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Dept/ Agency: Law
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( X ) Amending
Type of Service: Professional Services Contract
Purpose: Litigation Defense Matters
Entity Name: Hardin, Kundla, McKeon & Poletto
Entity Address: 673 Morris Avenue, Springfield, New Jersey 07081-0730
Contract Amount: Increase contract amount by $35,000.00, to a total amount not to exceed $185,000.00
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
Additional Information:
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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 concerning Litigation Defense 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-h adopted on February 6, 2013 awarded a contract to Hardin, Kundla, McKeon & Poletto, with offices located at 673 Morris Avenue, Springfield, New Jersey 07081-0730, to provide legal services concerning Litigation Defense Matters in an amount not to exceed One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000.00), for the period of January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013; and
WHEREAS, increased and unforeseen activity in matters assigned to Hardin, Kundla, McKeon & Poletto necessitates increasing the contract amount by $35,000.00, so that the total contract amount will be an amount not to exceed $185,000.00; and
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