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Dept/ Agency: Law
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Professional Services Contract
Purpose: Legal Services Workers' Compensation Counsel Services
Entity Name: Chasan, Leyner and Lamparello, PC.
Entity Address: 300 Lighting Way, Secaucus, New Jersey 07094
Contract Amount: Amount not to exceed $150,000.00
Funding Source: Workers' Compensation Insurance Fund
Contract Period: January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017
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
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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 Request for Qualifications ("RFQ") for Workers' Compensation Counsel Services on or about September 30, 2016; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark received a total of six (6) proposals in response to the RFQ; and
WHEREAS, Chasan, Leyner and Lamparello, PC, 300 Lighting Way, Secaucus, New Jersey 07094, submitted a proposal and it was found based upon price and other factors to be in the best interest of the City of Newark to accept the proposal for the purpose of providing legal services concerning Workers' Compensation; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark wishes to enter into a contract with Chasan, Leyner & Lamparello, PC, to provide legal services concerning Workers' Compensation matters, in an amount not to exceed One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars and Zer...
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