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Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Exception to Public Bidding - N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5(1)(a)(i) and N.J.S.A. 40A: 11-(5)(1)(a)(i)(l)
Purpose: To provide legal services to the Office of the City Clerk in connection with Election Matters
Entity Name: Anselmi & Carvelli, LLP.
Entity Address: 56 Headquarters Plaza, West Tower 5th Fl., Morristown, New Jersey 07960
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $50,000.00
Funding Source: Office of the City Clerk NW011-020-0201-96110-B2025 and B2026
Contract Period: One (1) year commencing November 27, 2025 through November 26, 2026
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor (X) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open (X) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
Additional Information:
Partial Certification of Funds in the amount of $1,000.00.
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WHEREAS, the Municipal Council and the City Clerk has a need for legal services, as it pertains to election matters; and
WHEREAS, Anselmi & Carvelli, LLP., located at 56 Headquarters Plaza, West Tower 5th Fl., Morristown, New Jersey 07960 ("Firm"), is a law firm with expertise in issues involving election matters and it is in the best interests of the City to enter into a contract with the law firm to provide legal services related to election matters; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark ("City") wishes to enter into a contract with the Firm to provide legal services, as it pertains to election matters, in an amount not to exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($50,000.00), for a one year period commencing November 27, 2025 through November 26, 2026; 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, the Local Public Contracts Law, N...
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