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Dept/ Agency: Law
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Professional Services Contract
Purpose: To provide legal services as Special Counsel.
Entity Name: Scarinci & Hollenbeck
Entity Address: 1100 Valley Brook Avenue, Lyndhurst, New Jersey 07071
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $100,000.00
Funding Source: 2020 Budget/Department of Law
Contract Period: February 29, 2020 through March 1, 2021
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 (the "City") 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, Scarinci & Hollenbeck, 1100 Valley Brook Avenue, Lyndhurst, New Jersey 07071, has agreed to serve as Special Counsel to the Chief of Staff, Amiri Baraka (the "Chief of Staff"), in the matter of Willie Parker v. City of Newark, et als., Docket No.:17-04615 filed in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey; and
WHEREAS, given the allegations in the Complaint and complexity of this matter, it is more efficient and cost-effective for Scarinci & Hollenbeck, to handle this litigation on behalf of the Chief of Staff; and
WHEREAS, Scarinci & Hollenbeck, submitted a proposal to continue to provide legal services concerning this matter, and it was found to be in the best interest of the City of Newark to accept the proposal for the purpose of representing the Chief of Staff's interests and provide legal services for this limited litigation matter; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor a...
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