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Resolution Authorizing Execution of Agreement with Habitat for Humanity of South Central New Jersey and Langan Engineering & Environmental Services for Payment for Portion of Professional Services in Connection with Princeton-Owned Properties
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WHEREAS, Princeton owns three parcels of property with street addresses of 237 North Harrison Street, 8 Clearview Avenue and 14 Clearview Avenue in Princeton (collectively, the “Properties”); and
WHEREAS, Habitat for Humanity of South Central New Jersey (“Habitat”) is a non-profit corporation established under Internal Revenue Service Code Section 501(c)(3), which brings people together to build homes, communities, and hope; and
WHEREAS, Habitat has been working with Princeton and Housing Initiatives of Princeton Charitable Trust, also an I.R.S. Section 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation, in connection with the anticipated future redevelopment of the Properties for affordable housing purposes; and
WHEREAS, in furtherance of its due diligence efforts, in 2025 Habitat hired Langan Engineering & Environmental Services (“Langan”) to complete professional engineering and environmental services on the Properties, including Land Surveying, Environmental Phase I Geophysical Surveying and Regulated Business Materials Survey, Report and Laboratory Work (“Environmental Services”); and
WHEREAS, following completion of the Environmental Services, Langan provided written reports and other documents to Habitat summarizing the results of its Environmental Services (“Environmental Reports”), copies of which Habitat has previously provided to Princeton; and
WHEREAS, the Parties wish to execute an agreement whereby Princeton shall share a portion of the total cost for the Environmental Services and Environmental Reports completed by Langan, in exchange for which Princeton shall have the right to possess and utilize the contents of the Environmental Reports in furtherance of any future use or reuse of the Properties; 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, Langan has completed and submitted the required pay-to-play forms which certify that Langan 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 Langan from making any reportable contributions through the term of the contract; and
WHEREAS, the total cost for Langan’s completion of the Environmental Services and Environmental Reports is $41,419, $14,434 of which Habitat has already paid to Langan; and
WHEREAS, Princeton shall pay Langan the outstanding balance of the total cost, which is $26,985; 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, the Chief Financial Officer has certified that sufficient funds are available to pay for said services in a/c 01-201-20-111-283; and
WHEREAS, the term of this contract shall be twelve months.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the Municipality of Princeton, County of Mercer, State of New Jersey, as follows:
1. The Mayor and Clerk are hereby authorized and directed to execute an agreement with Habitat for Humanity of South Central New Jersey and Langan Engineering & Environmental Services, consistent with this Resolution.
2. The agreement is awarded without competitive bidding as authorized under N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5(1)(a)(i).
3. Princeton shall pay Langan $26,985 for a portion of the services previously completed.
4. A copy of this Resolution, the Pay-to-Play Forms and the agreement shall be placed on file in the Office of the Clerk.