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Dept/ Agency: Law
Action: (X ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Professional Services Contract
Purpose: To provide Litigation Defense Services
Entity Name: Weiner Lesniak, LLP
Entity Address: 629 Parsippany Road, P.O. Box 0438, Parsippany, New Jersey 07054-0438
Contract Amount: $150,000.00
Funding Source: Prudential/Trust Fund
Contract Period: January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013
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
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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, the City of Newark issued a Request for Qualifications for Litigation Defense Counsel on or about September 17, 2012; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark received a total of thirteen (13) proposals in response to its request for Litigation Defense Counsel; and
WHEREAS, Weiner Lesniak, LLP, with offices located at 629 Parsippany Road, P.O. Box 0438, Parsippany, New Jersey 07054-0438, submitted a proposal in response to the request 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 Litigation Defense Matters; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark wishes to enter into a new contract with Weiner Lesniak, LLP to provide legal services concerning Litigation Defense Matters in an amount not to exceed One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000.00), for the period of January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013, which shall cover those existing matters currently being handled by Weiner Lesniak, LLP, as well as new matters that may arise during the contract term; and
WHEREAS, the Local Public Contracts Law (N.J.S.A. 40A...
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