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Dept/ Agency: Law
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing (X) Amending
Type of Service: Professional Services Contract
Purpose: First Amendment to the Agreement to provide legal services concerning Litigation Defense Matters.
Entity Name: DeCotiis, Fitzpatrick, Cole, Giblin, LLP
Entity Address: 61 South Paramus Road, Paramus, New Jersey 07652
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $250,000.00
Additional Contract Amount: $150,000.00
Funding Source: 2024 Budget/Law Department/Bus. Unit, NW011, Dept. 040, Div./Proj.: 0401, Activity A, Account #71260, Budget Ref. B2024
Contract Period: January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024
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:
Resolution 7R6-p, adopted on December 20, 2023, authorized a contract in an amount not to exceed $100,000.00, for a period of January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024.
This First Amendment will increase the contract amount by $150,000.00, for a new total contract amount not to exceed $250,000.00.
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WHEREAS, the City of Newark (the "City") is involved in ongoing legal matters and therefore has a need to acquire legal services; and
WHEREAS, Legal Services are Professional Services and are exempt from the requirements for public bidding pursuant to the Local Public Contracts Law, more specifically, N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5(1)(a)(i); and
WHEREAS, the Municipal Council, by Resolution 7R6-p, adopted on December 20, 2023 awarded a contract to DeCotiis, Fitzpatrick, Cole, Giblin, LLP, 61 South Paramus Road, Paramus, New Jersey 07652, to provide legal services concerning Litigation Defense Matters, in an amount not to exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($100,000.00), for a period of January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024; and
WHEREAS, DeCotiis, Fitzpatrick, ...
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