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Dept/ Agency: Law
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Professional Services Contract
Purpose: To serve as Per Diem Attorneys in the Newark Municipal Court.
Entity Name: Multiple Vendors - See list below
Entity Address: Multiple Vendors - See list below
Contract Amount: For a cumulative amount for all four (4) vendors not to exceed $250,000.00
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
Additional Information:
1) Evelyn Akushie-Onyeani, Esq., Onyeani Law Firm, LLC, 76 South Orange Avenue, Suite 200, South Orange, New Jersey 07079; and
2) Gina DeVito, Esq., 28 Valley Road, #1, Montclair, New Jersey 07042; and
3) Gracia Robert Montilus, Esq., d/b/a GRM Legal Works, LLC, 76 South Orange Avenue, Suite 107, South Orange, New Jersey 07079; and
4) Connie Bentley McGhee, Esq., 292 Lafayette Street, Newark, New Jersey 07105
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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 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 Municipal Prosecutor Services on or about September 19, 2022; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark received a total of four (4) proposals in response to its request and one was disqualified for non-compliance with applicable law; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark wishes to award a multiple-vendor contract for t...
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