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
Contract Period: January 1, 2014 - December 31, 2014
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( X ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( X ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( X ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
Additional Information:
Open-ended contract
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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, the City of Newark desires to provide said services for the period of January 1, 2014 through December 31, 2014; and
WHEREAS, on August 20, 2013, 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 6, 2013; and
WHEREAS, the Municipal Council hereby ratifies the use of competitive contracting for solicitation of this service from August 20, 2013, to the date of adoption; and
WHEREAS, on September 6, 2013, the Department of Child and Family Well-Being received one (1) proposal which was opened on September 06, 2013, and entered on the bid tabulation 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 copy of which is attached; and
WHEREAS, the Proposal received from Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings was advantageous to the City of Newark based on experience and on criteria as listed on the Request for Proposal; and
WHEREAS, this contract is awarded pursuant to the Fair and Open Process, as defined at N.J.S.A.19:44A-20.7, and is therefore in compliance with the "New Jersey Local Unit Pay-to-Play" law; and
WHEREAS, Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings has executed the City of Newark's Stockholders Disclosure Certificate and the City of Newark's Political Contribution Disclosure Form, copies of which are attached hereto, and is and will remain otherwise compliant with the City of Newark's Executive Order MEO-07-0001; and
WHEREAS, this contract shall be awarded as an open-ended contract and shall not exceed four hundred sixty thousand dollars and no cents ($460,000.00).
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
1. The Mayor and/or his designee, the Director of the Department of Child and Family Well-Being, are hereby authorized to enter into and execute a contract with Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, 69 First Avenue, Raritan, New Jersey 08869, for the provision of Public Health Laboratory Services in the City of Newark, for the period of January 1, 2014 through December 31, 2014, for an amount not to exceed four hundred sixty thousand dollars and no cents ($460,000.00).
2. This contract for laboratory testing services is being awarded by a competitive contracting process in accordance with Local Public Contracts Law N.J.S.A. 40A:11-4.1e, and is therefore being awarded by a Fair and Open Process as defined at N.J.S.A.19:44A-20.7, and therefore this contract is being awarded in compliance with both New Jersey's "Local Public Contracts Law" and the "New Jersey Local Unit Pay-to-Play" Law.
3. The use of competitive contracting is hereby ratified from August 20, 2013, to the date of adoption of this Resolution and the Municipal Council authorizes its use in the future for this purpose.
4. The contract is being entered into in accordance with the City of Newark's Executive Order MEO-07-0001, effective March 31, 2007.
5. The contract is further awarded as an open-ended contract pursuant to N.J.A.C. 5:30-5.5(b) (2). A Certification of Funds shall be executed each time services are used and charged against this contract.
6. A notice of this action shall be published in the newspaper authorized by law to publish a legal advertisement and as required by law within ten (10) days of its passage.
7. A copy of the executed resolution and contract shall be filed in the Office of the City Clerk by the Director of the Department of Child and Family Well-Being.
STATEMENT:
This resolution authorizes the Mayor and/or his designee, the Director of the Department of Child and Family Well-Being, to enter into and execute an open-ended contract with Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, 69 First Avenue, Raritan, New Jersey 08869, for the provision of Public Health Laboratory Services in the City of Newark, for the period of January 1, 2014 through December 31, 2014. The contract amount shall not exceed four hundred sixty thousand dollars and no cents ($460,000.00).