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Dept/ Agency: Law
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Professional Services Contract
Purpose: To serve as Per Diem Attorneys in the Newark Municipal Court
Entity Name: Multiple Vendors - See list below
Entity Address: Multiple Vendors - See list below
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $150,000.00, cumulative for five (5) vendors
Funding Source: 2024 Budget/Law Department
Contract Period: January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024
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:
1) Evelyn Akushie-Onyeani, Esq., Onyeani Law Firm, LLC, 76 South Orange Avenue, Suite 200, South Orange, New Jersey 07079;
2) Gina DeVito, Esq., 28 Valley Road, #1, Montclair, New Jersey 07042;
3) Gracia Robert Montilus, Esq., d/b/a GRM Legal Works, LLC, 76 South Orange Avenue, Suite 107, South Orange, New Jersey 07079;
4) Connie Bentley McGhee, Esq., 292 Lafayette Street, Newark, New Jersey 07105; and
5) White and Co. Attorneys and Counsellors, LLC, Orange, New Jersey 07050
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WHEREAS, the City of Newark operates a Municipal Court and has a need to engage attorneys as Special Municipal Prosecutors; 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 Corporation Counsel of the City of Newark caused to be published in the Star Ledger, on the City of Newark's website, a Notice of Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for Municipal Prosecutor Services on or about September 6, 2023; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark received a total of six (6) proposals in response to its request; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark wishes to award a multiple-vendor contract fo...
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