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Dept/ Agency: Law
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Professional Services Contract
Purpose: Legal Services Litigation Defense Counsel
Entity Name: Eric S. Pennington, P.C.
Entity Address: One Gateway Center, Suite 105, Newark, New Jersey 07102
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:
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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 Litigation Defense Counsel Services on or about September 30, 2016; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark received a total of seventeen (17) proposals in response to its request; and
WHEREAS, Eric S. Pennington, PC, One Gateway Center, Suite 105, Newark, New Jersey 07102, submitted a proposal 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 Counsel Services; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark wishes to enter into a contract with Eric S. Pennington, PC to provide legal services concerning litigation defense matters in an amount not to exceed Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($75,000.00), for the...
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