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Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Central Purchasing
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Exception to Public Bidding - N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5(3) - Negotiated contract after no bids received
Purpose: Bus Transportation of the Elderly (Regular Coach Buses and Handicapped Coach Buses)
Entity Name: Academy Express, LLC
Entity Address: 111 Paterson Avenue, Hoboken, New Jersey 07030
Contract Amount: $600,000.00
Funding Source: 2019 Budget/Department of Recreation, Cultural Affairs and Senior Services/NW011-160-1606-71810/NW011-160-1608-71810-71810/ NW011-160-1609-71810
Contract Period: For a period not to exceed twenty-four (24) consecutive months, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-15
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:
1st Advertisement: November 27, 2018
Bids Solicited: Fifteen (15)
Bids Received: Two (2)
Bids Rejected: Two (2)
2nd Advertisement: January 15, 2019
Bids Solicited: Four (4)
Bids Received: Zero (0)
3rd Advertisement: February 13, 2019
Bids Solicited: Five (5)
Bids Received: Zero (0)
Negotiation Meeting: March 19, 2019
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WHEREAS, on November 27, 2018 the City of Newark, through its Purchasing Agent, advertised to solicit bids for contracts to provide Transportation of the Elderly (Senior Coach Transportation) for the Department of Recreation, Cultural Affairs and Senior Services; and
WHEREAS, the Division of Central Purchasing distributed fifteen (15) bid proposal packages to prospective vendors following the date of advertisement and posted the bid proposal package to the LGS Bid Management System allowing registered prospective vendors to download the bid proposal package; and
WHEREAS, on December 13, 2018, the Division of Central Pur...
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