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Dept./ Agency: Law
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Professional Services Contract
Purpose: To provide legal services concerning Conflict Matters and to serve as Conflict Counsel.
Entity Name: Florio Kenny Raval, LLP
Entity Address: 125 Chubb Avenue, Suite 310-N, Lyndhurst, New Jersey 07071
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $25,000.00
Funding Source: 2021 Budget/Law Department
Contract Period: January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021
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 (the "City") 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 City's Corporation Counsel caused to be published on the City of Newark's website, a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for Conflict Counsel Services on or about September 21, 2020; and
WHEREAS, the City received a total of twenty-one (21) proposals in response to the RFQ for Conflict Counsel Services; and
WHEREAS, Florio Kenny Raval, LLP submitted a proposal, and it was found, based upon price and other factors, to be in the best interest of the City of Newark to accept the proposal for the purpose of providing Legal Services concerning Conflict Counsel Services; and
WHEREAS, the City wishes to enter into a contract with Florio Kenny Raval, LLP to provide Legal Services concerning Conflict Matters, and to serve as Conflict Counsel, for an amount not to exceed Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($25,000.00)...
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