Title
Dept/ Agency: Water and Sewer Utilities
Action: ( X ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Professional Services Contract
Purpose: Full-Time Licensed Operator
Entity Name: Kleinfelder, Inc.
Entity Address: 321 Wall Street, Princeton, New Jersey 08540
Contract Amount: Not to exceed amount of $130,095.00
Funding Source: Department of Water and Sewer Utilities Budget
Contract Period: June 23, 2018 through September 20, 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 requires professional engineering services for a full-time New Jersey State Licensed T-4, W-4 operator and utility management support personnel as the Department of Water and Sewer Utilities' previous operator retired from the City; and
WHEREAS, due to the swift retirement of the City's then licensed operator and the unique and rare nature of the qualifications needed to run the utility, the City did not have sufficient time to recruit a qualified operator as a replacement prior to his retirement; and
WHEREAS, following the retirement of the Department's previous Licensed T-4, W-4 operator, the City engaged the services of H2M to locate a temporary consultant to act as the City's licensed operator while the City recruited a permanent qualified licensed operator; and
WHEREAS, H2M engaged the services of Kleinfelder, Inc., to provide the professional engineering services the City required because Kleinfelder, Inc., employed a licensed operator who held the mandatory licensures; and
WHEREAS, Jerry Notte through Kleinfelder, Inc., has been providing those services satisfactorily to the City since our previous operator's retirement; and
WHEREAS, the Department is actively recruiting for ...
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