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Dept/ Agency: Law
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Professional Service Contract
Purpose: To provide legal services as Special Counsel.
Entity Name: Scarinci & Hollenbeck, LLC
Entity Address: 1100 Valley Brook Avenue, P.O. Box 790, Lyndhurst, New Jersey 07071
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $200,000.00
Funding Source: 2019 Budget/Law Department
Contract Period: March 1, 2019 through February 29, 2020
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor (X) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) N/A
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WHEREAS, the City of Newark ("City") has a need to acquire Legal Services; and
WHEREAS, Legal Services are professional services exempted from the requirements for public bidding, pursuant to Local Public Contracts Law, N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5(1)(a)(i); and
WHEREAS, Scarinci & Hollenbeck LLC has agreed to serve as Special Legal Counsel for the City regarding an appeal of its assessment of the Third and Fourth Quarter 2018 User Charges against Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission; and
WHEREAS, given the complexity of this matter it is more efficient and cost-effective for Scarinci & Hollenbeck LLC to handle this matter on behalf of the City; and
WHEREAS, Scarinci & Hollenbeck LLC submitted a proposal to provide legal services concerning this matter and it was found to be in the best interest of the City to accept the proposal for the purpose of representing the City's interests and provide legal services for this limited matter; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and/or his designee, Corporation Counsel, wish to enter into a contract with Scarinci & Hollenbeck LLC to provide legal services, as it pertains to this matter, in an amount not to exceed Two Hundred Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($200...
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