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Dept/ Agency: Water and Sewer Utilities
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Professional Services Contract
Purpose: To provide Professional Engineering Services on an As Needed Basis.
Entity Name: CDM Smith, Inc.
Entity Address: 110 Fieldcrest Avenue, #8, Edison, New Jersey 08837
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $350,000.00
Funding Source: 2024 Budget/Department of Water and Sewer Utilities
Contract Period: January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024, Project assignments may extend beyond December 31, 2024, as authorized by N.J.S.A. 40A:11-15(9)
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:
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WHEREAS, the City of Newark, Department of Water and Sewer Utilities ("the City and/or the Department"), is in need of Professional Engineering Services on an As-Needed Basis; and
WHEREAS, Engineering 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, on November 16, 2023, the Director caused to be published on the Department's website and the Newark Star Ledger, a Notice of Request For Qualifications (RFQ) for Professional Engineering Services on an As-Needed Basis; and
WHEREAS, thirty-eight (38) prospective Respondents obtained (RFQ) Packages from the Department; and
WHEREAS, on December 5, 2023, the Department received sealed responses from thirty-two (32) firms in response to the RFQ; and
WHEREAS, CDM Smith, Inc., 110 Fieldcrest Avenue, #8, Edison, New Jersey 08837 ("CDM Smith") submitted a response that was found to be in the best interest of the City to accept for Engineering Services on an As-Needed Basis; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to ...
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