Title
Dept/ Agency: Law
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Professional Services Contract
Purpose: Labor/Employment Counsel
Entity Name: Law Offices of John Zidzuinas
Entity Address: 33 Plymouth Street, Montclair, New Jersey 07042
Contract Amount: An amount not to exceed $75,000.00
Funding Source: 2017 Budget/ Law Department
Contract Period: January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017
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:
Deferred to Special 7R6-f 010517
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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 ("RFQ") for Labor/Employment Counsel on or about September 30, 2016; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark received a total of twelve (12) proposals in response to the RFQ; and
WHEREAS, Law Offices of John Zidzuinas, 33 Plymouth Street, Montclair, New Jersey 07042, submitted a proposal in response to the request and it was found, based upon price and other factors, to be in the best interest of the City of Newark to accept the proposal for the purpose of providing legal services concerning Labor/Employment Counsel matters; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark wishes to enter into a contract with Law Offices of John Zidzuinas, to provide legal services concerning labor/employment matters in an amount not to exceed Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars and Zero C...
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