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Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Central Purchasing
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Bid Contract(s)
Purpose: Rental of Parking Spaces in a Lot or a Garage
Entity Name(s)/Address(s): J & L Parking Corporation, 9 Kensington Place, Roseland, New Jersey 07068
Contract Amount: $33,600.00
Funding Source: 2016 Budget/Office of the City Clerk/NW011-020- 0201- 7161-B2016
Contract Period: One (1) year term
Contract Basis: (X) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
Additional Information:
Bids solicited: Four (4)
Bids received: Three (3)
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WHEREAS, on June 9, 2015, the City of Newark through its Purchasing Director, advertised to solicit bids for Rental of Parking Spaces in a Lot or a Garage which the contractor will provide to the City of Newark, for the Office of the City Clerk, as described in the attached bid proposal; and
WHEREAS, the Division of Central Purchasing distributed four (4) bid proposal packages to prospective vendors following the date of advertisement; and
WHEREAS, on June 25, 2015, the Division of Central Purchasing received three (3) bids in response to this advertisement; and
WHEREAS, the Office of the City Clerk contested the award of the contract to SP Plus Corporation because of prior negative performance and experience; and
WHEREAS, the City Clerk notified SP Plus Corporation of its disqualification, and advised the company that it could request a hearing. The vendor did not respond to the notification. Before the conclusion of the disqualification process SP Plus Corporation informed Central Purchasing that it had changed circumstances since the bid and that it no longer owned the property of interest to lease; and
WHEREAS, the Supervising Procurement Specialist su...
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