48:3-91.1 - Written contract for procurement of certain electric and gas services for State or local government or aggregator
48:3-91.1 Written contract for procurement of certain electric and gas services for State or local government or aggregator.
1. a. The Division of Purchase and Property in the Department of the Treasury, on behalf of any State agency or local government unit, may enter into a written contract with a licensed electric power supplier or a licensed gas supplier for the provision of electric generation service, electric related service, gas supply service, or gas related service for the facilities of a State agency or local government unit, or for the use of any government aggregator.
As used in this act, "State agency" means any agency in the executive branch of the State government, including, but not limited to, any department, board, bureau, commission, division, office, council, or instrumentality thereof, or independent agency, public authority or public benefit corporation, and any State college or public institution of higher education, and "local government unit" means any government entity subject to the requirements of the "Local Public Contracts Law," P.L.1971, c.198 (C.40A:11-1 et seq.), the "Public School Contracts Law," N.J.S.18A:18A-1 et seq., or the "County College Contracts Law," P.L.1982, c.189 (C.18A:64A-25.1 et seq.).
b.The Division of Purchase and Property, prior to initiating the process required pursuant to P.L.1954, c.48 (C.52:34-6 et seq.) for entering into a written contract for electric generation service, electric related service, gas supply service or gas related service pursuant to subsection a. of this section, may notify in writing each State agency, local government unit and government aggregator of the Division of Purchase and Property's intent to enter into such a contract, and offer the State agency, local government unit and government aggregator the opportunity to include in the contract the provision of any combination of electric generation service, electric related service, gas supply service, or gas related service from an electric power supplier or a gas supplier, as appropriate, for the State agency's, local government unit's and government aggregator's facilities. The Division of Purchase and Property shall determine and provide to the State agency, local government unit and government aggregator the requirements for participation in the contract. Such requirements may include, but shall not be limited to, minimum purchase limits, necessary data to be provided by each participating State agency, local government unit and government aggregator, a timetable for the submission of data, and a form for the submission of data.
L.2007, c.104, s.1.