File #: 21-1863    Version: 1 Name: Resolution: Michael Armstrong and Associates - Litigation Matters (2022)
Type: Resolution Status: Adopted
File created: 12/9/2021 In control: Law
On agenda: 4/6/2022 Final action: 4/6/2022
Title: Dept./ Agency: Law Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Professional Services Contract Purpose: To provide legal services concerning Litigation Matters. Entity Name: Michael A. Armstrong and Associates, LLC Entity Address: Willingboro, New Jersey 08046 Contract Amount: Not to exceed $75,000.00 Funding Source: 2022 Budget/Law Department Contract Period: January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022 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: Partial Certification of Funds in the amount of $18,750.00.
Sponsors: Council of the Whole
Related files: 23-0034
Title
Dept./ Agency: Law
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Professional Services Contract
Purpose: To provide legal services concerning Litigation Matters.
Entity Name: Michael A. Armstrong and Associates, LLC
Entity Address: Willingboro, New Jersey 08046
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $75,000.00
Funding Source: 2022 Budget/Law Department
Contract Period: January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022
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:
Partial Certification of Funds in the amount of $18,750.00.
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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, 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 or about September 10, 2021, the City's Corporation Counsel caused to be published on the City of Newark's website, a Notice of Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for Litigation Counsel Services and on September 22, 2021, issued an addendum; and

WHEREAS, the City received a total of twenty (24) proposals in response to its request; and

WHEREAS, Michael A. Armstrong and Associates, LLC, Willingboro, New Jersey 08046, submitted a proposal and it was found, based upon price and other factors, to be in the best interest of the City of Newark to accept the proposal for the purpose of providing legal services concerning Litigation Counsel Services; and

WHEREAS, the City wishes to enter into a contract with Michael A. Armstrong and Associates, LLC, to provide legal services concerning Litigation Matters, in an amount not to exceed Seventy-Five Thousa...

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