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Dept/ Agency: Water and Sewer Utilities
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Professional Services Contract
Purpose: To continue providing legal services concerning lead pipe replacement investigation and litigation
Entity Name: Friedman Kaplan Seiler Adelman and Robbins, LLP
Entity Address: 7 Times Square, New York, New York 10036-6516
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $500,000.00
Funding Source: 2025 Budget/Department of Water and Sewer Utilities/Bus Unit: NW037, Dept. 750, Div./Proj.: 7502, Acct: 71260, Budget Ref. 2026
Contract Period: March 1, 2026 through February 28, 2027
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor (X) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open (X) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) N/A
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WHEREAS, the City of Newark, Department of Water and Sewer Utilities, is currently engaged in legal matters concerning lead service line replacement and requires the continued provision of professional legal services; and
WHEREAS, Friedman Kaplan Seiler Adelman & Robbins, LLP has been serving as Special Counsel for the Department under a contract beginning March 2024; and
WHEREAS Friedman Kaplan Seiler Adelman & Robbins, LLP has represented that they are qualified by their training and experience to provide the required legal services, which the Corporation Counsel and the Department of Water and Sewer Utilities certify is essential and necessary; and
WHEREAS pursuant to the Local Public Contracts Law, N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5(1)(a)(i), professional services contracts may not exceed one (1) year in duration; and
WHEREAS to comply with said statutory requirement and to ensure uninterrupted continuation of legal services, a new professional services contract must be authorized by the Municipal Council for the period beginning March 1, 2026 through February 28, 2027; and...
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