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Dept/ Agency: Law
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Professional Services Contract
Purpose: To provide legal services on matters as Special Counsel
Entity Name: Pashman, Stein, Walder, Hayden, P.C.
Entity Address: 21 Main Street, Suite 200, Hackensack, New Jersey 07601
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $250,000.00
Funding Source: 2025 Budget/Law Department/Bus. Unit. NW011, Dept. 040, Div./Proj. 0401, Account #71260, B2025
Contract Period: January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor (X) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
(X ) Non-Fair & Open ( X ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
Additional Information:
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WHEREAS, the City of Newark ("City") 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, Pashman Stein Walder Hayden, P.C., located at 21 Main Street, Suite 200, Hackensack, New Jersey 07601 ("Pashman Stein"), has agreed to serve as Special Counsel for the City; and
WHEREAS, the City wishes to enter into a contract with Pashman Stein to provide Legal Services concerning Special Counsel, in an amount not to exceed Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($250,000.00), for a period of January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025, which shall cover those existing matters currently being handled by Pashman Stein, as well as new matters that may arise during the contract term; and
WHEREAS, the Local Public Contracts Law (N.J.S.A. 40A:11-1 et seq.) requires that notice of the award of contracts for "Professional Services" without competitive bidding must be published in a local newspaper; and
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