Title
Dept/ Agency: Engineering
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Professional Services Contract
Purpose: Renovations and Improvements to Sixteen (16) Sale-Lease Back Public Buildings for Design and Preparation of Bid Documents for 22 Franklin Street, Newark, NJ
Entity Name: USA Architects Planners + Interior Design
Entity Address: 292 Lafayette Street, Newark, NJ 07105
Contract Amount: $84,320.00
Funding Source: Essex County Improvement Authority (“ECIA”)
Contract Period: One year after a formal notice to proceed
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( X ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( X ) Fair & Open ( X ) No Reportable Contributions ( X ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
Addition Information:
Contract # 36-2011PS
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Whereas, the Department of Engineering is in need of professional services for renovations to sixteen (16) buildings, formally owned by the City of Newark, subsequently sold to the Essex County Improvement Authority (“ECIA”) and leased back to the City of Newark (hereinafter, the “Sale Lease Back Projects”); and
WHEREAS, on February 11 and 14, 2011, the Department of Engineering advertised for the receipt of responses to a Request for Qualifications (“RFQ”), from qualified engineers and/or architects to provide those professional services, more specifically, engineering/architectural design and construction administration/monitoring services; and
WHEREAS, forty-three (43) firms picked-up the RFQ Packages; and
WHEREAS, on March 14, 2011 forty-three (43) firms and individuals submitted qualification statements, which were reviewed and evaluated by a Technical Review Team, which qualified thirty-two (32) of the individuals and firms to participate in the Request for Proposal (“RFP”) process; and
WHEREAS, based on instructions provided to the selected firms, contained in a C...
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