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Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of the Business Administrator
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Professional Service Contract
Purpose: To provide for Lobbying Services.
Entity Name: Winning Strategies Washington, LLC
Entity Address: 409 Seventh Street, N.W., Suite 450, Washington, D.C. 20004
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $180,000.00
Funding Source: 2021 Budget/Department of Administration/Fund NW051, Dept. ID G21, Project ARPW0, Activity A, Account #71280, Budget Ref. 2021
Contract Period: March 1, 2022 through February 28, 2023
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor () Prof. Ser. (X) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) N/A
Additional Information:
This contract will provide lobbying services for the City, more specifically, to develop and execute a comprehensive government affairs strategy to advocate and advance funding requests for the City of Newark's priorities through the annual appropriations process and federal competitive grants, as well as track and secure existing infrastructure resources as the Biden Administration implements the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA).
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WHEREAS, the City of Newark, Department of Administration, wishes to obtain lobbying services to advance and develop a comprehensive strategy to advocate and advance funding for the City's priorities, among other things; and
WHEREAS, lobbying services require specialized expertise; 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, Winning Strategies Washington, LLC, (hereinafter referr...
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