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Dept./ Agency: Law
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Professional Service Contract
Purpose: To provide Special Legal Services for Collective Bargaining and Labor Negotiations.
Entity Name: Scarinci Hollenbeck, LLC
Entity Address: 1100 Valley Brook Avenue, P.O. Box 790, Lyndhurst, New Jersey 07071
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $100,000.00
Funding Source: 2021 Budget/Law Department
Contract Period: March 1, 2021 through February 28, 2022
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor (X) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open (X) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
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WHEREAS, the City of Newark ("City") is involved in on-going Collective Bargaining and Labor Negotiations 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, the firm of Scarinci Hollenbeck, LLC, 1100 Valley Brook Avenue, Lyndhurst, New Jersey 07071, has agreed to serve as Special Legal Counsel to the City in Collective Bargaining and Labor Negotiation matters or other related Labor and Employment matters as assigned by the City; and
WHEREAS, given the number of labor unions and specialized areas of law involved in labor negotiations, it is more efficient and cost-effective for the firm of Scarinci Hollenbeck, LLC, to provide special counsel to the Personnel Department; and
WHEREAS, Scarinci Hollenbeck submitted a Proposal to provide Legal Services concerning Collective Bargaining and Labor Negotiations and related Labor and Employment matters as assigned by the City, and it was found to be in the best interest of the City of Newark to accept the Proposal; and
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