Title
Dept/ Agency: Law
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Professional Services Contract
Purpose: To provide legal services concerning Environmental Matters.
Entity Name: Decotiis, Fitzpatrick, Cole, Giblin, LLP
Entity Address: 61 South Paramus Road, Paramus, New Jersey 07652
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $100,000.00
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:
body
WHEREAS, the City of Newark (the City") 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 City's Corporation Counsel caused to be published on the City of Newark's website, a Notice of Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for Environmental Counsel Services on September 22,2021, issued an addendum; and
WHEREAS, the City received a total of four (4) proposals in response to the RFQ for Environmental Counsel Services; and
WHEREAS, Decotiis, Fitzpatrick, Cole, Giblin, LLP, 61 South Paramus Road, Paramus, New Jersey 07652, 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 Environmental Counsel Services; and
WHEREAS, the City wishes to enter into a contract with Decotiis, Fitzpatrick, Cole, Giblin, LLP to provide legal services concerning Environmental Matters, in an amount not to excee...
Click here for full text