Title
Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk
Action: ( X ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: : Exception to Public Bidding - N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5 (dd)
Purpose: Contract for provision of services for the support or maintenance of the Legistar Legislative Management Software
Entity Name: Granicus, Inc.
Entity Address: 600 Harrison Street, Suite 120, San Francisco, CA 94107
Contract Amount: $158,280.00
Funding Source: City of Newark Budget/Office of the City Clerk
Contract Period: January 1, 2012 to December 31, 2012
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( X ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( X ) N/A
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WHEREAS, the Office of the City Clerk of the City of Newark has a need for the support or maintenance of the Legistar Legislative Management Software, which is a proprietary software product, as a non-fair and open contract pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 19:44A-20.5 et seq. and the City of Newark Executive Order on Pay-to-Play Reform, ME0-07-0001; and
WHEREAS, the Local Public Contracts Law (N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5 (dd)) provides that a contract for the support and maintenance of proprietary software and associated services are excluded from public bidding; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark has been using the proprietary software product, which is an integral part of the legislative process; and
WHEREAS, Granicus Inc., has completed and submitted a Business Entity Disclosure Certification which certifies that Granicus Inc., has not made any contributions to a political or candidate committee in the previous one year, and that the contract will prohibit Granicus Inc. from making any contributions through the term of this contract; and
WHEREAS, to accomplish the foregoing, the Office of the City Clerk of the City...
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