Developer charges ‘tangled transactions’ violated N.J. public bidding laws, as court fight continues
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County officials plan to new government complex in Elizabeth, a project that developer Dobco Group claims is moving forward without public bidding.Aristide Economopoulos | Star-Ledger file photo
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An appellate court has put a temporary halt to a Bergen County courthouse redevelopment plan, while a Union County judge denied a motion to dismiss a similar case in connection with a new county government complex there, as court challenges mount over how contracts for those two projects are being awarded.
In Bergen County, the issue involves a major $80 million renovation of the historic Bergen County Justice Center. Officials say the project is a multi-year effort that started prior to the county’s current administration taking office and encompasses multiple phases of renovation and rehabilitation of the entire court facility.