40A:11-13.2 - Rejection of bids; reasons
40A:11-13.2 Rejection of bids; reasons.
21.A contracting unit may reject all bids for any of the following reasons:
a.The lowest bid substantially exceeds the cost estimates for the goods or services;
b.The lowest bid substantially exceeds the contracting unit's appropriation for the goods or services;
c.The governing body of the contracting unit decides to abandon the project for provision or performance of the goods or services;
d.The contracting unit wants to substantially revise the specifications for the goods or services;
e.The purposes or provisions or both of P.L.1971, c.198 (C.40A:11-1 et seq.) are being violated;
f.The governing body of the contracting unit decides to use the State authorized contract pursuant to section 12 of P.L.1971, c.198 (C.40A:11-12).
L.1999,c.440,s.21.