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Tuesday, July 19, 2011

BROCKWELL AND CARRINGTON CONTRACTORS VS. KEARNY BOARD FOR EDUCATION AND HALL CONSTRUCTION A-1806-10T4 6-20-11

6-20-11 BROCKWELL & CARRINGTON CONTRACTORS, INC. VS. KEARNY BOARD FOR EDUCATION AND HALL CONSTRUCTION, INC., ET AL. A-1806-10T4

In this appeal from a public bidding dispute regarding a school building project, the central issue is the construction and application of N.J.A.C. 17:19-2.13(c). This regulation provides in pertinent part that, "[a] firm shall not be awarded a contract which, when added to the backlog of uncompleted construction work . . . would exceed the firm's aggregate rating." The dispute is whether this requirement applies to subcontractors as well as general contractors. We hold that the regulation applies to both subcontractors and contractors pursuant to the Public Schools Contract Law (PSCL), N.J.S.A. 18A:18A-1 to -59, and the Educational Facilities Construction and Financing Act (EFCFA), N.J.S.A. 18A:7G-1 to -48.