Title
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of the Business Administrator
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Professional Service Contract
Purpose: Legal Services for Collective Bargaining and Labor Negotiations
Entity Name: Cleary Giacobbe Alfieri Jacobs, LLC.
Entity Address: 169 Ramapo Valley Road, Upper Level 105 Oakland,
NJ 07436
Contract Amount: Amount not to exceed $75,000.00
Funding Source: 2018 Budget/ Department of Administration
Contract Period: April 1, 2018 through March 31, 2019
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor (X) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
(X) 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 ("City") is involved in ongoing legal negotiations 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, Cleary Giacobbe Alfieri Jacobs, LLC, 169 Ramapo Valley Road, Upper Level 105, Oakland, New Jersey 07436, has agreed to serve as Special Counsel to the City in Collective Bargaining and Labor Negotiations matters; and
WHEREAS, given the number of labor unions and specialized areas of law involved in labor negotiations, it is more efficient and cost-effective for Cleary Giacobbe Alfieri Jacobs, LLC, to provide special counsel to the Personnel Department; and
WHEREAS, Cleary Giacobbe Alfieri Jacobs, LLC submitted a proposal to provide legal services concerning collective bargaining and labor negotiations, and it was found to be in the best interest of the City of Newark to accept the proposal for the purpose of assisting the Personnel Department with labor negotiations; and
WHEREAS, the Busi...
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