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Dept/ Agency: Law
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Professional Services Contract
Purpose: To provide legal services concerning Litigation Defense Matters.
Entity Name: Antonelli Kantor Rivera, P.C
Entity Address: 354 Eisenhower Parkway, Suite 1000, Livingston, New Jersey 07039
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $100,000.00
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:
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WHEREAS, the City of Newark (the "City") 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 City's Corporation Counsel caused to be published in the Star Ledger and on the City of Newark's electronic procurement portal, a Notice of Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for Litigation Defense Counsel Services on or about September 6, 2023; and
WHEREAS, the City received a total of thirty (30) proposals in response to the RFQ for Litigation Defense Counsel Services; and
WHEREAS, Antonelli Kantor Rivera, P.C., submitted a Proposal and it was found based upon price and other factors to be in the best interest of the City to accept the Proposal for the purpose of providing legal services concerning Litigation Defense Counsel Services; and
WHEREAS, the City wishes to enter into a contract with Antonelli Kantor Rivera, P.C., to provide legal services concerning Litigation Defense Matters, in an amount not to exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($100,000.0...
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