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Dept/ Agency: Law
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Professional Services Contract
Purpose: To provide Legal Services concerning Labor & Employment matters.
Entity Name: Law Offices of Kalimah H. Ahmad
Entity Address: 35 Journal Square, #4002, Jersey City, New Jersey 07306-0730
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $50,000.00
Funding Source: 2020 Budget/Law Department
Contract Period: January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020
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, 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 on the City of Newark's website, a Notice of Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for Labor & Employment Counsel Services on or about September 9, 2019; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark received a total of (14) proposals in response to its request; and
WHEREAS, the Law Offices of Kalimah H. Ahmad, 35 Journal Square, #4002, Jersey City, New Jersey 07306-0730, submitted a proposal 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 Labor & Employment Counsel Services; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark wishes to enter into a contract with the Law Offices of Kalimah H. Ahmad, to provide Legal Services concerning Labor & Employment Matters, in an amount not to exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars and Z...
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