Title
Dept/ Agency: Health and Community Wellness
Action: (X ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Professional Service Contract
Purpose: Provide a Board Certified Physician to respond to after-hours, weekends and holidays on-call telephone coverage for the Mary Eliza Mahoney Health Centers
Entity Name: Valley Spring Family Medicine
Entity Address: 2040 Millburn Avenue, Suite 205, Maplewood, New Jersey 07040
Contract Amount: $72,000.00
Funding Source: 2015 City of Newark Budget/Department of Health and Community Wellness
Contract Period: October 17, 2015 through October 16, 2016
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor (X ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions (X ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
Additional Information:
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WHEREAS, the City of Newark, Department of Health and Community Wellness/Mary Eliza Mahoney Health Centers, require after-hours, weekends and holidays on-call telephone coverage in the Mary Eliza Mahoney Health Centers (hereinafter referred to as Health Centers), which is required by law at New Jersey Licensure Ambulatory Care Facilities and Federal Regulations; and
WHEREAS, on August 28, 2015, the Department of Health and Community Wellness, consistent with N.J.S.A. 19:44A-20.5, advertised a Request for Proposal, a copy of which is attached, under the Fair and Open Process. The Request for Proposal return date was September 25, 2015; and
WHEREAS, on September 25, 2015, the Department of Health and Community Wellness received one (1) proposal which was opened on September 25, 2015 and entered on the bid receipt sheet, a copy of which is attached; and
WHEREAS, the proposal received from Valley Spring Family Medicine, 2040 Millburn Avenue, Suite 205, Maplewood, New Jersey 07040, was most advantageous to the City of Newark based on experience and on criteria as listed on the Request For Proposal; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark wishes to enter into an agreement with the Contractor, Valley Spring Family Medicine, 2040 Millburn Avenue, Suite 205, Maplewood, New Jersey 07040, to provide after-hours, weekends and holidays on-call telephone coverage at the Health Centers, in the amount not to exceed Seventy Two Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($72,000.00 @ $6,000.00 monthly); and
WHEREAS, the contract awarded pursuant to the Fair and Open Process of N.J.S.A.19:44A-20.5, pursuant to Local Public Contracts Law N.J.S.A.40A:11-1, and is in compliance with Ordinance on Pay-to-Play; and
WHEREAS, the Municipal Council adopted the Contractor Pay-to-Play Reform Ordinance, R.O. 2:4-22C, which forbids the award of a contract to a Business Entity, as defined therein, which has made or solicited political contributions to Newark Municipal Candidates, office holders having ultimate responsibility for the award of a contract; candidate committees of the aforementioned candidates; and political or political party committees of the City of Newark or County of Essex; and continuing political committees or political action committees regularly engaged in the support of the City of Newark municipal or County of Essex elections; and certain other political party or candidate committees, in excess of certain thresholds; and
WHEREAS, this contract shall be awarded as an open-ended contract and shall not exceed Seventy Two Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($72,000.00 @ $6,000.00 monthly), for the period of October 17, 2015 through October 16, 2016.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
1. The Mayor and/or his designee, the Director of the Department of Health and Community Wellness, are hereby authorized to enter into and execute a contract with Valley Spring Family Medicine, 2040 Millburn Avenue, Suite 205, Maplewood, New Jersey 07040, to provide after-hours, weekends and holidays on-call telephone coverage in the Health Centers, in the amount not to exceed Seventy Two Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($72,000.00 @$6,000.00 monthly), for the period of October 17, 2015 through October 16, 2016.
2. The contract between the City of Newark and Valley Spring Family Medicine is ratified from October 17, 2015 to the date of adoption of this authorizing resolution.
3. The contract is awarded pursuant to the Fair and Open Process of N.J.S.A. 19:44A-20.5 and pursuant to Local Public Contracts Law (N.J.S.A. 40A:11-4.1), which provides that a contract of this type itself must be available for public inspection.
4. The contract is further awarded as an open-ended contract pursuant to N.J.A.C.5:30-5.5(b) (2). A Certification of Funds shall be executed each time services are used and charged against this contract. A copy of a partial Certification of Funds is attached; Business Unit 026; Dept. ID BS; Account # 46540; Budget Ref.: B2015
5. A notice of this action shall be published in the newspaper authorized by law to publish a legal advertisement and as required by law within ten (10) days of its passage.
6. A copy of the proposed Contract is attached hereto.
7. A duly executed copy of the foresaid Contract shall be filed forthwith in the Office of the City Clerk by the Director of the Department of Health and Community Wellness.
STATEMENT:
This Resolution ratifies and authorizes the Mayor and/or his designee, the Director of Health and Community Wellness, to enter into and execute a contract with Valley Spring Family Medicine, 2040 Millburn Avenue, Suite 205, Maplewood, New Jersey 07040, to provide after-hours, weekends and holidays on-call telephone coverage in the Health Centers, in the amount not to exceed Seventy Two Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($72,000.00 @ $6,000.00 monthly), for the period of October 17, 2015 through October 16, 2016.