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Dept/ Agency: Water and Sewer Utilities
Action: ( ) Ratifying ( X ) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Professional Services Contract
Purpose: Professional Engineering Services on an As Needed Basis
Entity Name: GTS Consultants, Inc.
Entity Address: 47 Wilson Avenue, Suite 2, Manalapan, New Jersey 07726
Contract Amount: Not to Exceed $250,000.00
Funding Source: Department of Water and Sewer Utilities 2024 Budget
Contract Period: January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024, Project assignments may extend beyond December 31, 2024, as authorized by N.J.S.A. 40A:11-15(9.)
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( X ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( X ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) N/A
Additional Information:
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WHEREAS, the City of Newark, Department of Water and Sewer Utilities ("the City and/or the Department"), is in need of Professional Engineering Services on an As-Needed Basis; and
WHEREAS, Engineering 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, on November 16, 2023, the Director caused to be published on the Department's website and the Newark Star Ledger, a Notice of Request For Qualifications (RFQ) for Professional Engineering Services on an As-Needed Basis; and
WHEREAS, thirty-eight (38) prospective Respondents obtained (RFQ) Packages from the Department; and
WHEREAS, on December 5, 2023, the Department received sealed responses from thirty-two (32) firms in response to the RFQ; and
WHEREAS, GTS Consultants, Inc., 47 Wilson Avenue, Suite 2, Manalapan, New Jersey 07726 ("GTS") submitted a response that was found to be in the best interest of the City to accept for Engineering Services on an As-Needed Basis; and
WHEREAS, the City...
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