2022-06-15 - Notice Of Award Professional Services 22-23

The Allendale Board of Education approved a suite of professional‑services contracts for the 2022‑2023 school year on June 15 2022, utilizing a sole‑source procurement process under N.J.S.A. 18A:18A 5a(1). Fifteen vendors were selected to provide a broad range of services, including architectural design, audit, engineering, legal counsel, bond and disclosure assistance, employee‑benefits consulting, E‑Rate management, insurance brokerage, risk‑management consulting, regulatory compliance, asbestos monitoring, and payroll‑tax consulting. Rates are primarily disclosed on an hourly basis for architects, attorneys, auditors, and payroll consultants, with several flat‑fee engagements (e.g., audit $31,000, disclosure $1,000, policy services $4,600). All contracts and award resolutions are available for public inspection at the Board Office. • Architecture – Settembrino Architects provides a full suite of design and construction‑administration services with hourly rates ranging from $90 to $150. • Audit – Jump, Perry & Company, LLP conducts the district’s annual audit for a fixed fee of $31,000 plus hourly staff rates. • Legal – Fogarty & Hara and Weiner Law Group LLP supply legal counsel with partner rates of $175/hr and $170/hr respectively. • Compliance – Karl Environmental Group handles asbestos surveillance and Right‑to‑Know reporting, charging $1,200 for two surveillance reports and $1,895 for the survey update. • Payroll & Benefits – Esmer PS delivers payroll‑tax consulting for a base $6,000 plus hourly rates, while Treadstone Risk Mgmt, LLC advises on employee benefits.