Title
Dept/ Agency: Law
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Professional Services Contract
Purpose: To provide legal services concerning Special Tax Matters.
Entity Name: Wisniewski & Associates, LLC.
Entity Address: 17 Main Street, Sayreville, New Jersey 08872
Contract Amount: $100,000.00
Funding Source: City of Newark Budget/ Law Department
Contract Period: January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018
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 is involved in ongoing legal matters and therefore has a need to acquire legal services; 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 Acting Corporation Counsel of the City of Newark caused to be published on the City of Newark's website, a Notice of a Request for Qualifications ("RFQ") for Special Tax Counsel Services on or about October 27, 2017; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark received a total of five (5) proposals in response the RFQ requests; and
WHEREAS, Wisniewski & Associates, LLC, 17 Main Street, Sayreville, New Jersey 08872, submitted a proposal and it was found, based upon price and other factors, to be in the best of interest of the City of Newark to accept the proposal for the purpose of providing legal services concerning Special Tax Matters; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark wishes to enter into a new contract with Wisniewski & Associates, LLC, to provide legal services concerning Special Tax Matters, in an amount not to exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($100,000.00), for the period of...
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