Title
Dept/ Agency: Law
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Purpose: Pre-Litigation Settlement Suit
Docket No.: N/A
Claimant: Mercury Public Affairs, LLC
Claimant's Attorney: N/A
Claimant's Address: 137 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10010-7103
Settlement Amount: $131,720.84
Funding Source: Insurance Trust Fund
Account Code Line: 2020 Budget/Department of Law/NW025-25T-7T25-A-96340-B2020
Additional Comments:
Mercury Public Affairs, LLC, 137 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10010-7103 with New Jersey offices at 220 Lenox Avenue, #101, Westfield, New Jersey 07090.
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WHEREAS, the Municipal Council adopted Resolution 7R1-l(AS) on December 19, 2018, which authorized the Mayor and/or his designee, the Business Administrator, on behalf of the City of Newark (the "City") to enter into and execute a contract with Mercury Public Affairs, LLC, 137 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10010-7103 with New Jersey offices at 220 Lenox Avenue, #101, Westfield, New Jersey 07090, for certain Public Relations Services, for an amount not to exceed $225,500.00, for a period of six (6) months from the date of contract execution; and
WHEREAS, Mercury Public Affairs, LLC, provided services under the terms of the contract agreement and submitted invoices for the services rendered; and
WHEREAS, Mercury Public Affairs, LLC has outstanding invoices for services rendered in June, July, August, September and October 2019; and
WHEREAS, Mercury Public Affairs, LLC is now entitled to payment for rendering such services, but has exceeded the cap of the original contract in the amount of $225,500.00; and
WHEREAS, on March 10, 2020 a demand letter for payment of the outstanding invoices for services rendered in June, July, August, September and October 2019 are outstanding and the services have been provided; and
WHEREAS, the total amount of the outstanding invoices is One Hundred Thirty-...
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