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Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Central Purchasing
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Contract for maintenance, custodial (janitorial and germicide) ground keeping services for all of City's municipal buildings
Purpose: Eliminate Bid and Performance Guarantee Requirements per Revised General Ordinances of the City of Newark: 2:4-14
Entity Name: N/A
Entity Address: N/A
Contract Amount: May exceed $500,000.00
Funding Source: 2016 City of Newark Budget/Department of Engineering
Contract Period: To be determined
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
(X) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions (X) RFP - Competitive Contracting
( ) RFQ ( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
Additional Information: In Preparation for proposed solicitation for maintenance, custodial (janitorial and germicide) and grounds keeping services for all City of Newark municipal buildings.
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WHEREAS, the City of Newark, Department of Engineering, Division of Public Buildings, is in need of maintenance, custodial (janitorial and germicide) ground keeping services for all of its municipal buildings, approximately sixty one (61) in total; and
WHEREAS, the Division of Central Purchasing solicited bids for the services on or about March 29, 2016 and received and opened bids on April 28, 2016; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor of the City of Newark and Business Administrator determined it was in the best interests of the City of Newark to reject all bids and substantially revise the specifications; and
WHEREAS, it is the intention of the Mayor and Business Administrator to revise the specifications with the purpose of broadening the scope of bidders, and defining the minimum number of hours staff must be on site; and
WHEREAS, the estimated costs for these services may exceed $500,000.00 which by Revised General Ordinance: 2:4-1...
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