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Dept/ Agency:  Water and Sewer Utilities
Action:  (   ) Ratifying     ( X  ) Authorizing     (   ) Amending
Type of Service: Professional Services Contract 
Purpose: Professional Engineering Services on an As Needed Basis
Entity Name:  Coastal Engineering LLC. 
Entity Address:  54 Davis Road, Franklin, New Jersey 07416
Contract Amount:  Not to Exceed $150,000.00
Funding Source:  Department of Water and Sewer Utilities 2024 Budget
Contract Period:  January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024, Project assignments may go beyond December 31, 2024, as authorized by N.J.S.A. 40A:11-15(9)
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:
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      WHEREAS, the City of Newark, Department of Water and Sewer Utilities ("the City and/or the Department"), is in need of Professional Engineering Services on an As-Needed Basis; and       
      WHEREAS, Engineering 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, on November 16, 2023, the Director of the Department of Water and Sewer Utilities of the City of Newark caused to be published on the Department's website and the Newark Star Ledger, a Notice of Request For Qualifications (RFQ) for Professional Engineering Services on an As-Needed Basis; and
      WHEREAS, thirty-eight (38) prospective Respondents obtained (RFQ) Packages from the Department; and 
      WHEREAS, on December 5, 2023, the Department received sealed responses from thirty-two (32) firms in response to the RFQ; and
      WHEREAS, Coastal Engineering LLC, 54 Davis Road, Franklin, New Jersey 07416 ("Coastal Engineering") submitted a response that was found to be in the best interest of the City to accept for Enginee...
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