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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN AWARD OF CONTRACT TO FRENCH & PARRELLO ASSOCIATES, FOR CONSULTING ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR THE REHABILITATION/REPLACEMENT OF SPRUCE STREET BRIDGE NO. 1600-390 OVER PASSAIC RIVER RACEWAY IN THE CITY OF PATERSON, PER RFQ-26-011 AND RFQ-26-043, PURSUANT TO N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5
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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., contracts for professional services may be awarded by resolution of the Board without public advertising for bids and bidding thereof; and
WHEREAS, the County issued RFQ-26-011 and RFQ-26-043 for Engineering, Architects, Land Surveyors, Planners, Landscape Architects, and Environmental Health Safety/Engineering Consultants seeking qualifications for a pool of consultants for the calendar year 2026, to be hired on 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 as-needed basis, which included French & Parrello Associates; and
WHEREAS, the Passaic County Engineer is recommending an award of contract to French & Parrello Associates, in the amount of two hundred sixty-nine thousand eighty-five dollars ($269,085.00) for Consulting Engineering Services for the Rehabilitation/Replacement of Spruce Street Bridge No. 1600-390 over Passaic River Raceway in the City of Paterson, which Concept Development and Preliminary Engineering Phase shall include a structural inspection, field survey, utility engineering, geotechnical engineering, initial Right-of-Way assessment, initial permit assessment, and preliminary structural engineering to determine the feasibility of various rehabilitation and replacement options for the bridge; and
WHEREAS, funds are available in Account No. C-04-55-194-003-920, 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); and
WHEREAS, this matter was discussed at the July 29, 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, et seq., that the Passaic County Board of County Commissioners hereby authorizes an award of contract to French & Parrello Associates, in an amount not to exceed two hundred sixty-nine thousand eighty-five dollars ($269,085.00), for Consulting Engineering Services for the Rehabilitation/Replacement of Spruce Street Bridge No. 1600-390 over Passaic River Raceway in the City of Paterson, as recommended by the County Engineer.
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 French & Parrello Associates, 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 to the Board, County Counsel, and the Director of the Board are authorized to take any other steps necessary to carry out the purpose of this Resolution.
KJB August 11, 2026