6-23 GARDEN STATE LABORATORY CONTRACT 2023.pdf

AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT, dated as of the 1st day of JANUARY, 2023 between the TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE, a Municipal Corporation, in the County of Essex, and the State of New Jersey (hereinafter referred to as the “Township”, having its principal offices at 66 Main Street, West Orange, New Jersey; and GARDEN STATE LABORATORIES, INC., (hereinafter referred to as the “Contractor” or “Laboratory”), having its principal offices at 410 Hillside Avenue, Hillside, New Jersey. WITNESSETH 1, The Contractor hereby covenants and agrees to furnish and deliver to the Township, goods, merchandise, supplies, and/or services (hereinafter jointly and severally referred to as “Supplies”), such as testing, as follows: a. Foods for standard plate count, coliform count, £. coli count, yeast and mold count and coagulase positive staphylococci count as applicable. b. Milk and milk products for standard plate count and coliform count applicable. c. Foods involved in a suspected food poisoning for standard plate count, coliform count, E. coli count, coagulase positive staphylococci count, salmonella, £. coli 0157-H7, and Listeria monocytogenes as applicable. d. Potable water for heterotrophic plate count, total coliform, volatile organic compounds and other chemical tests. e. Swab tests of multi-use utensils in eating and drinking establishments. f, Environmental bacteriological and chemical analyses, including lead in paint chips and water pollution tests. j. The iaboratory agrees to furnish all equipment requisite for the proper collection of samples, except for ice chests and to mail or email the results of all tests promptly upon completion of the Health Official in charge. k. To pick up samples a to f plus any other samples at the discretion of the Health Officer on a prearranged schedule. Maximum 10 samples per month. 2. The Contractor agrees to perform tests and provide supplies for the Township in conformity with those methods promulgated by the New Jersey Department of Health, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, the American Public Health Association, or the