Title
Dept/ Agency: Water and Sewer Utilities
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Professional Services Contract
Purpose: Professional Engineering Services on an As Needed Basis
Entity Name: OCA Architects, Inc.
Entity Address: 211 Warren Street, Suite 219 Newark, New Jersey 07103
Contract Amount: Not to Exceed $75,000.00
Funding Source: Department of Water and Sewer Utilities Budget for Water Services
Contract Period: January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025, Project assignments may go beyond December 31, 2025, as authorized by N.J.S.A. 40A:11-15(9.)
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor (X) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
(X) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP (X) RFQ
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
Additional Information:
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WHEREAS, the City of Newark, Department of Water and Sewer Utilities (the City and/or the Department), is in need of Professional Engineering Services on an As-Needed Basis; and
WHEREAS, Engineering 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, on October 24, 2024, the Director of the Department of Water and Sewer Utilities of the City of Newark caused to be published on the Department's website and the Newark Star Ledger, a Notice of Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for Professional Engineering Services on an As-Needed Basis; and
WHEREAS, thirty-six (36) prospective Respondents obtained RFQ Packages from the Department of Water and Sewer Utilities; and
WHEREAS, on November 14, 2024, the Department received sealed responses from thirty-one (31) firms in response to the RFQ; and
WHEREAS, OCA Architects, Inc., 211 Warren Street, Suite 219 Newark, New Jersey, 07103 ("OCA") submitted a response that was found to be in the best i...
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