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Dept/ Agency: Water and Sewer Utilities
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Professional Services Contract
Purpose: To provide Professional Engineering Services on an As Needed Basis.
Entity Name: Kustera, Bernard and Fox Engineering D.P.C., Inc.
Entity Address: 200 North 5th Street, Harrison, New Jersey 07023
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $50,000.00
Funding Source: 2024 Budget/Department of Water and Sewer Utilities
Contract Period: January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024, Project assignments may go beyond December 31, 2024, as authorized by N.J.S.A. 40A:11-15(9)
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:
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WHEREAS, the City of Newark, Department of Water and Sewer Utilities ("the City and/or the Department"), is in need of Professional Engineering Services on an As-Needed Basis; and
WHEREAS, Engineering 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 November 16, 2023, the Director of the Department of Water and Sewer Utilities of the City of Newark caused to be published on the Department's website and the Newark Star Ledger, a Notice of Request For Qualifications (RFQ) for Professional Engineering Services on an As-Needed Basis; and
WHEREAS, thirty-eight (38) prospective Respondents obtained (RFQ) Packages from the Department; and
WHEREAS, on December 5, 2023, the Department received sealed responses from thirty-two (32) firms in response to the RFQ; and
WHEREAS, Kustera, Bernard and Fox Engineering D.P.C. Inc., 200 North 5th St., Harrison, New Jersey 07023 ("KB&F") submitted a response that was found to be in the best...
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