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Resolution of the Mayor and Council of Princeton Authorizing an Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement with Clarke Caton Hintz, PC to Add Affordable Housing Monitoring Services and Increase the Contract Amount by $42,000.00 for a New Not to Exceed Amount of $52,000.00
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WHEREAS, a contract with Clarke Caton Hintz, PC for Planning Services for Affordable Housing for an amount not to exceed $10,000.00 and a term from January 1, 2026, to December 31, 2026, was authorized by the Qualified Purchasing Agent on December 15, 2025; and
WHEREAS, the Municipality of Princeton (“Princeton”) desires to add additional monitoring services and rename the contract to “Affordable Housing Monitoring Services”; and
WHEREAS, Clarke Caton Hintz, PC provided a proposal for the additional services for an amount not to exceed $42,000.00, bringing the contract total to an amount not to exceed $52,000.00; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5(1)(a)(i) of the Local Public Contracts Law, Princeton may award a contract for professional services without public advertising for bids; and
WHEREAS, this contract is not being awarded as a “fair and open” contract as defined in N.J.S.A. 19:44A-20.7; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 19:44A-20.5., the Municipality of Princeton may award a non-fair and open contract to a business entity if, during the preceding one-year period, that business entity has not made a contribution that is reportable by the recipient under P.L. 1973, c.83, N.J.S.A. 19:44A-1 et seq. to any municipal committee of a political party in that municipality if a member of that political party is serving in an elective public office of that municipality when the contract is awarded or to any candidate committee of any person serving in an elective public office of that municipality when the contract is awarded; and
WHEREAS, Clarke Caton Hintz, PC has completed and submitted the required pay-to-play forms which certify that Clarke Caton Hintz, PC has not made any reportable contributions to a candidate committee in the Municipality of Princeton in the previous year, and that the contract will prohibit Clarke Caton Hintz, PC from making any reportable contributions through the term of the contract; and
WHEREAS, the Chief Financial Officer has certified that sufficient funds are available to pay for said services from 40-201-20-105-273.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and Council of the Municipality of Princeton, County of Mercer, State of New Jersey, as follows:
1. The Mayor and Council, or their designee, hereby authorize the first amendment to the agreement originally authorized by the Qualified Purchasing Agent on December 15, 2025, to the professional services agreement between the Municipality of Princeton and Clarke Caton Hintz, PC for Planning Services for Affordable Housing to add additional Monitoring Services, rename the contract “Affordable Housing Monitoring Services,” and increase the not to exceed amount by $42,000.00 for a new not-to-exceed amount of $52,000.00.
2. All remaining provisions of the original agreement not otherwise amended by or inconsistent herewith shall remain in full force and effect.
3. This Resolution, when countersigned by Clarke Caton Hintz, PC, shall serve as the second amendment to the original agreement.
ATTEST: THE MUNICIPALITY OF PRINCETON
By: _____________________________ By: _____________________________
ATTEST: CLARKE CATON HINTZ, PC
By: _____________________________ By: _____________________________