Title
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of the Business Administrator
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Professional Service Contract
Purpose: To provide Emergency Medical Services
Entity Name: University Hospital/UH-EMS
Entity Address: 150 Cabinet Street, Newark, New Jersey 07103
Contract Amount: Not to Exceed $6,975,000.00
Funding Source: 2018 Budget/Department of Administration
Contract Period: January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2020
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient (X) n/a Contract with State Entity
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WHEREAS, the City of Newark (the “City”) wishes to provide emergency medical services to its citizens and visitors of the City; and
WHEREAS, the University Hospital /UH-EMS is a State-controlled entity of the State of New Jersey, which provides complete emergency medical services, including E-911 medical dispatch, basic life support, advanced life support and heavy rescue; and
WHEREAS, the City and UH-EMS wishes to enter into a contract for these Emergency Medical Services; and
WHEREAS, this is a no bid contract, awarded without competitive bidding, as an exception to the Local Public Contracts Law, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5(2), the contract between the City and UH-EMS, an agency of the State of New Jersey, is not subject to the Pay-to-Play legislation; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark adopted the “Contractor Pay-to-Play Reform” ordinance, codified at Section 2:4-22C of the Revised General Ordinances of Newark (hereinafter “Pay-to-Play Reform Ordinance”), which requires reporting of political contributions to candidates for City of Newark elective municipal offices or City of Newark or County of Essex political committees and prohibits certain political contributions during the duration of the contract; and
WHEREAS, reporting requirements pursuant to N.J.S.A. 19:44A-20.5, et seq. and the Pay-to-Play Reform Ordinance are only applicable to business entities as defined therein and as an instrumentality of the State of New Jersey, University Hospital/UH-EMS is therefore not required to submit certain disclosure statements.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
1. The Mayor and/or his designee, the Director of the Department of Public Safety, Fire Division, are hereby authorized to enter into and execute a contract with University Hospital/UH-EMS, 150 Cabinet Street, Newark, New Jersey 07103, for Emergency Medical Services, for the period of January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2020, in an amount not to exceed $6,975,000.00.
2. The Municipal Council ratifies its authorization of this contract from January 1, 2018 to the date of adoption of this authorizing resolution.
3. This contract is awarded without competitive bidding as an exception to the Local Public Contracts Law, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5(2), in that the contract is between the City of Newark and University Hospital/UH-EMS, an agency of the State of New Jersey and is not subject to the Pay-to-Play legislation.
4. The contract is in compliance with the City of Newark’s Pay-to-Play Reform Ordinance.
5. Pursuant to N.J.A.C. 5:30-5.5, attached is a partial certification of funds from the Director of Finance which states that funds in the amount of $656,250.00, from Bus. Unit NW011, Div./Proj. 2021, Account #96080, Budget 2018. The remainder of the funding for this contract will be subject to appropriation in the 2019 and 2020 Budgets and said funds will be certified prior to services being provided by the contractor. There will be no expenditure of funds authorized until a Certification of Funds is obtained and a copy filed with the City Clerk.
6. If required by State Law, the City Clerk shall provide the appropriate Notice of the Award of this contract to the State Comptroller, no later than twenty (20) business days following such award in accordance with N.J.S.A. 52:15c and the Notice of the Office of the State Comptroller dated May 7, 2008.
7. The Director of the Department of Public Safety, Fire Division, shall file a fully executed copy of the contract in the Office of the City Clerk.
STATEMENT
This resolution ratifies and authorizes the Mayor and/or his designee, the Director of Public Safety, Fire Division, to execute a contract for Emergency Medical Services with University Hospital/UH-EMS, 150 Cabinet Street, Newark, New Jersey 07103, for the period of January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2020, in an amount not to exceed $6,975,000.00.