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Dept. / Agency: Law
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Professional Services Contract
Purpose: Legal Counsel - Litigation Defense Services
Entity Name: DeCotiis, Fitzpatrick & Cole, LLP
Entity Address: 500 Frank W. Burr Boulevard, Suite. 31, Teaneck, New Jersey 07666
Contract Amount: $125,000.00
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, DeCotiis, Fitzpatrick & Cole, located at 500 Frank W. Burr Boulevard, Suite 31, Teaneck, New Jersey 07666, 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 DeCotiis, Fitzpatrick & Cole, LLP to provide legal services concerning Litigation Defense Matters in an amount not to exceed One Hundred...
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