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Dept/ Agency: Law
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Professional Services Contract
Purpose: To provide legal services concerning Litigation Defense Matters
Entity Name: Bastarrika, Soto, Gonzalez and Somohano, LLP.
Entity Address: 434 21st Avenue, Paterson, New Jersey 07513-1636
Contract Amount: An amount not to exceed $25,000.00
Funding Source: City of Newark Budget/ Law Department
Contract Period: January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor (X) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
(X) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP (X) 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 Acting Corporation Counsel of the City of Newark caused to be published on the City of Newark's website, a Notice of Request for Qualifications for Litigation Defense Counsel ("RFQ") on or about October 27, 2017; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark received a total of Twenty-two (22) proposals in response to the RFQ; and
WHEREAS, Bastarrika, Soto, Gonzalez and Somohano, LLP, 434 21st Avenue, Paterson, New Jersey, 07513-1636, submitted a proposal in response to the request 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 Litigation Defense Matters; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark wishes to enter into a new contract with Bastarrika, Soto, Gonzalez and Somohano, LLP to provide legal services concerning Litigation De...
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