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Dept/ Agency: Law
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Professional Services Contract
Purpose: To serve as Per Diem Attorneys in the Newark Municipal Court.
Entity Name: The Law Office of Gina DeVito, LLC
Entity Address: 28 Valley Rd., Suite 1, Montclair, New Jersey 07042
Contract Amount: For a cumulative amount for all seven (7) vendors not to exceed $135,000.00
Funding Source: 2020 Budget/Law Department
Contract Period: January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor (X) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
(X) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP (X) RFQ
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
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WHEREAS, the City of Newark operates a Municipal Court and has a need to engage attorneys as Special Municipal Prosecutors; 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, the City of Newark is desirous of acquiring such legal services as fair and open contracts pursuant to the provisions of the Local Pay- to-Play Statute, N.J.S.A. 19:44A-20.5; and
WHEREAS, the Corporation Counsel of the City of Newark caused to be published on the City of Newark's website, a Notice of Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for Municipal Prosecutor Services on or about September 9, 2019; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark received a total of (7) proposals in response to its request; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark wishes to award a multiple-vendor contract for the period from January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020, to be used in the City of Newark's sole discretion on an "as needed" basis during the term of the contract; and
WHEREAS, the cumulative amount of compensation for (7) vendors awarded contracts under...
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