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Dept/ Agency: Law
Action: ( X ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Professional Services Contract
Purpose: To serve as Per Diem Attorneys in the Newark Municipal Court (Day Court)
Entity Name: Multiple Vendors - See list below
Entity Address: Multiple Vendors - See list below
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $100,000.00, cumulative for three (3) vendors
Funding Source: 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:
1. Evelyn Akushie-Onyeani, Esq., Onyeani Law Firm, LLC,
76 South Orange Avenue, Suite 200, South Orange, New Jersey 07079;
2. Jardim Meisner Salmon Sprajue & Susser, P.C., 30B Vreeland Road,
Suite 201, Florham Park, New Jersey 07932; and
3. Gracia Robert Montilus, Esq., d/b/a GRM Legal Works, LLC,
76 South Orange Avenue, Suite 107, South Orange, New Jersey 07079
Partial Certification of Funds in the amount of $25,000.00
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WHEREAS, the City of Newark operates a Municipal Court and has a need to engage attorneys as Special Municipal Prosecutors; 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 the Star Ledger, on the City of Newark's website, a Notice of Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for Municipal Prosecutor Services on or about October 23, 2024; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark received a total of four (4) proposals in response to its request; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark wishes to award a ...
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