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Dept/ Agency: Law
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( X ) Amending
Type of Service: Professional Services Contract
Purpose: Contract Amendment
Entity Name: Wisniewski & Associates
Entity Address: 17 Main Street, Sayreville, New Jersey 08872-1559
Contract Amount: An amount not to exceed $45,000.00 as amended
Funding Source: City of Newark Budget, Law Department
Contract Period: January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor (X) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
() Fair & Open ( X ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
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WHEREAS, the City of Newark is involved in ongoing legal matters and therefore has a need to acquire legal services; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark issued a Request for Qualifications for Legal Services relating to Special Tax Matters on or about September 17, 2012; and
WHEREAS, legal services are professional services and are exempt from the requirements for public bidding pursuant to the Local Public Contracts Law, more specifically, N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5(1)(a)(i); and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark by Resolution 7R7-e, adopted on January 16, 2013 awarded a contract to Wisniewski & Associates, LLC, with offices located at 17 Main Street, Sayreville, New Jersey 08872-1559, to provide legal services relating to Special Tax Matters in an amount not to exceed Thirty-Five Thousand Dollars ($35,000.00), for the period of January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013; and
WHEREAS, increased and unforeseen activity in matters assigned to Wisniewski & Associates, LLC necessitates increasing the contract amount by $10,000.00, so that the total contract amount will be an amount not to exceed $45,000.00; and
WHEREAS, the Local Public Contracts Law (N.J.S.A. 40A:11-1 et. seq.) requires that n...
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