Title
Dept/ Agency: Law
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Professional Services Contract
Purpose: To provide legal services concerning Litigation Matters.
Entity Name: Lite DePalma Greenberg, LLC.
Entity Address: 570 Broad Street, Suite 1201, Newark, New Jersey 07102
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $100,000.00
Funding Source: 2019 Budget/Law Department
Contract Period: January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019
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 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 10, 2018; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark received a total of (14) proposals in response to the RFQ for Litigation Defense Counsel Services; and
WHEREAS, Lite DePalma Greenberg, LLC, 570 Broad Street, Suite 1201, Newark, New Jersey 07102, submitted a proposal, which was found, based upon price and other factors, to be in the best interest of the City of Newark to accept for the purpose of providing Legal Services concerning Litigation Defense Counsel Services also referred to as Litigation Matters; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark wishes to enter into a contract with Lite DePalma Greenberg, LLC, to provide Legal Services concerning Litigation Matters, in an amou...
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