Title
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Central Purchasing
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Bid Contract(s)
Purpose: Laboratory Services and Water Testing
Entity Name(s)/Address(s): Garden State Laboratories Inc.,
410 Hillside Avenue, Hillside, New Jersey 07205
Contract Amount: $250,000.00
Funding Source: 2019 Budget/Department of Water and Sewer Utilities/ NW037-750-7502-72220-B2019
Contract Period: To be established for a period not to exceed two (2) years, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-15
Contract Basis: (X ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
(X ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) N/A
Additional Information:
Advertisement Date: February 13, 2019
Number of Bids Solicited: Five (5)
Number of Bids Received: One (1)
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WHEREAS, on February 13, 2019 the City of Newark through its Qualified Purchasing Agent (QPA), advertised to solicit bids for contractor(s) to provide Laboratory Services and Water Testing for the Department of Water and Sewer Utilities, as per the bid proposal attached hereto; and
WHEREAS, the Division of Central Purchasing also distributed five (5) bid proposal packages to prospective vendors following the date of advertisement; and
WHEREAS, on February 28, 2019, the Division of Central Purchasing received one (1) bid in response to this advertisement; and
WHEREAS, the Department Water and Sewer Utilities recommended that an award be made to Garden State Laboratories Inc., as the only responsive and responsible bidder; and
WHEREAS, the QPA concurred with the recommendation from the Department of Water and Sewer Utilities that an award be made to Garden State Laboratories Inc., the only responsive and responsible bidder; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-24, the bidder consented to...
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