Mount Holly, New Jersey - Burlington County

474September 23, 200943 RESOLUTION NO. 652 by Mr. Haines, FIRST AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENTWITH VITETTA IN THE AMOUNT OF $9,350 FOR SITE DESIGN SERVICES FOR THERESTORATION OF 8 & 9 PARK AVENUE AND 34 MAPLE AVENUE AT THE HISTORICSMITHVILLE PARK FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF RESOURCECONSERVATION/DIVISION OF PARKS.WHEREAS, the Burlington County Board of Chosen Freeholders (“the Board”) places thepublic trust above all else and remains steadfast in its commitment to the highest ethicalstandards in the conduct of its business on behalf of the taxpayers of Burlington County;andWHEREAS, in furtherance of those standards the Board adopted Resolution No. 553 onJuly 28, 2004 which instituted a competitive quality based, fair and open process forsoliciting qualifications and/or proposals for professional services contracts; andWHEREAS, the Board adopted Resolution No. 17 on January 12, 2005 which establishesthe procedures for obtaining said qualifications and/or proposals; andWHEREAS, the Board has expressed an interest in restoring properties known as 34Maple Avenue and 8 & 9 Park Avenue located in Historic Smithville Park; andWHEREAS, the Board needs a qualified engineering team to prepare final design plans,permit applications and construction documents for this project; andWHEREAS, by Resolution No. 1007 adopted by the Board on December 12, 2007 anapproved list established Qualified Engineering Firms through a fair and open processwhich includes Vitetta, as a contractor qualified to perform various engineering serviceson behalf of the Board during 2008; andWHEREAS, the Department of Resource Conservation (“DRC”) has recommended thatthe team led by Vitetta be chosen to be awarded a contract to provide the requestedservices; and,WHEREAS, the team led by Vitetta offered to provide the needed services for a not toexceed charge of $213,075.00; andWHEREAS, the Board and Vitetta entered into a contract for said services pursuant toResolution No. 755 dated October 8, 2008; andWHEREAS, a contract amendment is necessary to complete additional work outside thescope of the original contract; andWHEREAS, the team led by Vitetta has offered to provide the needed services for a notto exceed charge of $9,350.00, raising the contract from $213,072 to $224,425; andWHEREAS, architectural and engineering services are “professional” in nature, asdefined in N.J.S.A. 40A:11-2(6), the Local Public Contracts Law (the “Law”); and,WHEREAS, there are sufficient monies in account no. 44-5007-101255 to fund theamendment described above, as evidenced by the attached Certification of the BurlingtonCounty Treasurer filed herewith; andWHEREAS, this issue was presented to the Board at conference on 8/26/2009 and wasapproved; now, therefore, be itRESOLVED, by the Burlington County Board of Chosen Freeholders, that ContractAmendment #1 with the consultant team led by Vitetta which is approved as to form andsubstance by the County Solicitor and County Administrator, be and the same is herebyapproved and its execution in accordance with the Rules of the Board authorized; and, beitFURTHER RESOLVED, that this contract amendment is awarded pursuant to a fair andopen process and as a professional service in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5(1)(a) ofthe Local Public Contracts Law; and, be itFURTHER RESOLVED, that a copy of this action shall be printed once in the BurlingtonCounty Times within ten (10) days of its passage as required by N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5(1)(a)(i) of the Local Public Contracts Law.