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Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Central Purchasing
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Bid Contract(s)
Purpose: Medical and Laboratory Services
Entity Name(s)/Address(s): Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, 69 First Avenue, Raritan, New Jersey 08869
Contract Amount: $920,000.00
Funding Source: City of Newark/Department of Health and Community Wellness
Funding Account Code: NW011-120-1202-72090
Contract Period: To be established for a period not to exceed two (2) years
Contract Basis: ( X ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
Entity Name/Address:
Additional Information:
Bids Solicited: Ten (10)
Bids Received: Two (2)
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WHEREAS, on August 26, 2015, the City of Newark, through its Supervising Procurement Specialist, advertised to solicit bids for contractor(s) to provide Medical and Laboratory Services to the Department of Health and Community Wellness, as per the bid proposal attached hereto; and
WHEREAS, the Division of Central Purchasing distributed ten (10) bid proposal packages to prospective vendors following the date of advertisement; and
WHEREAS, on September 17, 2015, two (2) bids were received in response to this advertisement; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Health and Community Wellness rejected Platinum Diagnostic Laboratory's bid due to non-compliance with specification requirements; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Health and Community Wellness recommends that the contract for the provision of Medical and Laboratory Services be awarded to the only responsive, responsible bidder, Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings; and
WHEREAS, the Supervising Procurement Specialist reviewed and evaluated the bids and recommended that the contract for t...
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