Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Central Purchasing Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing (X) Amending Type of Service: Extension of Emergency Contract #E2022-13 Purpose: To extend the Emergency Contract to provide the services of negotiating and setting up payment plans and providing the software platform for payment processing for water and sewer account holders with outstanding debts above $500.00. Entity Name: Promise Network, Inc. Entity Address: 436 14th Street, Suite 920, Oakland, California 94612 Contract Amount: Not to exceed $203,500.00 Funding Source: 2023 Budget/Department of Water and Sewer Utilities/NW037-750-7501-71280-B2023 Contract Period: Extended from December 27, 2022 until September 25, 2023 Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS ( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ ( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient (X) n/a Additional Information: On November 9, 2022, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-6 and N.J.A.C. 5:34-6.1(a), the Purchasing Agent, QPA, approved the request of the Department of Water and Sewer Utilities for an Emergency Contract #E2022-13 with Promise Network Inc., 436 14th Street, Suite 920, Oakland, CA 94612, declaring an emergent need for a service provider to set-up and service payment plans for City of Newark residents with outstanding Water and Sewer Utility accounts, for the period of September 27, 2022 through December 26, 2022 , in an amount not to exceed $43,500,00.