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Dept/ Agency: Law
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Professional Services Contract
Purpose: To provide legal services concerning Special Tax Matters.
Entity Name: DeCotiis, FitzPatrick, Cole and Giblin, LLP
Entity Address: 61 Paramus Road, Suite 250, Paramus, New Jersey 07652
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $200,000.00
Funding Source: 2023 Budget/Law Department
Contract Period: January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023
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
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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, 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 Special Tax Counsel Services on or about September 19, 2022; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark received a total of ten (10) proposals in response to the RFQ for Special Tax; and
WHEREAS, DeCotiis, FitzPatrick, Cole & Giblin, LLP 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 Special Tax Counsel Services; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark wishes to enter into a contract with DeCotiis, FitzPatrick, Cole & Giblin, LLP, to provide Legal Services concerning Special Tax Matters, in an amount not to exceed Two Hundred Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($200,000.00), for a peri...
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