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Dept/ Agency: Economic & Housing Development
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Professional Services Contract
Purpose: Providing Legal Services concerning Redevelopment/Land Use Matters
Entity Name: Maraziti, Falcon, LLP
Entity Address: 150 John F. Kennedy Parkway, Short Hills, New Jersey 07078
Contract Amount: An amount not to exceed $250,000.00
Funding Source: City of Newark, Department of Economic and Housing Development
Contract Period: January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2016
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor (X) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open (X) 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 Department of Economic and Housing Development issued a Request for Qualifications ("RFQ") for Redevelopment/Land Use counsel on December 16, 2015; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark received a total of two (2) proposals in response to its request by the RFQ due date on December 31, 2015; and
WHEREAS, Maraziti Falcon, LLP, 150 John F. Kennedy Parkway, Short Hills, New Jersey 07078, submitted a proposal and the Deputy Mayor/Director of the Department of Economic Housing and Development found, based upon price and other factors, to be in the best interest of the City of Newark to accept the proposal of providing legal services concerning Redevelopment/Land Use Matters; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark wishes to enter into a contract with Maraziti Falcon, LLP, to provide lega...
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