Legal Opinion
Borough of Princeton v. Bd. of Chosen Freeholders of Mercer Cty.
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided July 23, 2001PublishedCited by 69 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
STEIN, J.
The Local Public Contracts Law (LPCL), N.J.S.A 40A:11-1 to 50, requires that certain contracts entered into by local public entities be procured through a public bidding process detailed in that statute. The LPCL exempts a number of transactions from the public bidding requirement, including contracts for “real prop erty or any interest therein.” N.J.S.A. 40A:11-2(4). In these consolidated appeals, defendants Mercer County (Mercer) and Morris County (Morris) argue that the LPCL did not require them to bid publicly contracts they entered into…
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