{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-52-40-13","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 52:40-13","heading":"Policies relative to subcontractors, subconsultants, vendors.","body":"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:\na.\tThe 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;\nb.\tThe 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\nc.\tIf 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.\nL.2009, c.335, s.13.","path":["TITLE 52 STATE GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENTS AND OFFICERS"],"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":"5bbeaed1f346ff919dbd44218970244e25a8573fb0caed65d307b874503d411c","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-52-40-12","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-52-40-14"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}