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Dept/ Agency: Law
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Professional Services Contract
Purpose: Legal Services - Special Tax Counsel
Entity Name: Nowell, P.A.
Entity Address: 155 Polifly Road, Hackensack, New Jersey 07601
Contract Amount: $50,000.00
Funding Source: City of Newark 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
Additional Information:
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WHEREAS, the City of Newark is involved in three (3) ongoing Special Tax appeal 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 a Request for Qualifications ("RFQ") for Special Tax Counsel Services on or about October 27, 2015; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark received a total of seven (7) proposals in response to the RFQ ; and
WHEREAS, Nowell, P.A., located at 155 Polifly Road, Hackensack, New Jersey 07601, submitted a proposal which was found to be in the best of interest of the City of Newark to accept the proposal for the purpose of providing legal services concerning Special Tax Matters; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark wishes to enter into a new contract with Nowell, P.A., to provide legal services concerning three (3) Special Tax Matters, in an amount not to exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($50,000.00), for the period of January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2016, whic...
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