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Dept/ Agency: Law Department
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Professional Services Contract
Purpose: Special Counsel
Entity Name: Tompkins McGuire Wachenfeld & Barry, LLP.
Entity Address: 3 Becker Farm Road - 4th Floor, Roseland, New Jersey 07068-1726
Contract Amount: Amount not to exceed $75,000.00
Funding Source: 2017 and 2018 City Budgets
Contract Period: August 1, 2017 through July 31, 2018
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor (X) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open (X) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
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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, Tompkins McGuire Wachenfeld & Barry, LLP, with offices located at 3 Becker Farm Road - 4th Floor, Roseland, New Jersey 07068-1726 has agreed to serve as Special Counsel to the Business Administrator, Jack Kelly and the Personnel Director, Kecia Daniels, in the matter of Willie Parker v. City of Newark, et als., Docket No.:17-04615 filed in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey; and
WHEREAS, given the allegations in the complaint and complexity of this matter, it is more efficient and cost-effective for Tompkins McGuire Wachenfeld & Barry, LLP to handle this litigation on behalf of the Business Administrator, Jack Kelly and the Personnel Director, Kecia Daniels; and
WHEREAS, Tompkins McGuire Wachenfeld & Barry, LLP submitted a proposal to continue to provide legal services concerning this matter, and it was found to be in the best interest of the City of Newark to accept...
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