File #: 19-0103    Version: 1 Name: Professional Services Contract (Bond Counsel)
Type: Resolution Status: Adopted
File created: 1/14/2019 In control: Law
On agenda: 2/6/2019 Final action: 2/6/2019
Title: Dept/ Agency: Law Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Professional Services Contract Purpose: Bond Counsel Services Entity Name: DeCotiis, Fitzpatrick, Cole & Giblin, LLP. Entity Address: Glenpointe Centre West, 500 Frank W. Burr Boulevard, Suite 31, Teaneck, New Jersey 07666 Contract Amount: An amount not to exceed $200,000.00 Funding Source: City of Newark Bond Note Proceeds Contract Period: January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019 Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor (X) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS ( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ ( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) N/A Additional Information:
Sponsors: Council of the Whole
Title
Dept/ Agency: Law
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Professional Services Contract
Purpose: Bond Counsel Services
Entity Name: DeCotiis, Fitzpatrick, Cole & Giblin, LLP.
Entity Address: Glenpointe Centre West, 500 Frank W. Burr Boulevard, Suite 31, Teaneck, New Jersey 07666
Contract Amount: An amount not to exceed $200,000.00
Funding Source: City of Newark Bond Note Proceeds
Contract Period: January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor (X) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) N/A
Additional Information:

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WHEREAS, the City of Newark as the largest municipality in the State of New Jersey faces novel issues on a daily basis and has a need to acquire Bond Counsel legal services; and

WHEREAS, DeCotiis, Fitzpatrick, Cole & Giblin, LLP ("DeCotiis"), a law firm with a diverse practice and specific expertise in issues involving municipal government, submitted a proposal to provide Bond Counsel Legal Services and it was found to be in the interest of the City of Newark to accept the proposal for the purpose of providing Bond Counsel Legal Services; and

WHEREAS, the Mayor and the Corporation Counsel wish to enter into a contract with DeCotiis to provide Bond Counsel Legal Services in an amount not to exceed $200,000.00, for the period of January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019; and

WHEREAS, the Mayor and Corporation Counsel wishes to enforce Ordinance 6PSF-a March 16, 2016 and its amending Ordinance 6PSF-c May 10, 2018, which provides for the use of the redevelopment escrow fees paid by developers to defray the various costs, such as those associated with Redevelopment Area Bonds (RAB), incurred by the City of Newark for redevelopment projects; and

WHEREAS, the ...

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