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S 4281

Requires database and reporting for contracts with minority and women-owned businesses

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Kevin Parker

S 4281 lets partnerships/JVs bid on public works and prevailing-wage contracts if every party is independently registered; expands eligibility while keeping per-party registration.

REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
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Bill Summary · S 4281

Summary of New Jersey Bill S 4281

Overview

S 4281, introduced March 24, 2025, would permit partnerships and joint ventures to bid on public works contracts and contracts requiring prevailing-wage payments in New Jersey, under a specific registration condition. The bill is currently “REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE.” A companion bill exists in the Assembly (A 4006). Sponsor: Kevin S. Parker.

Important note: The introduced text does not include any database or reporting requirements related to minority- and women-owned business contracts. The core provision focuses on bid eligibility for partnerships and joint ventures.

Key Provisions

  • Amends Section 4 of P.L.1999, c.238 (C.34:11-56.51).
  • Current law requirement: A contractor must be registered to bid on public works contracts or contracts requiring prevailing wages; a contractor may not list unregistered subcontractors; performance is restricted to registered entities.
  • New provision: A partnership or joint venture may bid on such contracts if each party to the partnership or joint venture is independently registered in compliance with the act.
  • Registration requirement remains applicable to each participant within a partnership or JV; the bid can proceed only if every party is independently registered.
  • Effective date: Immediate.

Who/What Is Affected

  • Contractors bidding on public works or prevailing-wage contracts.
  • Partnerships and joint ventures that plan to bid must ensure each constituent party is independently registered under the applicable registration regime.
  • Subcontractors must remain registered under the act; the bid framework extends to ensure all JV/partnership members satisfy registration.

Procedural and Timeline Details

  • Introduced: March 24, 2025.
  • Committee path: Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee.
  • Legislative actions:
    • February 3, 2025: Referred to the specified committee (prior actions in different forms not detailed here).
    • March 25, 2025: Reported and committed to Finance (duplicate entry noted in actions).
  • Status: REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE (as of March 25, 2025).

Sponsor and Related Legislation

  • Primary sponsor: Kevin S. Parker.
  • Related/companion measures: A 4006 (Assembly counterpart).
  • Related prior-session bills: S 2789, S 3089, S 1080, S 7195, S 2841, S 4896, S 5217, S 6783.

Potential Impact and Considerations

  • Access and Competition: Could broaden bidding eligibility to more complex business structures (partnerships/JVs), potentially expanding participation by smaller firms or minority/women-owned enterprises that form JV arrangements.
  • Compliance Burden: Each party must maintain independent registration; may require additional administrative coordination for joint venture arrangements.
  • Clarity and Implementation: The bill would benefit from clarifying “independently registered” standards, documentation required, and how existing registrations are reconciled in multi-party bids.
  • Relationship to Diversity Provisions: Although the bill’s title mentions database and reporting for minority- and women-owned contracts, the introduced text does not contain such database/reporting provisions. If such provisions are added in later amendments, they could affect reporting requirements and contract monitoring.

This summary reflects the introduced text’s substantive changes to bid eligibility for partnerships and joint ventures and notes the lack of any database/reporting provisions in the current version.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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