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Dept/ Agency: Law
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Professional Services Contract
Purpose: Litigation Defense Counsel
Entity Name: Lite DePalma & Greenberg, LLC.
Entity Address: 570 Broad Street, Suite 1201, Newark, New Jersey 07102
Contract Amount: An amount not to exceed $100,000.00
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:
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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 City of Newark issued a Request for Qualifications for Litigation Defense Counsel on or about September 30, 2016; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark received a total of seventeen (17) proposals in response to its request for Litigation Defense Counsel; and
WHEREAS, Lite, DePalma & Greenberg, LLC, at 570 Broad Street, Suite 1201, Newark, New Jersey 07102, 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 Litigation Defense matters; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark wishes to enter into a contract with Lite DePalma Greenberg, LLC to provide legal services concerning Litigation Defense Matters in an amount not to exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($100,000.00), for the period of January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2...
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