Dept./ Agency: Administration/Office of the Business Administrator Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Exception to Public Bidding - N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5(1)(a)(i) provides for the award of a contract for Professional Services Purpose: To provide engineering services. Entity Name: Gary Toth Entity Address: Lambertville, New Jersey 08530 Contract Amount: Not to exceed $100,000.00 Funding Source: 2023 Budget/Business Unit NW: 011-Dept. ID 110, Div./ Proj. 1101, Account 71280, Budget Ref: B2023 Contract Period: August 1, 2023 through July 31, 2024 Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor (X) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS ( ) Fair & Open (X) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ ( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a Additional Information: This Resolution authorizes the City of Newark to enter into a professional services contract with Gary Toth, to provide engineering consultant services regarding implementing a Division of Transportation within the Department of Engineering in order to leverage development, traffic and signal infrastructure initiatives, including identifying and securing funding opportunities on behalf of the City of Newark, in Washington D.C. and the State of NJ (Trenton).