Title
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:  T&M Associates
Entity Address:  Eleven Tindall Road, Middletown, New Jersey 07748
Contract Amount:  Not to exceed $100,000.00
Funding Source: Department of Water and Sewer Utilities Budget for Water Services
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   ( X ) 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, T&M Associates, Eleven Tindall Road, Middletown, New Jersey 07748 ("T&M") 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 de...
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