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Dept/ Agency: Law
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Professional Services Contract
Purpose: Amended Restated Agreement
Entity Name: DeCotiis Doyle, LLP
Entity Address: 531 Dorchester Drive, River Vale, New Jersey 07675
Contract Amount: $300,000.00
Funding Source: 2026 Budget/Law Department - NW011, Department 040, Division 0401, Account 71260, Budget 2026
Contract Period: February 1, 2026 to December 31, 2026
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor (X) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
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WHEREAS, Legal Services constitute Professional Services and are exempt from public bidding pursuant to the Local Public Contracts Law, specifically N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5(1)(a)(i); and
WHEREAS, the Municipal Council, by Resolution 7R6-K approved on December 17, 2025, awarded a professional services contract following a Fair and Open RFQ process to provide Litigation legal services for the City of Newark for calendar year 2026; and
WHEREAS, subsequent to the award of said contract, the contracting firm experienced an internal separation of attorneys and reorganization of its business structure, resulting in a change to the legal entity through which the services are provided; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to amend the existing agreement solely to reflect the firm separation from DeCotiis, FitzPatrick, Cole & Giblin, LLP to DeCotiis Doyle, LLP, while continuing to retain Michael R. DeCotiis, Esq. and his attorneys as originally selected through the RFQ process; and
WHEREAS, City of Newark has requested DeCotiis Doyle, LLP, 531 Dorchester Drive, River Vale, New Jersey 07675, to continue to provide Litigation legal services to the City without interruption within the scope of the existi...
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