On September 8, 2021 I sent the following OPRA request to Kenilworth for:
1) Contracts between Kenilworth and the following vendors for services to be rendered in 2020 to Kenilworth:
Suplee Clooney & Co.
Harbor Consultants
Reliance Insurance
2) Proof if any of these contracts were awarded through a Fair and Open process
I finally have a chance to review what I got back on September 20. Let’s start with reviewing the full response for Harbor Consultants.
According to check registry data Kenilworth paid Harbor Consultants, Inc $229,923 in 2020 for things like COAH ($8,435) and Section 20 costs ($124,797.50).
Among the 39 pages of material that Kenilworth sent was a 25 page brochure that included a fee schedule and various paperwork that seemed necessary to comply with arbitrary rules. Nothing that looked like a contract with a description of services to be provided, obligations of both parties, and limits on payout amounts.
Resolution 2020-17 appointing Harbor Consultants as borough engineer:
Invoice template as executed by January 23, 2020 by Anthony Gallerano of Harbor Consultants who donated $10,000 to Kenilworth political campaigns over the last five years.
Owner Disclosure listing Victor E. Vinegra as the sole owner of Harbor Consultants (nothing about Anthony Gallerano):
Political Contribution Disclosure Form (showing those made by Victor E. Vinegra with nothing on what Anthony Gallerano gave to Kenilworth politicians:
Miscellaneous other schedules:
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