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Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Central Purchasing
Action: ( ) Ratifying ( X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: To authorize the use of Sourcewell National Cooperative Contract #120921-BLE
Purpose: To purchase three (3) used fire Apparatus and other additional equipment, products, and services associated with firefighting
Entity Name: Absolute Fire Protection c/o Brindlee Mountain Fire Apparatus
Address: 2800 Hamilton Blvd, South Plainfield, New Jersey 07080
Contract Amount: Not to Exceed $993,600.00
Funding Source: 2025 Budget/Department of Public Safety/NW051-G25-F25B0-94350-B2025
Contract Period: Upon approval of the Municipal Council through January 13, 2026.
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:
To utilize Sourcewell Cooperative Contract #120921-BLE for the purchase of three (3) uses fire apparatus and other additional equipment, products, and services. This cost effective transaction minimizes costs and increase efficiency at the Department of Public Safety Fire Division.
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WHEREAS, N.J.S.A. 40A:11-(5) and N.J.A.C. 5:34-7.1 et seq. authorize local government units to establish, administer, and participate in cooperative purchasing systems to facilitate cost-effective provision goods and services; and
WHEREAS, on April 20, 2022, the Municipal Council adopted Resolution 7R1-c(AS) authorizing the City of Newark's ("City's") membership in the Sourcewell Cooperative, 202 12th Street NE, Staples, Minnesota 56479, a nationally-recognized and accepted cooperative purchasing organization comprised of contracting units within the meaning of N.J.S.A. 52:34-6.2b(3); and
WHEREAS, N.J.S.A. 52:34-6.2b(3) authorizes New Jersey contracting units to purchase goods and services without publ...
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