160-25 Resolution Authorizing Excercise of Second Option to Extend Contract with Millennium Strategies LLC.pdf

160-25 June 24, 2025 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING MILLENIUM STRATEGIES LLC EXERCISE OF OPTION FOR AN ADDITIONAL YEAR TO PROVIDE GRANT WRITING SERVICES FOR THE TOWNSHIP NOT TO EXCEED $46,800 PER YEAR WHEREAS, the Township of West Orange (the “Township”) requires grant writing services to consult, plan, prepare, submit and otherwise assist the Township with the application for grant funding and to research grant opportunities for the Township; and WHERAS, on June 9, 2023, the Township advertised a Request for Proposal (the “RFP”) for a Contract for Grantwriter Services (the “Contract”) WHEREAS, on August 22, 2023, the Township adopted Resolution 293-23 authorizing the award of the Contract to Millennium Strategies, LLC, a limited liability company of the State of New Jersey having its principal offices at 60 Columbia Road, Bldg B, Suite 230, Morristown, New Jersey 07960 (“Millennium”) at the rate of $3,900 per month, not to exceed $46,800 per year and a rate of $150 per hour for the Add-Alternate option to provide State and County Grant Administration Services on an as needed basis (the “Add Alternate Option”) (collectively, the “Proposal”); WHEREAS, the Township and Millenium wish to exercise the second of two one-year options allowable under Section One (1) of the Contract annexed hereto as Exhibit “A” NOW BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED, that the Township Council of the Township of West Orange hereby authorizes the Township to enter into a second one-year extension of the Contract which shall begin on August 1, 2025 and expires on July 31, 2026. RESOLVED, that a copy of this Resolution shall be made available in the Clerk’s office in accordance with applicable law. Karen Carnevale, R.M.C. Joe Krakoviak Township Clerk Council President I hereby certify funds are available from Account No. John C. Ditinyak Chief Financial Officer Adopted: June 24, 2025