Finance & Purchasing

2877 Elwood Rd RFQ

TOWNSHIP OF HAMILTON

NOTICE TO BIDDERS 

FAIR AND OPEN PROCUREMENT PROCESS

The Township of Hamilton is soliciting proposals for endorsement of a New Jersey State Cannabis License for a Class 1 Cultivation establishment on the property identified as Block 237 Lot 1 on the Township Tax Map, also known as 2877 Elwood Road. Proposal packets are available in the Department of Community Development, Office of Planning and Zoning, Hamilton Township Municipal Building, 6101 Thirteenth Street, Mays Landing, NJ 08330 weekdays between the hours of 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, telephone number 609-625-0368, e-mail psartorio@hamiltonatlnj.gov. Proposals must be submitted in the form provided in the proposal packet.

Applicants are encouraged to attend a pre-application meeting to be held at the

Township of Hamilton Municipal Building, Conference Room A, 1601 Thirteenth Street, Mays Landing, New Jersey 08330 at 2:00 p.m. on September 18, 2023. Those seeking to attend virtually must send an email request by 4:30 PM on September 14^th to the Interim Director of Community Development at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. so that a TEAMS session can be arranged.

Request for Qualifications - Local Endorsement for Cannabis Licensing

This proposal is being solicited through a fair and open process in accordance with N.J.S.A.

19:44A-20.4 et seq.  Sealed responses to these requests are required to be delivered to the Department of Community Development, Office of Planning and Zoning, Hamilton Township Municipal Building, 6101 Thirteenth Street, Mays Landing, NJ 08330 on or before 12:00 p.m. on September 22, 2023. The envelope containing the proposal shall be clearly marked “Local Endorsement for Cannabis Licensing, Class 1”. Faxed or emailed proposals will be rejected. 

At the designated time and place for the receipt of proposals, the Director of Community Development will publicly open and read the name for all the responses received.

All endorsements pursuant to the fair and open process will be awarded by a majority vote of the Township Committee at a public meeting.

Persons awarded this endorsement under these procedures are required to comply with the requirements for Business Entity Disclosure Certification, Equal Employment Opportunity Laws and Regulations, N.J.S.A.10:5-31 et seq. and N.J.A.C.17:27 et seq. Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, P.L. 2004 C19.  “The New Jersey Local Unit Pay-to-Play” Law (N.J.S.A. 19:44-A-20.4 et seq.), New Jersey Campaign Contributions and Expenditure Reporting Act (N.J.S.A.19:44A-1 et seq.).  According to 40A:11-23, the Township is prohibited from receiving bids on Mondays or any day directly following a State or Federal Holiday.  Further information as to these requirements are contained in the proposal packets available in the Department of Community Development, Office of Planning and Zoning.