Resolutions - Jersey City

3. The service is of such a specialized and qualitative nature that the performance ofthe service cannot be reasonably described by written specifications because:In addition to the specialized knowledge oftelecommunications and skills required bythe prospective consultant, it is also essential that the consultant have extensiveexperience and familiarity with the City's telecommunications and datacommunications vendors. It is unlikely that the City can predict the specific telecomissues which may arise with sufficient precision to develop written specifications.4. Describe the informal solicitation of quotations:It is impracticable to solicit quotations as this process would require prospectivevendors to become intimately familiar with the City's current telecommunicationsinfrastructure. It is unlikely that a firm unfamiliar with this infrastructure would beable to fully assess the complexity of Jersey City's telecommunications and datacommunications in order to provide an adequate cost estimate ofthe work to beperformed.5. I have reviewed the rules of the division of local government services pursuant toN.J.A.C. 5:34-2.1 et seq. and certify that the proposed contract may be consideredan Extraordinary, Unspecifiable Service in accordance with the requirementsthereof.~ rian O'ReillyBusiness AdministratorCity of Jersey Cityt1~t- M