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Dept/ Agency: Law
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Professional Services Contract
Purpose: To provide legal services as Special Counsel.
Entity Name: Pashman Stein Walder Hayden
Entity Address: 21 Main Street, Suite 200, Hackensack New Jersey 07601
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $100,000.00
Funding Source: 2020 and 2021 Budgets/Department of Law
Contract Period: October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor (X) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open (X) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
Additional Information:
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WHEREAS, the City of Newark (the "City") 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, Pashman Stein Walder Hayden, 21 Main Street, Suite 200, Hackensack New Jersey 07601, has agreed to serve, and has served as Special Counsel to the Chief of Staff, Amiri Baraka (the "Chief of Staff"), in the matter of Willie Parker v. City of Newark, et al., Docket No.:17-04615 filed in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey; and
WHEREAS, given the allegations in the Complaint and complexity of this matter, it is more efficient and cost-effective for Pashman Stein Walder Hayden, to handle this litigation on behalf of the Chief of Staff; and
WHEREAS, Pashman Stein Walder Hayden, submitted a proposal to continue to provide legal services concerning this matter, and did provide Legal Services in this matter which resulted in its successful resolution; and
WHEREAS, it was found to be in the best interest of the City of Newark to acce...
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