Title
Dept/ Agency: Law
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Professional Services Contract
Purpose: To provide legal services concerning Environmental Matters.
Entity Name: Schenck, Price, Smith and King, LLP
Entity Address: 220 Park Avenue, Florham Park, New Jersey 07932
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $50,000.00
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:
body
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 19, 2022, 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 Environmental Counsel Services; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark received a total of four (4) proposals in response to the RFQ for Environmental Counsel Services; and
WHEREAS, Schenck, Price, Smith & King, 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 Environmental Counsel Services; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark wishes to enter into a contract with Schenck, Price, Smith & King, LLP, to provide Legal Services concerning Environmental Matters, in an amount not to exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($50,000.00), for a period of ...
Click here for full text