Title
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Central Purchasing
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing (X ) Amending
Type of Service: Extension of Emergency Contract E2026-12
Purpose: To extend the emergency contract declaration for replacement of 36-Inch steel water transmission
Entity Name(s) and Address(es):
1. Under Ground Utilities Corp, 711 Commerce Road Linden
New Jersey 07036
2. Composite Pros, LLC 10447 East Rita Ranch Crossing Circle,
Tucson, AZ 85747
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $1,384,220.00
$1,149,220 (Under Ground Utilities Corp.)
$235,000 (Composite Pros, LLC)
Funding Source: Department of Water and Sewer Utilities Budget: Fund Code: 041 Department 09W Account 94710 Project 09A92
Contract Period: Extend emergency E2026-12 for an additional ninety (90) days from June 14, 2026 through September 12, 2026
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient (X) N/A
Additional Information: This current resolution will authorize an extension of the emergency contract declaration #E2026-12 from June 14, 2026 through September 12, 2026.
(2) It acknowledges an increase the contract amount by $25,000 and the award of an additional emergency contract in the amount of $235,000 pursuant to the initial declaration of an emergency.
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WHEREAS, The Department of Water and Sewer Utilities is responsible for maintaining the City of Newark’s (“City’s) water distribution infrastructure at the Pequannock Water Treatment Plant.
WHEREAS, on June 2, 2026 the director of the Department requested a declaration of emergency due to leaking at the Pequannock Water Treatment Plant two steel transmission mains on 6th Street Bridge over Route 280. The Department of Water and Sewer Utilities, in conjunction with a professional engineering firm, assessed the condition of the one 36-inch transmission line (#2) on the east side of the bridge has a crack in the steel causing a leakage and have determined that immediate remediation is necessary to the integrity of the system and ensure uninterrupted delivery of potable water.
WHEREAS, the conditions adversely affect the City’s water system and requires immediate corrective action to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the City’s residents and its water customers, and to ensure the continued provision of a safe and potable water supply; and
WHEREAS, on June 12, 2026, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-6 and N.J.A.C. 5:34-6.1, the Qualified Purchasing Agent, QPA, approved the aforementioned request; and
WHEREAS, the City retroactively entered into Emergency Contract declaration # E2026-12 with Underground Utilities Corp, 711 Commerce Road, Linden, New Jersey 07036, for the immediate replacement of 300 linear feet of 36-inch steel transmission main, with a liner at Pequannock Water Treatment Plant and two steel transmission mains on 6th Street Bridge over Route 280 for a total not-to-exceed contract amount of One Million One Hundred Twenty-Four Thousand Two Hundred Twenty Dollars and Zero Cents ($1,124,220.00); and
WHEREAS, N.J.S.A. 40A:11-6 provides that Emergency Contracts may be entered into when an emergency affecting the public health, safety or welfare of residents of the City of Newark
WHEREAS, N.J.A.C. 5:34-6.1(a)(3) provides that the emergency purchasing procedure may be used when the need for such goods or services has arisen notwithstanding a good faith effort on the part of a municipality to plan for the purchase of any goods or services required by the municipality; and
WHEREAS, the Department desires to extend Emergency Contract #E2026-12 for the ninety-day (90-day) period commencing June 14, 2026 through September 12, 2026, or until completion of the project, whichever is sooner; and
WHEREAS, the City's Administration and the Director of the Department of Water and Sewer Utilities have determined that extending the emergency contract is necessary and in the best interests of the City; and
WHEREAS, Newark City Code §2:5-13.2e limits the period of emergency contracts to ninety (90) days and permits extensions only with the authorization of the Municipal Council.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
1. A ninety-day (90-day) extension of Emergency Contract declaration #E2026-12 with Underground Utilities Corp, 711 Commerce Road, Linden, New Jersey 07036 is hereby granted, and the Municipal Council acknowledges an award, pursuant to the Purchasing Agent’s initial 12 June 2026 declaration, of an additional emergency contract to Composite Pros, LLC, 10447 East Rita Ranch Crossing Circle, Tucson, AZ 85747, for emergency transmission main repairs in amount not to exceed Two Hundred Thirty-Five Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($235,000.00). The City’s contract with Underground Utilities Corp is being increased by Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($25,000.00).
2. This extension of Emergency Contract Declaration #E2026-12 is granted for the period commencing on June 14, 2026 and ending September 12, 2026.
3. This authorization granted in this Resolution is hereby ratified back from June 14, 2026 to its date of adoption.
4. The Qualified Purchasing Agent shall file a copy of this Resolution and Emergency Contract Declaration #E2026-12 with the Office of the City Clerk.
5. If required by State law, the City Clerk shall provide the appropriate notice of the award and extension to the Office of the State Comptroller within twenty (20) business days in accordance with N.J.S.A. 52:15C-10.
STATEMENT
This Resolution ratifies and authorizes the extension of Emergency Contract Declaration E2026-12 with Under Ground Utilities Corp, 711 Commerce Road, Linden New Jersey 07036, for transmission main repairs at the Pequannock Water Treatment Plant. This extension is from June 14, 2026 through September 12, 2026 for a new total emergency contract amount not to exceed One Million, One Hundred Twenty-Four Thousand, Two Hundred Twenty Dollars and Zero Cents ($1,124,220.00). An additional contract award to Composite Pros, LLC, 10447 East Rita Ranch Crossing Circle, Tucson, AZ 85747, in the amount of Two Hundred Thirty-Five Dollars and Zero Cents ($235,000.00) is acknowledged and approved.)