Title
Dept/ Agency: Law
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Professional Services Contract
Purpose: To provide legal services concerning Labor and Employment Matters.
Entity Name: Chasan Lamparello Mallon and Cappuzzo, P.C.
Entity Address: 300 Lighting Way, Suite 200, Secaucus, New Jersey 07094
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $130,000.00
Funding Source: 2024 Budget/Law Department/Bus. Unit: NW0, Fund: NW011 024, Dept.: 24T 040, Div./Proj.: 5T24 0401, Account: #71260, Budget Ref.: B2024
Contract Period: January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor (X) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
Additional Information:
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WHEREAS, the City of Newark is involved in ongoing Legal Matters and therefore has a need to acquire Legal Services; and
WHEREAS, Legal Services are Professional Services, exempt from the requirement for public bidding, pursuant to the Local Public Contracts Law, N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5(1)(a)(i); and
WHEREAS, the Corporation Counsel of the City of Newark caused to be published in the Star Ledger and on the City of Newark’s electronic procurement portal, a Notice of Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for Labor and Employment Counsel Services on or about September 6, 2023; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark received a total of twenty-two (22) proposals in response to the RFQ for Labor & Employment; and
WHEREAS, Chasan Lamparello Mallon and Cappuzzo, P.C.
submitted a proposal and it was found based upon price and other factors to be in the best interest of the City of Newark to accept the proposal for the purpose of providing Legal Services concerning Labor and Employment Counsel Services; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark wishes to enter into a contract with Chasan Lamparello Mallon and Cappuzzo, P.C., to provide Legal Services concerning Labor and Employment Matters, in an amount not to exceed One Hundred and Thirty Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($130,000.00), for a period of January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024, which shall cover those existing matters currently being handled, as well as new matters that may arise during the contract term; and
WHEREAS, the Local Public Contracts Law (N.J.S.A. 40A:11-1 et seq.) requires that notice of the award of contracts for “Professional Services” without competitive bidding must be published in a local newspaper; and
WHEREAS, this contract is for an amount over $44,000.00 and is being awarded as a Fair and Open Contract pursuant to N.J.S.A. 19:44A-20.5 and is in compliance with the State Pay-to-Play and the City’s Pay-to-Play Ordinance.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
1. The Mayor of the City of Newark and/or his designee, the Corporation Counsel, are authorized on behalf of the City of Newark to enter into and execute a contract with Chasan Lamparello Mallon and Cappuzzo, P.C., 300 Lighting Way, Suite 200, Secaucus, New Jersey 07094, to provide Legal Services concerning Labor and Employment Matters, in an amount not to exceed One Hundred and Thirty Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($130,000.00), for the period of January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024, which shall cover those existing matters currently being handled by Chasan Lamparello Mallon and Cappuzzo, P.C, as well as new matters that may arise during the contract term.
2. This contract is being awarded pursuant to the Fair and Open Procedures of the State Pay-to-Play Law (N.J.S.A. 19:44A-20.5) and pursuant to the provisions of the Local Public Contracts Law (N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5(1)(a)(i) and is in compliance with the City’s Ordinance on Pay-to-Play.
3. This contract is awarded as an open-ended contract; pursuant to N.J.A.C. 5:30-5.5(d)(2). A Certification of the Availability of Funds shall be executed each time a purchase order is placed and charged against the following Funding Sources: Budget/Law Department/Bus. Unit: NW0, Fund: 024 NW011, Dept.: 24T 040, Div./Proj.: 5T24 0401, Acct: 71260 , Ref.: B2024. This contract shall not exceed One Hundred and Thirty Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($130,000.00).
4. A copy of the executed Agreement herein authorized shall be filed in the Office of the City Clerk by the Corporation Counsel and same shall be made available for public inspection.
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 the adoption of this Resolution.
STATEMENT
This Resolution authorizes the Mayor of the City of Newark and/or his designee, the Corporation Counsel, to enter into and execute a contract for Professional Services for Labor and Employment Matters with Chasan Lamparello Mallon and Cappuzzo, P.C., 300 Lighting Way, Suite 200, Secaucus, New Jersey 07094, in an amount not to exceed $130,000.00, for the period of January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024.