the lowest responsible bidder or other agency-appropriate bid or proposal procurement standard.

“Local contracting unit” means a government entity that contracts for the procurement of goods, services, or the construction of public works pursuant to the “Public School Contracts Law,” N.J.S.18A:18A-1 et seq.; the “County College Contracts Law,” P.L.1982, c. 189 (C.18A:64A-25.1 et seq.), or the “Local Public Contracts Law,” P.L.1971, c. 198 (C.40A:11-1 et seq.).

“Public works construction” means any project that is subject to the “New Jersey Prevailing Wage Act,” P.L.1963, c. 150 (C.34:11-56.25 et seq.), and is contracted for by a State or local public contracting unit for the purposes of construction, reconstruction, demolition, alteration, custom fabrication, repair work, or maintenance work, including painting and decorating, done under contract and paid for, in whole or in part, out of the funds of a public body. Public works construction also means construction, reconstruction, demolition, alteration, custom fabrication, repair work, or maintenance work, done on any property or premises, whether or not the work is paid for from public funds if at the time of the entering into the contract, the property or premises is owned by the government entity.

“State contracting unit” means a government entity that contracts for the procurement of goods, services, or the construction of public works pursuant to the “State College Contracts Law,” P.L.1986, c. 43 (C.18A:64-52 et seq.); P.L.2007, c. 137 (C.52:18A-235 et seq.); or chapter 32, 33, or 34 of Title 52 of the Revised Statutes.