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Dept/ Agency: Law
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Professional Services Contract
Purpose: To provide legal services for litigation defense as Special Counsel.
Entity Name: Tompkins, McGuire, Wachenfeld & Barry, LLP
Entity Address: 3 Becker Farm Road, 4th Floor, Roseland, New Jersey 07068-1726
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $75,000.00
Funding Source: 2019 Budget/Law Department
Contract Period: August 1, 2019 through July 31, 2020
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor (X) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open (X) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
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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, Tompkins, McGuire, Wachenfeld & Barry, LLP, 3 Becker Farm Road, 4th Floor, Roseland, New Jersey 07068-1726, has agreed to serve as Special Counsel to the former Business Administrator, Jack Kelly and the Personnel Director, Kecia Daniels, in the matter of Willie Parker v. City of Newark, et als., 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 Tompkins, McGuire, Wachenfeld & Barry, LLP to handle this litigation on behalf the former Business Administrator and Personnel Director; and
WHEREAS, Tompkins, McGuire, Wachenfeld & Barry, LLP 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 t...
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