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Dept/ Agency: Law Department
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Professional Services Contract
Purpose: To provide legal services as Special Counsel.
Entity Name: Beveridge & Diamond, P.C.
Entity Address: 1350 I Street, NW, Suite 700, Washington, D.C. 20005
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $250,000.00
Funding Source: 2019 Budget
Contract Period: August 1, 2019 through July 31, 2020
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:
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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, Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., 1350 I Street, NW, Suite 700, Washington, D.C. 20005, serves as Special Counsel to the City of Newark, Department of Water and Sewer Utilities, Mayor Ras J. Baraka and Former Director Andrea Adebowale, in the matter of Newark Education Workers Caucus & Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. City of Newark, et als., Docket No.:18-11025 filed in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey; and
WHEREAS, given the allegations in the Complaint and complexity of this matter, it is more efficient and cost-effective for Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., to continue to handle this litigation on behalf of the City of Newark, Department of Water and Sewer Utilities, Mayor Ras J. Baraka and Former Director Andrea Adebowale; and
WHEREAS, Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., submitted a proposal to continue to provide legal services concerning this matter, and it was found to be in the best i...
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