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Dept/ Agency: Law
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing (X) Amending
Type of Service: Professional Services Contract
Purpose: Second Amendment to the Agreement to provide Legal Services as Litigation Defense by Increasing the Contract Amount by $20,000.00
Entity Name: Carmagnola & Ritardi, LLC
Entity Address: 60 Washington Street, Morristown, New Jersey 07960
Contract Amount: $130,000.00
Funding Source: City of Newark 2015 Budget/Law Department
Contract Period: January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2015
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
Additional Information:
Resolution 7R7-g - Original contract amount for $35,000.00
Resolution 7R7-b - First Amendment increased contract by $75,000.00 for a total contract amount of $110,000.00.
Second Amendment increases the contract by $20,000.00 for a total contract amount of $130,000.00
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WHEREAS, legal services are professional services and are exempt from the requirements for public bidding pursuant to the Local Public Contracts Law, more specifically, N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5(1)(a)(i); and
WHEREAS, the Municipal Council of the City of Newark, by Resolution 7R7-g, adopted on January 7, 2015, awarded a contract to Carmagnola & Ritardi, LLC, 60 Washington Street, Morristown, New Jersey 07960, to serve as Counsel for Litigation Defense Matters that are currently being handled by Carmagnola & Ritardi, LLC and any new matters that may arise during the contract term, for an amount not to exceed Thirty-Five Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($35,000.00), for the period of January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2015; and
WHEREAS, the contract was awarded in compliance with Local Public Contracts Law, and through the fair and open process of State Pay-to-Pl...
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