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Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing (X) Amending
Type of Service: Professional Services Contract
Purpose: First Amendment to the Agreement to provide Professional Services, as Planning Consultants, to increase the contract amount by $30,000.00.
Entity Name: Heyer, Gruel & Associates, P.A
Entity Address: 236 Broad Street, Red Bank, New Jersey 07701
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $160,000.00
Funding Source: Community and Economic Development Trust Fund
Contract Period: January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor (X) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
(X) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
Additional Information:
The Original Resolution 7R2-i adopted on January 21, 2026, awarded a contract in an amount not to exceed $130,000.00.
The First Amendment increases the contract amount by $30,000.00 for a new contract amount not to exceed $160,000.00.
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WHEREAS, Planning Consultant services are Professional Services and are exempt from the requirements for public bidding pursuant to the Local Public Contracts Law, more specifically, N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5(1)(a)(i); and
WHEREAS, the Municipal Council of the City of Newark (the “Municipal Council”) by Resolution 7R2-i, adopted on January 21, 2026, awarded a Professional Services contract to Heyer, Gruel & Associates, P.A., 236 Broad Street, Red Bank, New Jersey 07701, to serve as Planning Consultants, for an amount not to exceed One Hundred Thirty Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($130,000.00), for the period of January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026; and
WHEREAS, this contract is for an amount over $17,500.00 and was awarded as a Fair and Open Contract pursuant to N.J.S.A. 19:44A-20.5; and
WHEREAS, the contract was awarded in compliance with Local Public Contracts Law, (N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5(1)(a)(i)),...
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