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Dept/ Agency: Law
Action: ( X ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Professional Services Contract
Purpose: To provide legal services concerning Special Taxes Litigation Matters
Entity Name: DeCotiis, Fitzpatrick, Cole & Giblin, LLP
Entity Address: 61 South Paramus Road, Suite 250, Paramus, New Jersey 07652
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $350,000.00
Funding Source: 2025 Budget/Finance Department- NW045, Department 18G, Account 94710, Project 18B00, Budget 2025 and/or 2025 Budget/Law Department - NW011, Department 040, Division 0401, Account 71260, Budget 2025
Contract Period: January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025
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 $100,000.00.
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WHEREAS, the City of Newark 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, the Corporation Counsel of the City of Newark caused to be published in Star Ledger, on the City of Newark's website, a Notice of Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for Special Taxes Litigation Counsel Services on or about October 23, 2024; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark received a total of seven (7) proposals in response to the RFQ for Special Taxes Litigation Counsel; and
WHEREAS, DeCotiis, Fitzpatrick, Cole & Giblin, LLP 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 S...
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