Title
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Central Purchasing
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing (X) Amending
Type of Service: Extension of Emergency Contract #E2025-04
Purpose: To extend emergency contract #E2025-04/Furnishing of the Path Home Renovation Project for Unhoused Families Transitioning into Homes
Entity Name and Address:
1.) Cort, A Berkshire Hathaway Company 5 Route 17 South, Hasbrouck Heights, NJ 07604
2.) Home Décor Furniture Newark 469 Springfield Avenue Newark, NJ 07103
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $600,00.00 cumulative total (inclusive of original award and extension)
Funding Source: 2025 Budget/Office of Administration/ NW026 Account 3035 B2025
Contract Period: Extended an additional ninety (90) days from May 28, 2025, through August 26, 2025
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:
Emergency Contract #E2025-04 covering the period March 31, 2025 through June 30, 2025 was awarded for the Department of Public Safety, in an amount not to exceed $525,100.00.
This extension of Emergency Contract #E2025-04 will be for an additional (90) days, in effect until August 26, 2026.
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WHEREAS, on February 27, 2025, the Office of Administration requested a declaration of emergency for immediate furnishing of two hundred (200) units to provide housing to eligible unhoused families transitioning into homes in partnership with the Newark Housing Authority. Furnishing and occupying newly renovated homes will prevent risks of burglary, adding safety to the community and protecting vital housing resources; and
WHEREAS, on February 27, 2025, the Purchasing Agent accepted the emergency declaration to provide for the furnishing of two hundred (200) unoccupied newly renovated units resulting in a contract with Cort, A Berkshire Hathaway Company 5 Route 17 South, Hasbrouck Heights, NJ 07604 and Home Décor Furniture Newark 469 Springfield Avenue Newark, NJ 07103 (“contractor”), in the amount not to exceed Six Hundred Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($600,000.00); and
WHEREAS, a request was received to extend Emergency Contract #E2025-04 for an additional (90) days under the similar terms; and
WHEREAS, N.J.S.A. 40A:11-6 provides that emergency contracts may be entered into when emergency situations arise that could potentially the health, safety and welfare or residents; and
WHEREAS, the Office of Administration desires to ratify and authorize an extension of Emergency Contract #E2025-04 for the period commencing from May 28, 2025 through August 26, 2025, for a total not-to-exceed contract amount of Six Hundred Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($600,000.00); and
WHEREAS, N.J.A.C. 5:34-6.1(a)(3) provides that the emergency purchasing procedure may be used when the need exists for immediate delivery of goods services related to exigencies or emergencies; and
WHEREAS, City Ordinance 6PSF-e adopted on April 6, 2011, Article 2:5-13.2 (E)(1)(b) and (c) limits the period of emergency contracts to ninety (90) days and precludes extensions of emergency contracts without authorization by the Municipal Council by Resolution; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
1. The Mayor and/or his designees, the Business Administrator, and/or the Purchasing Agent, QPA, are hereby authorized to execute an extension of Emergency Contract #E2025-04 with Cort, A Berkshire Hathaway Company 5 Route 17 South, Hasbrouck Heights, NJ 07604 and Home Décor Furniture Newark 469 Springfield Avenue Newark, NJ 07103, for the furnishing of two hundred (200) homes at an amount not-to-exceed Six Hundred Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($600,000.00).
2. The extension of Emergency Contract #E2025-04 is ratified from May 28, 2025 through the date of adoption of this Resolution. The expiration date is extended to August 26, 2025. Funds for this contract are available budget account code NW026 3035 B2025
4. The City Purchasing Agent shall file copies of all documents related to Emergency Contract #E2025-04 with the Office of the City Clerk. Pursuant to ⸹2:5-13.2 of the City Code, the Purchasing Agent shall post the emergency contract on the City’s website within forty-eight (48) hours.
5. If required by State Law, the City Clerk shall provide the appropriate notice of the award of this contract to the State Comptroller, no later than twenty (20) business days following such award, in accordance with N.J.S.A. 52:15C-10 and the Notice of the Office of the State Comptroller dated May 7, 2008.
STATEMENT
This Resolution ratifies and authorizes the Mayor, and/or his designees, the Business Administrator and/or the Purchasing Agent, QPA, to extend Emergency Contract #E2025-04 with Cort, A Berkshire Hathaway Company 5 Route 17 South, Hasbrouck Heights, NJ 07604 and Home Décor Furniture Newark 469 Springfield Avenue Newark, NJ 07103, with the contract amount of Six Hundred Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($600,000.00).