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Dept/ Agency: Law
Action: ( X ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: EUS Contract
Purpose: Municipal Business- Federal and State Lobbying
Entity Name: Mercury Public Affairs, LLC
Entity Address: 220 Lennox Avenue, Suite 101, Westfield, New Jersey 07090
Contract Amount: Amount not to exceed $168,000.00
Funding Source: Department of Business Administration Business Unit NW:011-Dept. ID 030, Div. Proj. 0301, Account 71280, Budget Ref: B2020
Contract Period: April 16, 2020- April 15, 2021
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. (X) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( X ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
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WHEREAS, on March 9, 2020, Governor Phillip D. Murphy of the State of New Jersey issued through Executive Order 103 a Declaration of State of Emergency; and
WHEREAS, on March 24, 2020, the President of the United States upgraded the Governor's State of Emergency to a Major Disaster Declaration (DR-4488); and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark is in need of services, to promote to identify and address ongoing issues currently facing municipalities; 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 Coronavirus 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 services necessary to implement...
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