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Dept/ Agency: Law
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Professional Services Contract
Purpose: To serve as Per Diem Attorneys in the Newark Municipal Court.
Entity Name: Charlotte L. Smith, Esq.
Entity Address: 31 Brandywyne Drive, Florham Park, New Jersey 07932
Contract Amount: For a cumulative amount for all seven (7) vendors not to exceed $135,000.00
Funding Source: 2020 Budget/Law Department
Contract Period: January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020
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
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WHEREAS, the City of Newark operates a Municipal Court and has a need to engage attorneys as Special Municipal Prosecutors; 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 City of Newark is desirous of acquiring such legal services as fair and open contracts pursuant to the provisions of the Local Pay- to-Play Statute, N.J.S.A. 19:44A-20.5; and
WHEREAS, the Corporation Counsel of the City of Newark caused to be published on the City of Newark's website, a Notice of Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for Municipal Prosecutor Services on or about September 9, 2019; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark received a total of seven (7) proposals in response to its request; and
WHEREAS, it was found based upon price and other factors to be in the best interest of the City of Newark to accept each of the seven (7) proposals for the purpose of providing legal services concerning, Special Municipal Prosecutors; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark wishes to award a multiple-vendor contract for the period from Ja...
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