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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CONTRACT MODIFICATION NO. 5 TO DEWBERRY ENGINEERS INC., FOR PHASE 1A CULTURAL RESOURCE SURVEY SERVICES FOR PROPOSED ENHANCEMENTS TO THE PREAKNESS VALLEY GOLF COURSE IN THE TOWNSHIP OF WAYNE, RFQ-26-011 AND RFQ-26-043, 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, 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 Dewberry Engineers Inc.; 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, on April 9, 2024, the Board passed Resolution No. R-24-311 authorizing an award of contract to Dewberry Engineers Inc., in an amount not to exceed twenty-five thousand fifty-two dollars ($25,052.00), for professional services related to proposed improvements to the Preakness Valley Golf Course and its facilities in the Township of Wayne; 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 outside the original scope of activities of the original contract, provided that any change beyond the original scope of activities shall be made by amendatory contract approved by the governing body; and
WHEREAS, the Board has approved the following contract modifications for the Preakness Valley Golf Course project to date:
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Contract Modification |
Amount |
Adjusted Contract Total |
Resolution |
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No. 1 |
$20,000.00 |
$45,052.00 |
R-25-212 |
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No. 2 |
$50,000.00 |
$95,052.00 |
R-25-343 |
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No. 3 |
$11,815.00 |
$106,867.00 |
R-25-743 |
|
No. 4 |
$357,500.00 |
$464,367.00 |
R-25-1286 |
WHEREAS, the Passaic County Engineer is recommending that Contract Modification No. 5 be authorized for a net addition in the amount of twenty-one thousand dollars ($21,000.00), for a Phase 1A Cultural Resource Survey in connection with the proposed enhancements to the Preakness Valley Golf Course, with a new total contract amount of four hundred eighty-five thousand three hundred sixty-seven dollars ($485,367.00); 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 2026 and/or subsequent years’ County budget(s); and
WHEREAS, this matter was discussed at the November 4, 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.A.C. 5:30-11.6, that the Passaic County Board of County Commissioners hereby authorizes Contract Modification No. 5 to Dewberry Engineers Inc., for Phase 1A Cultural Resource Survey services for proposed enhancements to the Preakness Valley Golf Course in the Township of Wayne, in the amount of twenty-one thousand dollars ($21,000.00), with a new total contract amount of four hundred eighty-five thousand three hundred sixty-seven dollars ($485,367.00).
LET IT BE FURTHER RESOLVED, that the County Engineer is authorized and directed to comply with all of the requirements for change orders and contract modifications for professional services as set forth in N.J.A.C. 5:30-11.6.
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 November 16, 2026