Resolution No: 2025-11-137

Resolution No: 2025-11-137 TWO RIVERS WATER RECLAMATION AUTHORITY RESOLUTION APPOINTING LJB ENGINEERING COMPANY AS SPECIAL ENGINEERING CONSULTANT AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO ALDEA SERVICES, INC., FOR MICROTUNNEL PROJECT PURSUANT TO N.J.S.A. 19:44A-20.5 AND N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5 AND AUTHORIZING ENTRY INTO THE ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT DATED OCTOBER 23, 2025 RESOLUTION NO. 2025-11-137 WHEREAS, the Two Rivers Water Reclamation Authority ("Authority") adopted Resolution No. 2019-03-41, on March 19, 2019, appointing Aldea Services Inc. ("Aldea"), as Special Engineering Consultant in accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 19:44A-20.5 and N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5, respecting the award of professional service contracts and the procedures set forth therein; and WHEREAS, Aldea and the Authority did thereafter enter a Contract, the terms and conditions of which remain in full force and effect; and WHEREAS, LJB Engineering Company ("LJB") acquired Aldea, and LJB is now the successor in interest of Aldea; and WHEREAS, Aldea wishes to assign all of its rights and obligations under the Contract to LJB, and LJB wishes to assume all of the rights and obligations of Aldea under the Contract; and WHEREAS, the Authority agrees to such assignment and assumption of the Contract subject to Robert Goodfellow, Paul Headland and other previously assigned employees being available for consultation; and WHEREAS, the Contract remains in full force and effect, and all terms and conditions thereof remain unaffected except as to (1) the identity of LJB as Special Engineering Consultant as successor in interest to Aldea; and (2) to the extent such terms are modified by the Assignment and Assumption Agreement dated October 23, 2025; and WHEREAS, the Authority has determined that the value of the services will exceed $17,500; and, WHEREAS, LJB Engineering Company has completed and submitted a Business Entity Disclosure Certification which certifies that they have not made any reportable contributions to a political or candidate committee for any presently sitting elected official in any of the Member Towns of the Authority in the previous one year, and that the contract will prohibit LJB Engineering Company from making any such reportable contributions through the term of the contract, WHEREAS, the Executive Director hereby certifies that monies are available for said purposes NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Two Rivers Water Reclamation Authority that LJB Engineering Company is hereby appointed as Special Engineering Micro-Tunneling Consultant in accordance with the proposal attached hereto and made a part hereof. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Authority shall enter into the Assignment and Assumption Agreement with LJB Engineering Company attached hereto and made a part hereof. BE IT FURTHER, RESOLVED that the Business Entity Disclosure Certification and the Determination of Value be placed on file with this resolution. BE IT FURHTER RESOLVED that the Executive Director shall maintain a copy of this resolution and the Agreement with the appointee on file in the Authority's Offices and make the same available for public inspection during regular business hours. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the foregoing appointment shall be compensated as proposed for specifically authorized services, and said compensation shall be in accordance with the original proposal dated March 14, 2019 attached hereto and made a part hereof, as updated from time to time, the compensation terms being unaffected by the Assignment and Assumption Agreement dated October 23, 2025, which is also attached hereto and made a part hereof. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Two Rivers Water Reclamation Authority that the statements contained in the foregoing preamble be and are hereby incorporated into this Resolution as if more fully set forth herein at length. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this appointment shall be published in an official newspaper and posted on the Authority's website as required by law within ten (10) days from the date of this resolution. I certify the above to be a true copy of the Resolution adopted at a public meeting held on November 12, 2025. ____________________________ Dennis J. Galvin, P.E. Executive Director November 22 2025 LNYS0411715 $81.84