Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman ELIZABETH MAHER MUOIO
District 15 (Hunterdon and Mercer)
Assemblyman GARY S. SCHAER
District 36 (Bergen and Passaic)
Assemblyman CRAIG J. COUGHLIN
District 19 (Middlesex)
Assemblyman DANIEL R. BENSON
District 14 (Mercer and Middlesex)
Assemblyman JAMEL C. HOLLEY
District 20 (Union)
Assemblyman JOHN S. WISNIEWSKI
District 19 (Middlesex)
Assemblyman REED GUSCIORA
District 15 (Hunterdon and Mercer)
Co-Sponsored by:
Assemblymen Chiaravalloti, C.A.Brown and Assemblywoman McKnight
SYNOPSIS
Requires DOT to compensate local government entities for contractual delay damages resulting from shutdown of transportation projects funded by Transportation Trust Fund.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Act concerning local transportation aid and delay damages for construction contracts.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. The Department of Transportation shall make payment on behalf of a local government entity, or provide full reimbursement to a local government entity, for any delay damages resulting from the issuance of Executive Order No. 210 of 2016 on any construction contract between a local government entity and a contractor funded, in whole or in part, from aid provided by the department, through grants or otherwise, pursuant to the aid programs established in section 25 of P.L.1984, c.73 (C.27:1B-25).
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill requires the Department of Transportation to compensate municipalities, counties, or other local government entities for delay damages on transportation projects supported through the local aid program, if those delay damages resulted from the shutdown of Transportation Trust Fund projects pursuant to Executive Order No. 210 of 2016.