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Dept/ Agency: Law
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Professional Services Contract
Purpose: Legal Services - In Rem Tax Foreclosure Proceedings
Entity Name: Goldenberg, Mackler, Sayegh,Montz, Pfeffer, Bonchi & Gill, P.C. and Eric M. Bernstein & Associates, LLC
Entity Address: 660 New Road, Suite 1A, Northfield, New Jersey 08225 and 34 Mountain Boulevard, Building A, P.O. Box 4922, Warren, New Jersey 07059
Contract Amount: $350,000.00
Funding Source: Insurance Fund
Contract Period: One-Year Contract from Issuance of Notice to Proceed
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor (X) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
(x) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP (x) RFQ
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
Additional Information:
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WHEREAS, the Municipal Council of the City of Newark authorized the commencement of an In Rem Tax Foreclosure Proceeding, by Resolution 7R5-b (AS), May 20, 2014 for the foreclosure of tax sale certificates for 1,140 properties identified on the 2014 Tax Foreclosure List; and
WHEREAS, given the need to timely file In Rem Foreclosure Complaints and secure title to the properties in question for the purpose of recovering monies due and owing the City of Newark, there is a need to procure the services of legal counsel to supplement the resources available to the Law Department; and
WHEREAS, legal services are professional services, exempt from the requirement for public bidding, pursuant to the Local Public Contracts Law, N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5(1)(a)(i); and
WHEREAS, the Corporation Counsel of the City of Newark caused to be published on the City of Newark's website, a Notice of RFQ-Legal Services for In Rem Foreclosure Proceedings, on August 14, 2014; and
WHEREAS, three (3) law firms submitted proposals in response ...
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