Title
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of the Business Administrator
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: EUS Contract
Purpose: To provide marketing and branding services to City of Newark
Entity Name: Cole Media
Entity Address: 105 Lock Street, Suite 203, Newark, New Jersey, 07103
Contract Amount: Amount not to exceed $50,000.00
Funding Source: 2017 Budget
Contract Period: October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2019
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. (X) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
Additional Information:
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WHEREAS, the City of Newark is in need of marketing and branding consultation, to promote the ongoing progress of the various departments of the City of Newark; and
WHEREAS, branding consultation requires specialized expertise; and
WHEREAS, under the Local Public Contracts Law, N.J.S.A. 40A:11-1 et. seq. (the "LPCL"), a municipality may enter into a contract for the performance of services without competitive public bidding if the services being procured qualify as extraordinary unspecifiable services; and
WHEREAS, the services necessary to implement and perform marketing and brand consulting qualify as extraordinary unspecifiable services pursuant to N.J.S.A 40A:11-5(1)(a)(ii) because the services to be provided are of a specialized and qualitative nature requiring expertise, extensive training and proven reputation in the field of endeavor, and the services cannot be reasonably described by written specifications; and
WHEREAS, this Contract is awarded without competitive bidding as an exception to public bidding, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5(1)(a)(ii), extraordinary unspecifiable services; and
WHEREAS, the actions contemplated by this Resolution shall result...
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