{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40a-11-13.2","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 40A:11-13.2","heading":"Rejection of bids; reasons.","body":"21.\tA contracting unit may reject all bids for any of the following reasons:\na.\tThe lowest bid substantially exceeds the cost estimates for the goods or services;\nb.\tThe lowest bid substantially exceeds the contracting unit's appropriation for the goods or services;\nc.\tThe governing body of the contracting unit decides to abandon the project for provision or performance of the goods or services;\nd.\tThe contracting unit wants to substantially revise the specifications for the goods or services;\ne.\tThe purposes or provisions or both of P.L.1971, c.198 (C.40A:11-1 et seq.) are being violated;\nf.\tThe 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).\nL.1999,c.440,s.21.","path":["TITLE 40A MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"f1df438c9e05223ba140e869d31ea23017050c2e9ec1467feb4be3d238bc10ff","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40a-11-13.1","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40a-11-14"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}