Title
Dept/ Agency: Engineering
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Professional Services Contract
Purpose: Professional Engineering Services for Newark Downtown Circulation Improvement Study Professional Services Project
Entity Name: Sam Schwartz Consulting, LLC
Entity Address: 30 Montgomery Street, Suite 1340, Jersey City, New Jersey 07302
Contract Amount: Amount not to exceed $279,989.95
Funding Source: Federal /NJTPA
Contract Period: 365 consecutive calendar days from the issuance of a formal Notice to Proceed
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor (X) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
(X) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions (X) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale (X) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
Addition Information:
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WHEREAS, the City of Newark, Department of Engineering, Division of Traffic and Signals, is in need of professional services relating to the Newark Downtown Circulation Improvement Study Project; and
WHEREAS, the professional engineering services required are exempt from public bidding pursuant to the Local Public Contracts Law, N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5 (1)(a)(i); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the fair and open process of the State of New Jersey Pay to Play Law, N.J.S.A. 19:44A-20.5, the City of Newark, Department of Engineering, Division of Traffic and Signals, publicly advertised a Request for Proposal (RFP) on January 14, 2016, January 21, 2016 and January 28, 2016, for the Newark Downtown Circulation Improvement Study Professional Services Project; and
WHEREAS, on February 18, 2016, two (2) firms submitted their responses to the Request for Proposal (RFP); and
WHEREAS, a selection committee of personnel from the Department of Engineering, New Jersey Department of Transportation and the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority, evaluated the two (2) proposals re...
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