Meadowbrook Carting Co. v. Borough of Island Heights

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• holding that the inclusion of a consent of surety is a material condition precedent to a responsive bid
• noting that Local Public Contracts Law, N.J.S.A. 40A:11-20 to -22, provides municipalities with means of requiring prospective bidders to furnish in advance a statement of their financial capacity
• noting that Local Public Contracts Law, N.J.S.A. 40A:ll-20 to -22, provides municipalities with means of requiring prospective bidders to furnish in advance a statement of their financial capacity
• holding bidder’s failure to include consent of surety in bid proposal was material defect that borough could not cure
• explaining that a contract must be awarded to the lowest bidder that complies with the requirements of the bid specifications
• reasoning a valid unequivocally binding COS is a key unwaivable part of a bid where a public entity's specifications require on e

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