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Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Exception to Public Bidding - N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5(1)(a)(i) and N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5 (1)(l)
Purpose: To provide legal services to the Office of the City Clerk in connection with Election Matters.
Entity Name: Arleo & Donohue, LLC
Entity Address: 622 Eagle Rock Avenue, West Orange, New Jersey 07052
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $50,000.00
Funding Source: 2023 and 2024 Budgets/Office of the City Clerk/NW011-020-0201-96110-B2023
Contract Period: One (1) year commencing November 27, 2023 through November 26, 2024
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open (X) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
Additional Information:
Partial Certification of Funds in the amount of $8,333.34.
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WHEREAS, the City of Newark (the "City"), Office of the City Clerk has a need for legal services in connection with election matters; and
WHEREAS, Arleo & Donohue, LLC, located at 622 Eagle Rock Avenue, West Orange, New Jersey 07052, is a law firm having expertise with issues involving election matters and it is in the best interest of the City to enter into a contract with the law firm to provide legal services related to election matters; and
WHEREAS, the City wishes to enter into a contract with Arleo & Donohue, LLC, to provide legal services to the Office of the City Clerk in connection with election matters, in an amount not to exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($50,000.00), for the period of one (1) year commencing November 27, 2023 through November 26, 2024; and
WHEREAS, the City Clerk has determined and certified in writing that the value of this contract will exceed Seventeen Thousand Five Hundred Dollars and Zero Cents ($17,500.00); and
WHEREAS, this contract is being awarded with...
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