Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of the Business Administrator Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Extraordinary Unspecifiable Service (EUS) Contract Purpose: Municipal Business- Federal and State Lobbying Entity Name: Mercury Public Affairs, LLC Entity Address: 1 Elm Street, Suite 2, Westfield, New Jersey 07908 Contract Amount: Not to exceed $168,000.00 Funding Source: 2023 Budget/Department of Business Administration/Business Unit NW: 011-Dept. ID 030, Div. Proj. 0301, Account 71280, Budget Ref: B2023 Contract Period: May 1, 2023 through April 30, 2024 Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. (X) EUS ( ) Fair & Open (X) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ ( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) N/A Additional Information: Partial Certification of Funds in the amount of $50,000.00.