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Dept/ Agency: Law
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Professional Services Contract
Purpose: Legal Service -Special Tax Counsel - Watershed
Entity Name: Medvin & Elberg, Attorneys at Law
Entity Address: One Gateway Center, 6th Floor, Newark, New Jersey 07102
Contract Amount: An amount not to exceed $50,000.00
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
( x ) 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 Special Tax Counsel Services -Watershed ("RFQ") on or about October 31, 2014; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark received a total of five (5) proposals in response to the RFQ; and
WHEREAS, Medvin & Elberg, Attorneys at Law, with offices located at One Gateway Center, 6th Floor, Newark, New Jersey 07102, have previously handled Tax Appeals for the City of Newark and has represented the City of Newark with regard to theabovementioned matters; and
WHEREAS, it was found, based upon experience in the area, prior representation of the City in the abovementioned matters, price and other factors, to be in the best interest of the City of Newark to continue Medvin & Elberg's, Attorneys at Law, repre...
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