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Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of the Business Administrator
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Extraordinary Unspecifiable Service (EUS) Contract
Purpose: Municipal Business- Federal and State Lobbying
Entity Name: Mercury Public Affairs, LLC
Entity Address: 1 Elm Street, Suite 2, Westfield, New Jersey 07908
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $168,000.00
Funding Source: 2023 Budget/Department of Business Administration/Business Unit NW: 011-Dept. ID 030, Div. Proj. 0301, Account 71280, Budget Ref: B2023
Contract Period: May 1, 2023 through April 30, 2024
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. (X) EUS
( ) Fair & Open (X) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) N/A
Additional Information:
Partial Certification of Funds in the amount of $50,000.00.
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WHEREAS, the City of Newark (the "City") is in need of services, to promote, identify and address ongoing issues currently facing municipalities; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark (the "City") wishes to obtain lobbying services to advance and develop a comprehensive strategy to advocate and advance funding for the City's priorities, among other things; and
WHEREAS, Municipal Business (Federal Lobbying) requires specialized expertise in order to receive funding at the Federal and State levels to address the needs of the City including, but not limited to, critical infrastructure investments to overcome the Coronavirus pandemic and support economic recovery; and
WHEREAS, under the Local Public Contracts Law, N.J.S.A. 40A:11-1 et seq. (the "LPCL"), a municipality may enter into a contract for the performance of services without competitive public bidding if the services being procured qualify as Extraordinary Unspecifiable Services; and
WHEREAS, the serv...
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