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Dept./ Agency: Economic and Housing Development
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Extraordinary Unspecified Services (EUS)
Purpose: To provide engineering services and project management services for the Mulberry Pedestrian Bridge.
Entity Name: Gilbane Building Company
Entity Address: One Riverfront Plaza, 1037 Raymond Boulevard, Suite 320, Newark, New Jersey 07102
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $4,000,000.00
Funding Source: Bond Proceeds
Contract Period: Twenty-seven (27) months from the date of the written Notice to Proceed
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor () Prof. Ser. (X ) EUS
( ) 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, in the County of Essex, New Jersey (the "City") intends to construct the Mulberry Pedestrian Bridge (the "Project"), which will serve as a landmark central pedestrian connector to address major transportation needs for the State's largest city; and
WHEREAS, the City will require a principal point of contact and liaison between the architect, consultants, contractors and vendors throughout the duration of the Project from pre-construction/design phase to Project completion and post-construction, a firm. The firm shall advocate for the City's interests of quality, timely and cost-sensitive construction while maintaining professional relationships with the architect, consultants, contractors, and City's personnel. The firm will be responsible for monitoring progress on all aspects of the Project and coordination of tasks; and
WHEREAS, the services solicited are considered Extraordinary Unspecifiable Services, which are specialized and qualitative in nature requiring expertise, extensive training, and proven reputation in the field and are exempt from the requirements of public b...
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