Title
Dept/ Agency: Child and Family Well-Being
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Professional Service Contract
Purpose: Public Health Laboratory Services
Entity Name: Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings
Entity Address: 69 First Avenue, Raritan, New Jersey 08869
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $460,000.00
Funding Source: City of Newark Budget/Child and Family Well-Being/Open-Ended
Contract Period: January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( X ) Prof. Ser. ( ) 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, Department of Child and Family Well-Being desires to provide public health laboratory services to residents in the City of Newark; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark desires to engage a contractor through competitive contracting to provide laboratory testing, in accordance with Local Public Contracts Law N.J.S.A. 40A:11-4.1e; and
WHEREAS, on August 30, 2012, the Department of Child and Family Well-Being advertised a Request for Proposal for Public Health Laboratory Services, a copy of which is attached hereto, with a return date of September 14, 2012; and
WHEREAS, the Municipal Council hereby ratifies the use of Competitive Contracting for solicitation of this service from August 30, 2012, to the date of adoption; and
WHEREAS, on September 14, 2012, the Department of Child and Family Well-Being received one (1) proposal which was opened on September 14, 2012, and entered on the tab bid sheet, a copy of which is attached; and
WHEREAS, Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings has represented that it is qualified by its training and experience to provide the required services in the manner and on the terms and conditions set forth in the proposed contract (a c...
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