Title
Dept./ Agency: Law
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Professional Services Contract
Purpose: To provide legal services concerning Litigation Defense Matters.
Entity Name: Schenck, Price, Smith and King, LLP
Entity Address: 220 Park Avenue, P.O. Box 991, Florham Park, New Jersey 07932
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $125,000.00
Funding Source: 2022 Budget/Law Department
Contract Period: January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022
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 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, on or about September 10, 2021, 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 Litigation Defense Counsel Services an on September 22, 2021, issued an addendum; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark received a total of twenty-four (24) proposals in response to the RFQ for Litigation Defense; and
WHEREAS, Schenck, Price, Smith & King, LLP, 220 Park Avenue, P.O. Box 991, Florham Park, New Jersey 07932, submitted a proposal and it was found based upon price and other factors to be in the best interest of the City of Newark to accept the proposal for the purpose of providing Legal Services concerning Litigation Defense Counsel Services; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark wishes to enter into a contract with Schenck, Price, Smith & King, LLP, to provide Legal Services concer...
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