Title
Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Professional Services Contract
Purpose: First Amendment to Agreement to provide legal services as Redevelopment and Land Use Counsel.
Entity Name: Decotiis, Fitzpatrick, Cole and Giblin, LLP
Entity Address: 61 South Paramus Road, Suite 250, Paramus, New Jersey 07652
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $830,000.00
Funding Source: 2023 Budget/Department of Economic and Housing Development/NW026, Account #32100, B2023
Contract Period: March 12, 2023 through March 11, 2024
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:
Resolution 7R2-m adopted on April 19, 2023, awarded a contract in an amount not to exceed $450,000.00 for the period of March 12, 2023 through March 11, 2024.
This Resolution authorizes a First Amendment to the Agreement to provide legal services as Redevelopment and Land Use Counsel and increases the contract amount by $380,000.00, for a new total contract amount not to exceed $830,000.00.
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WHEREAS, Legal 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-m, adopted on April 19, 2023, awarded a contract to Decotiis, Fitzpatrick, Cole & Giblin, LLP, 61 South Paramus Road, Suite 250, Paramus, New Jersey 07652, (the "Firm") to serve as Redevelopment and Land Use Counsel for matters that are currently being handled by the Firm and any new matters that may arise during the contract term, in an amount not to exceed Four Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars and ...
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