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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CONTRACT MODIFICATION NO. 2 TO REMINGTON AND VERNICK ENGINEERS, INC., FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING DESIGN SERVICES FOR THE RIFLE CAMP PARK ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER IN THE BOROUGH OF WOODLAND PARK , NEW JERSEY, PURSUANT TO N.J.A.C. 5:30-11.6.
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WHEREAS, the County of Passaic (hereafter “County”) is a body politic and corporate pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:18-1 and vested with all rights contained therein; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:20-1 the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Passaic (hereafter “Board”) is vested with managing the property, finances, and affairs of the County; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5, et seq. the County issued RFQ-22-021 seeking qualifications for a pool of engineers, architects, land surveyors, planners, landscape architects, and environmental health and safety engineers for calendar year 2022, to be hired on an as-needed basis, to provide professional services to the County; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 19:44A-20.4, the County’s request for qualifications is a fair and open process, specifically, the qualification for the pool of engineers, architects, land surveyors, planners, landscape architects, and environmental health and safety engineers for calendar year 2022 is publicly advertised, awarded under a process that provides for public solicitation of qualifications, established the basis of an award and disclosure process documented in writing prior to any solicitation, and is publicly opened and announced when awarded; and
WHEREAS, on November 9, 2021, the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Passaic (hereafter “Board”) passed Resolution No. R20211045 qualifying a pool of engineers, architects, land surveyors, planners, landscape architects, and environmental health and safety engineers for calendar year 2022, as recommended by the Passaic County Engineer, to be hired on an as-needed basis, which included Remington & Vernick Engineers, Inc., and
WHEREAS, on October 11, 2022, the Board passed Resolution R-22-0918 authorizing Contract Modification No. 1 to Remington & Vernick Engineers, Inc., for fees paid to Hudson/Essex/Passaic Soil Conservation District for the Rifle Camp Park Environmental Center Project as indicated in the proposal dated September 9, 2022 in an amount not to exceed one thousand three hundred twenty-five dollars ($1,325.00) bringing the contract total to one hundred forty six thousand three hundred twenty five dollars ($146,325.00); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to N.J.A.C. 5:30-11.6, the County can authorize contract modifications for professional services and extraordinary unspecifiable services, when the change is within the scope of activities of the original contract, and not for the purpose of undertaking new or different work or projects; and
WHEREAS, the County Engineer is recommending that the Board approve Contract Modification No. 2 to Remington & Vernick Engineers, Inc., for additional plan preparation and revisions due to the removal of the proposed stairs and well as underground electrical relocations that were changed during the construction phase as indicated in the proposal dated June 6, 2025 which is attached to and made part of this Resolution, in an amount not to exceed two thousand seven hundred fifty dollars ($2,750.00) bringing the contract total to one hundred forty-nine thousand seventy-five dollars ($149,075.00); and
WHEREAS, funds are available in Account No. C-04-55-188-001-920 or any other account that may be deemed appropriate by the Chief Financial Officer or his designee, and the availability of funds has been contingently certified by the Chief Financial Officer subject to sufficient funds being appropriated by the Board in the 2025 and/or subsequent years’ County budget(s), which is attached to and made part of this Resolution; and
WHEREAS, this matter was discussed at July 2, 2025 meeting of the Public Works Committee and is being recommended to the Board for approval.
NOW, THEREFORE, LET IT BE RESOLVED, pursuant to N.J.A.C. 5:30-11.6 that the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Passaic authorizes Contract Modification No. 2 for additional plan preparation and revisions due to the removal of the proposed stairs and well as underground electrical relocations that were changed during the construction phase for the Rifle Camp Park Environmental Center Project, in an amount not to exceed two thousand seven hundred fifty dollars ($2,750.00) bringing the contract total to one hundred forty-nine thousand seventy-five dollars ($149,075.00).
LET IT BE FURTHER RESOLVED, the Clerk of the Board shall print, in the official newspaper, a brief notice stating the nature, duration, service, and amount of the contract modification herein, and maintain a copy of the resolution on file and available for public inspection in the Office of the Clerk of the Board.
LET IT BE FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Clerk of the Board, County Counsel, and Director of Board of County Commissioners are authorized to take any other steps necessary to carry out the purpose of this resolution.
ZMQ July 15, 2025