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Dept/ Agency: Law
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Professional Services Contract
Purpose: Legal Services Conflict Counsel Services
Entity Name: Lite DePalma Greenberg, LLC
Entity Address: Two Gateway Center, Suite 1201, Newark, New Jersey 07102
Contract Amount: An amount not to exceed $125,000.00
Funding Source: 2015 City of Newark Budget, Law Department
Contract Period: January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2015
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor (X) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP (X) 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, 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 Request for Qualifications for Conflict Counsel Services on or about October 31, 20141; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark received a total of seventeen (17) proposals in response to the RFQ; and
WHEREAS, Lite DePalma Greenberg, LLC, with offices located at Two Gateway Center, Suite 1201, Newark, New Jersey 07102, submitted a proposal and it was found, based upon price and other factors, to be in the best interest of the City of Newark to accept the proposal for the purpose of providing legal services concerning Conflict Counsel; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark wishes to enter into a new contract with Lite DePalma Greenberg, LLC to provide legal services concerning Conflict Counsel in an amount not to exceed One Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand Dolla...
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