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Dept/ Agency: Law
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Professional Services Contract
Purpose: To provide legal services concerning Special Counsel.
Entity Name: Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis, LLP.
Entity Address: Metro Corporate Campus One, P.O. Box 5600, Woodbridge, New Jersey 07095-0988
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $200,000.00
Funding Source: 2018 Budget/Law Department
Contract Period: June 1, 2018 through May 31, 2019
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor (X) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open (X) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) 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, Greenbaum Rowe Smith & Davis, LLP, Metro Corporate Campus One, P.O. Box 5600, Woodbridge, New Jersey 07095-0988, has agreed to serve as Special Counsel to the City of Newark regarding City of Newark's Appeal of its Assessment of 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 Greenbaum Rowe Smith & Davis, LLP, to handle this litigation on behalf of the City of Newark; and
WHEREAS, Greenbaum Rowe Smith & Davis, LLP, submitted a proposal to provide Legal Services concerning this matter, and it was found to be in the best interest of the City of Newark to accept the proposal for the purpose of representing the City of Newark's interests and provide Legal Services for this limited matter; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and the Corporation Counsel wi...
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