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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN AWARD OF CONTRACT TO REMINGTON AND VERNICK ENGINEERING, TO CONDUCT A TRAFFIC STUDY OF A PORTION OF NORTH 8TH STREET IN THE BOROUGHS OF HAWTHORNE AND PROSPECT PARK, PURSUANT TO N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5, ET SEQ.
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WHEREAS, the County of Passaic (hereafter “County”) is a government body incorporated pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:18-1, et seq. 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., any contract the amount of which exceeds the bid threshold, may be negotiated and awarded by the governing body without public advertising for bids and bidding therefor and shall be awarded by resolution of the governing body if, the subject matter consists of professional services; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5, et seq. the County issued RFQ-26-011 and RFQ-26-043 seeking qualifications for a pool of engineers, architects, land surveyors, planners, landscape architects, and environmental health and safety engineers for calendar year 2026, to be hired on an as-needed basis, to provide professional services to the County; and
WHEREAS, on October 28, 2025, the Board passed Resolution No. R-25-1038, qualifying a pool of engineers, architects, land surveyors, planners, landscape architects, and environmental health and safety engineers for calendar year 2026, as recommended by the Passaic County Engineer, to be hired on an as-needed basis, which included Remington and Vernick Engineering; 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 2026 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, the County Engineer is recommending an award of contract to Remington and Vernick Engineering, in an amount not to exceed thirty six thousand seven hundred fifty dollars ($36,750.00) to conduct a traffic study to determine the feasibility of converting a portion of North 8th Street (between Haledon Avenue and Goffle Road) in the Boroughs of Hawthorne and Prospect Park from a two-way roadway to a one-way southbound; and
WHEREAS, funds are available in Account No. C-04-55-194-008-920, 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 2026 and/or subsequent years’ County budget(s), which is attached to and made part of this Resolution; and
WHEREAS, the matter was discussed at the April 1, 2026 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.S.A. 40A:11-5(1)(a)(i) that the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Passaic is authorizing an award of contract to Remington and Vernick Engineering, in an amount not to exceed thirty six thousand seven hundred fifty dollars ($36,750.00) to conduct a traffic study to determine the feasibility of converting a portion of North 8th Street (between Haledon Avenue and Goffle Road) in the Boroughs of Hawthorne and Prospect Park from a two-way roadway to a one-way southbound.
LET IT BE FURTHER RESOLVED, the Clerk to the Board shall publish on the Public Notices page of the County’s website, a brief notice stating the nature, duration, service, and amount of the contract to Remington and Vernick Engineering, and maintain a copy of the resolution on file and available for public inspection in the Office of the Clerk to the Board.
LET IT BE FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Clerk of the Board, County Counsel, and Director of the Board of County Commissioners are authorized to execute the contract and take any other steps necessary to carry out the purpose of this Resolution.
ZMQ April 14, 2026