File #: 17-1676    Version: 1 Name: Added Starter - Critchley
Type: Resolution Status: Adopted
File created: 9/19/2017 In control: Law
On agenda: 10/18/2017 Final action: 10/18/2017
Title: Dept/ Agency: Law Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Professional Services Contract Purpose: Special Counsel Entity Name: Critchley, Kinum & DeNoia, LLC. Entity Address: 75 Livingston Avenue, Suite 303, Roseland, New Jersey 07068 Contract Amount: Amount not to exceed $125,000.00 Funding Source: 2017 and 2018 Law Department Budgets Contract Period: August 30, 2017 through August 29, 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 Additional Information:
Sponsors: Council of the Whole
Title
Dept/ Agency: Law
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Professional Services Contract
Purpose: Special Counsel
Entity Name: Critchley, Kinum & DeNoia, LLC.
Entity Address: 75 Livingston Avenue, Suite 303, Roseland, New Jersey 07068
Contract Amount: Amount not to exceed $125,000.00
Funding Source: 2017 and 2018 Law Department Budgets
Contract Period: August 30, 2017 through August 29, 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
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, Critchley, Kinum & DeNoia, LLC, 75 Livingston Avenue Suite 303, Roseland, New Jersey 07068, has agreed to serve as Special Counsel to the Mayor, Ras J. Baraka, in the matter of Willie Parker v. City of Newark, et al., 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 Critchley, Kinum & DeNoia, LLC, to handle this litigation on behalf of the Mayor, Ras J. Baraka; and

WHEREAS, Critchley, Kinum & DeNoia, LLC, 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 the proposal for the purpose of representing the Mayor, Ras J. Baraka's interests and provide legal services for this limited litigation matter; and

WHEREAS, due to poten...

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