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Dept/ Agency: Engineering
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Professional Services Contract
Purpose: To provide Small Cell Wireless Facility Permit Review Services.
Entity Name: Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson, Inc. (JMT)
Entity Address: 1200 Lenox Drive, Suite 101, Trenton, New Jersey 08648
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $25,000.00
Funding Source: Department of Engineering
Contract Period: One (1) year upon issuance of a Notice to Proceed
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor (X) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
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WHEREAS, the City of Newark, Department of Engineering (the "City") is in need of Engineering Services to review applications received by the City from telecommunication companies requesting the installation of Small Cell Wired and Wireless facility deployments within the City's right of way (the "Professional Engineering Services"); and
WHEREAS, the Professional Engineering Services are exempt from the requirements of public bidding pursuant to the Local Public Contracts Law, more specifically, N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5(1)(a)(i); and
WHEREAS, on or about August 21, 2020, the City asked five (5) Engineering companies to provide quotations to perform the Professional Engineering Services; and
WHEREAS, the City received four (4) quotations in response to its request to perform the Professional Engineering Services; and
WHEREAS, Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson, Inc. (JMT), with its offices located at 1200 Lenox Drive, Suite 101, Trenton, New Jersey 08648, provided the City with a Proposal and it was found to be in the best interest of the City to accept the Proposal for the purpose of providing the Professional Engineering Services; and
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