§ 52:40-13 — Policies relative to subcontractors, subconsultants, vendors.

13. Each reporting agency shall, when substitution of subcontractors or sub-consultants is permitted, promulgate policies governing the circumstances under which contractors or consultants may substitute subcontractors or sub-consultants named in bid proposals or otherwise identified as small or women or minority-owned business subcontractors, sub-consultants, or vendors. The substitution policies shall provide that: a. The contractor or consultant shall notify and obtain approval from a small or women or minority-owned business subcontractor, sub-consultant, or vendor before including that contractor in a bid proposal or similar contract-related submission; b. The contractor or consultant shall notify and obtain authorization from the reporting agency before it substitutes a small or women or minority-owned business subcontractor, sub-consultant, or vendor named in a bid proposal or other contract-related submission; and c. If the substitution is approved, the contractor or consultant shall make a good faith effort to utilize another small or women or minority-owned business subcontractor, sub-consultant, or vendor in place of the previous small or women or minority-owned business subcontractor, sub-consultant, or vendor. L.2009, c.335, s.13.