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Dept/ Agency: Law
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing (X) Amending
Type of Service: Professional Services Contract (Resolution 7R7-j)
Purpose: First Amendment to the Agreement to Provide Legal Services for Litigation Defense Counsel Matters
Entity Name: Carmagnola & Ritardi, LLC
Entity Address: 60 Washington Street, Morristown, New Jersey 07960
Contract Amount: An amount not to exceed $95,000.00
Funding Source: City of Newark Budget/Law Department
Contract Period: January 1, 2014 through December 31, 2014
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: N/A
Increasing Contract Amount by $20,000.00
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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 Municipal Council of the City of Newark by Resolution 7R7-j, adopted on December 18, 2013, awarded a contract to Carmagnola & Ritardi, LLC, with offices at 60 Washington Street, Morristown, New Jersey 07960, to serve as Litigation Defense Counsel, in an amount not to exceed Seventy Five Thousand ($75,000.00) Dollars, for the period of January 1, 2014 through December 31, 2014; and
WHEREAS, Carmagnola & Ritardi, LLC, have outstanding legal bills, which when paid will exhaust the total contract amount; and
WHEREAS, Carmagnola & Ritardi, LLC, continues to vigorously defend the City of Newark in several cases in which bills will be submitted for the months of October, November and December; and
WHEREAS, the outstanding legal bills and open cases pending require an increase in the total contract amount; and
WHEREAS, Carmagnola & Ritardi, LLC represents to...
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