Title
Dept/ Agency: Law
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Professional Services Contract
Purpose: Legal Services - Special Taxes Counsel
Entity Name: Decotiis Fitzpatrick & Cole, LLP
Entity Address: Glenpointe Centre West, 500 Frank W. Burr Blvd., Ste. 31, Teaneck, New Jersey 07666
Contract Amount: $200,000.00
Funding Source: City of Newark Budget, Law Department
Contract Period: January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2016
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:
Invitation: Corporation Counsel, December 15, 2015
Deferred 7R7-e 121615
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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 a Request for Qualifications ("RFQ") for Special Tax Counsel Services on or about October 27, 2015; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark received a total of seven (7) proposals in response to its the RFQ; and
WHEREAS, Decotiis, Fitzpatrick & Cole, LLP, 500 Frank W. Burr Boulevard, Suite 31, Teaneck, New Jersey 07666, submitted a proposal and it was found, based upon price and other factors, to be in the best of interest of the City of Newark to accept the proposal for the purpose of providing legal services concerning Special Tax Matters; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark wishes to enter into a new contract with Decotiis, Fitzpatrick & Cole, LLP, to provide legal services concerning Special Tax Matters, in an amount...
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