Title
Dept/ Agency: Health and Community Wellness
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Exception to Public Bidding
Purpose: Resolution authorizing the use of competitive contracting
Entity Name: City of Newark Department of Health and Community Wellness
Entity Address: 110 William Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102
Contract Amount: n/a
Funding Source: n/a
Contract Period: n/a
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient (X) n/a
Additional Information:
Competitive contracting provisions for the City of Newark Metropolitan Medical Response System emergency preparedness.
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WHEREAS, N.J.S.A. 40A:11-4.1(i), specifically authorizes municipalities to use competitive contracting for any goods or services that is exempt from bidding pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-4-3 (a), in order to initiate competitive contracting, the Municipal Council must pass a resolution authorizing the use of competitive contracting each time specialized goods or services are desired to be contracted; and
WHEREAS, the competitive contracting process shall be administered by the Director of the Department of Health and Community Wellness pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-4.3 (b) and any contract awarded under this process shall be made by resolution of the Municipal Council, subject to the provision of Subsection e of N.J.S.A. 40A:11-4.5.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY THAT:
1. The Municipal Council hereby authorizes the use of competitive contracting pursuant to N.J.S.A 40A:11-4.1 et seq., to procure goods or services related to emergency preparedness for the Metropolitan Medical Response System program.
2. The award of such a contract (s) shall be by resolution and approval of the Municipal Council.
3. The competitive contracting process shall be administered by the Director of the Department of Health and Community Wellness and/or designee, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-4.3(b) and any contract awarded under this process shall be made by resolution of the Municipal Council, subject to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40A:11-4.5.
STATEMENT
Resolution authorizing the use of competitive contracting pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-4.3, et seq., to procure goods or services related to maintenance of emergency preparedness capabilities for the City of Newark Metropolitan Medical Response System.