5:10-21.3 - Exemptions;  subject matter

5:10-21.3.  Exemptions;  subject matter
    Any purchase, contract, or agreement may be made, negotiated, or awarded pursuant to section 2 of this act when the subject matter consists of:

    a.  Services which are professional or technical in nature or services which  are original and creative in character in a recognized field of artistic  endeavor;

    b.  Items which are perishable or subsistence supplies;

     c.  Items which are specialized equipment or specialized machinery necessary  to the conduct of authority business;

     d.  Items or services supplied by a public utility subject to the jurisdiction of the Board of Public Utilities, and tariffs and schedules of the  charges made, charged or exacted by the public utility for those items or services are filed with the board;

    e.  Items which are styled or seasonal wearing apparel;

     f.  Items or services which, in order to compete successfully with other sports and entertainment facilities, the authority deems necessary to provide quality athletic contests, horse racing, or other spectator sporting events and  trade shows, expositions, concerts, and other public events.  These items and  services shall include but not be limited to: food concessions;  playing surfaces for football, soccer, tennis, or other athletic contests;  indoor foot  racing tracks;  ice making and resurfacing equipment and services; matrix and  scoreboard systems;  ticket printing and ticket selling services; materials,  supplies, equipment and services for preparation and maintenance of horse  racing or horse showing surfaces; horse race starting gates and equipment;   program printing;  pari-mutuel computer or totalisator equipment or services;   horse racing teletimer equipment or services;  horse racing photo finish  equipment or services; and items or services which are part of or related to  promotional or advertising efforts;

    g.  The lease of such office space, office machinery, specialized equipment,  buildings or real property as may be required for the conduct of authority  business;  or

    h.  The sale or licensing of advertising rights.

     L.1981, c. 447, s. 3, eff. Jan. 9, 1982.