Township Council Meeting — Packet

293-23 CONTRACT BETWEEN THE TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE AND MILLENNIUM STRATEGIES LLC FOR GRANTWRITER SERVICES THIS AGREEMENT, made this 22 day of August 2023 by and between: TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE, a municipal corporation of the State of New Jersey, having its principal offices at 66 Main Street, West Orange, New Jersey, hereinafter referred to as “Township;” and 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 07960-4635, hereinafter referred to as “Contractor”. WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, the Township requires grant writing services to consult, plan, prepare, submit and otherwise assist the Township will the application for grant funding and to research grant opportunities for the Township; and WHEREAS, on May 16, 2023, the Township Council adopted Resolution 173-23 authorizing the Township to utilize Competitive Contracting in lieu of public bidding pursuant to the governing provisions of the Local Public Contracts Law, N.J.S.A. 40A:11-4.1, et. seq.; and WHEREAS, on June 9, 2023, the Township advertised a Request for Proposal (the “RFP”) for a Contract for Grantwriter Services (the “Contract”) with a base term of three (3) years with an option to extend the Contract for two additional one-year term s and setting forth a deadline for submission of proposals for July 11, 2023; and WHEREAS, on July 11, 2023, the Contractor submitted a proposal in response to the RFP, including a proposed rate of $3,900 per month, not to exceed $46,800 per year and a rate of