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Dept/ Agency: Law
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Professional Services Contract
Purpose: To serve as a Special Municipal Prosecutor - a per diem attorney in the Newark Municipal Court.
Entity Name: Evelyn Akushie-Onyeani, Esq., d/b/a Onyeani Law Firm, LLC
Entity Address: South Orange, New Jersey 07079-1923
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $135,000.00 for all six (6) vendors
Funding Source: 2021 Budget/Law Department
Contract Period: January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021
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
Additional Information:
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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 City's Corporation Counsel 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 21, 2020; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark received a total of seven (7) proposals in response to its request; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark wishes to award a multiple-vendor contract for the period from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021, to be used in the City of Newark's sole discretion on an "as needed" basis during the term of the contract; and
WHEREAS, the cumulative amount of compensation for six (...
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