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Dept/ Agency: Economic & Housing Development
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Professional Services Contract
Purpose: Environmental Review Services related to HUD entitlement programs.
Entity Name: Brilliant Environmental Services
Entity Address: 1A Executive Drive, Toms River, New Jersey 08755
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $45,000.00
Funding Source: Housing and Urban Development
Contract Period: One year from the date of issuance of a Notice to Proceed by the Director of the Department of Economic and Housing Development
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( X ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( X ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
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WHEREAS, the City of Newark is in need of environmental review services related to projects receiving funding through the City's administration of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) grant programs, particularly those covered under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and related legislation listed in 24 CFR Part 58 governing environmental reviews for its Federal Entitlement Programs: Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and Home Investment Partnership Program (HOME), and
WHEREAS, environmental review 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 City of Newark, Department of Economic & Housing Development, caused to be published on City of Newark's website a Request for Proposals (RFP) on March 6, 2014 for said environmental review services; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark received a total of four (4) proposals in response to its request; and
WHEREAS, Brilliant Environmental Servi...
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