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Dept/ Agency: Law
Action: ( X ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Professional Services Contract
Purpose: Legal Services - Litigation Defense
Entity Name: Hardin, Kundla, McKeon & Poletto
Entity Address: 673 Morris Avenue, Springfield, New Jersey 07081
Contract Amount: $25,000.00
Funding Source: City of Newark 2016 Budget - Law Department
Contract Period: January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2016
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
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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 Litigation Defense Counsel ("RFQ") on or about October 27, 2015; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark received a total of eighteen (18) proposals in response to the RFQ; and
WHEREAS, Hardin, Kundla, McKeon & Poletto, 673 Morris Avenue, Springfield, New Jersey 07081, submitted a proposal in response to the request and it was found to be in the best interest of the City of Newark to accept the proposal for the purpose of providing legal services concerning Litigation Defense Matters; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark wishes to enter into a new contract with Hardin Kundla McKeon & Poletto, to provide legal services concerning Litigation Defense Matters in an amount not to exceed Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($25,...
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