Title
Dept/ Agency: Law
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Professional Services Contract
Purpose: Legal Services - Workers' Compensation Counsel
Entity Name: The Woolridge Law Firm, L.L.C
Entity Address: 515 Valley Street, Suite 19, Maplewood, New Jersey 07040
Contract Amount: An amount not to exceed $75,000.00
Funding Source: Workers' Compensation Insurance Fund
Contract Period: January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2016
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:
Invitation: Corporation Counsel, December 15, 2015
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WHEREAS, the City of Newark 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, the Corporation Counsel of the City of Newark caused to be published on the City of Newark's website, a Notice of Request for Qualifications for Workers' Compensation Services ("RFQ") on or about October 27, 2015; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark received a total of seven (7) proposals in response to the RFQ; and
WHEREAS, The Woolridge Law Firm, L.L.C., located at 515 Valley Street, Suite 19, Maplewood, New Jersey 07040, submitted a proposal and it was found based upon price and other factors to be in the best interest of the City of Newark to accept the proposal for the purpose of providing legal services concerning Workers' Compensation Services; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark wishes to enter into a contract with The Woolridge Law Firm, to provi...
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