Title
Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing (X) Amending
Type of Service: Professional Services Contract
Purpose: First Amendment to the Agreement to provide Professional Services, as Planning Consultants, to increase the contract amount by $40,000.00.
Entity Name: Nishuane Group, LLC.
Entity Address: 105 Grove Street, Suite 3, Montclair, New Jersey 07042
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $215,000.00
Funding Source: Community and Economic Development Trust Fund
Contract Period: January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor (X) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
(X) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
Additional Information:
The Original Resolution 7R2-c (as) adopted on March 4, 2026, awarded a contract in an amount not to exceed $175,000.00.
The First Amendment increases the contract amount by $40,000.00 for a new contract amount not to exceed $215,000.00.
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WHEREAS, Planning Consultant services are Professional Services and are exempt from the requirements for public bidding pursuant to the Local Public Contracts Law, more specifically, N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5(1)(a)(i); and
WHEREAS, the Municipal Council of the City of Newark (the “Municipal Council”) by Resolution 7R2-c (as), adopted on March 4, 2026, awarded a Professional Services contract to Nishuane Group, LLC, 105 Grove Street, Suite 3, Montclair, New Jersey 07042, to serve as Planning Consultants, for an amount not to exceed One Hundred Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($175,000.00), for the period of January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026; and
WHEREAS, this contract is for an amount over $17,500.00 and was awarded as a Fair and Open Contract pursuant to N.J.S.A. 19:44A-20.5; and
WHEREAS, the contract was awarded in compliance with Local Public Contracts Law (N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5(1)(a)(i)), and Fair and Open Procedures of the State Pay-to-Play Law (N.J.S.A. 19:44a-20.5) and is in compliance with the Contractor Pay-to-Play Reform Ordinance 2:4-22C; and
WHEREAS, Nishuane Group, LLC, currently has outstanding bills for 2026 pending matters, which have exhausted the total contract amount; and
WHEREAS, the outstanding bills for 2026 require an increase in the total contract amount; and
WHEREAS, Nishuane Group, LLC, represents that an additional Forty Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($40,000.00), is necessary to pay the firm’s invoices for Planning Consulting Services provided through December 31, 2026; and
WHEREAS, the requested increase in the total contract amount is deemed reasonable and necessary to pay for Planning Consultant Services provided through December 31, 2026; and
WHEREAS, the award of an additional Forty Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($40,000.00), brings the total contract to an amount not to exceed Two Hundred Fifteen Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($215,000.00), for the period of January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026.
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 Deputy Mayor/Director of the Department of Economic and Housing Development, are hereby authorized and directed on behalf of the City of Newark to enter into and execute a First Amendment to the Agreement for Planning Services with Nishuane Group, LLC, 105 Grove Street, Suite 3, Montclair, New Jersey 07042, provided through December 31, 2026, for an additional Forty Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($40,000.00), for the period of January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026, to cover outstanding bills.
2. The Municipal Council hereby ratifies this First Amendment to the Agreement from the date of the adoption of this resolution to January 1, 2026.
3. All other terms and conditions of the contract shall remain the same.
4. This First Amendment to the Agreement to provide Planning Consultant Services is made in accordance with the professional services exception to public bidding in the Local Public Contracts Law (N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5(1)(a)(i), and Fair and Open Procedures of the State Pay-to-Play Law (N.J.S.A. 19:44a-20.5) and is in compliance with the Contractor Pay-to-Play Reform Ordinance 2:4-22C.
5. Attached is a Certification of Funds from the Director of Finance stating that there are available, sufficient and appropriated funds in the amount of Forty Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($40,000.00) for the purposes set herein and the line appropriations, which shall be charged are as follows:
Business Unit Account# Budget Ref.
NW026 32100 B2026
6. The Deputy Mayor/Director of the Department of Economic and Housing Development shall file a copy of the executed First Amendment to the Agreement to provide Planning Consultant Services in the Office of the City Clerk and the same shall be made available for public inspection.
7. 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 ratifies, amends, authorizes and directs the Mayor and/or his designee, the Deputy Mayor/Director of the Department of Economic and Housing Development, to enter into and execute a First Amendment to the Agreement with Nishuane Group, LLC, 105 Grove Street, Suite 3, Montclair, New Jersey 07042, amending the contract amount by an additional Forty Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($40,000.00), for a total contract amount not to exceed Tow Hundred Fifteen Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($215,000.00). This amendment is needed to cover outstanding invoices for Planning Consulting Services provided during the term of the agreement (January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026).