7-December-2022
PUBLIC NOTICE
BOROUGH OF
BOGOTA
FAIR AND OPEN
REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS FOR
YEAR 2023
I.
Notice of
Request for Qualifications Statement
The
Borough of Bogota (“Borough”) is soliciting qualification statements from
interested persons and/or firms for awarding contracts, in year 2023, for the
provision of the services listed below, by a Request for Qualification Process
(“RFQ”). Individual persons and/or firms interested in assisting the
Borough with the provision of these services must prepare and submit a
Qualification Statement in accordance with the procedure in the RFQs. The
Borough will review Qualification Statements only from those persons or firms
that submit a Qualification Statement that includes substantially all the
information required to be included as described, in the sole judgment of the
Borough’s Mayor and Council.
The
Borough intends to qualify person(s) and/or firm(s) that: (a) possess(es) the
professional, financial, and administrative familiarity with the Borough,
experience, training, and capabilities to provide the proposed services, and
(b) agrees and meets the terms and conditions determined by the Borough that
provides the greatest benefit to the taxpayers of Bogota.
The
selection of qualified respondents is not subject to the public bidding or
competitive contracting provisions of the Local Public Contracts Law, NJSA
40A:11-1 et seq. The selection is, however, subject to the fair and open
process authorized by the “New Jersey Local Unit Pay to Play” Law, NJSA
19:44A-20.4 et seq. The Borough has structured a procurement process that
seeks to obtain the desired results, while establishing a competitive process
to assure that each person and/or firm is provided an equal opportunity to
submit a Qualification Statement in response to RFQ.
Qualification
Statements must be submitted to and be received by Yenlys F. Bolivard, Acting
Clerk, at the Office of the Clerk, 375 Larch Avenue, Bogota, N.J. 07603, on or
before 12:30 PM on Friday, December 16, 2022, Qualification Statements
will not be accepted by facsimile transmission or e-mail. The responses
will be opened at 9:00 AM, Tuesday, December 20, 2022, in the Clerk’s
office, for review by the Mayor and Council.
Contracts:
Alternate
Prosecutor
Financial Advisor
Bond
Counsel
Planning/Zoning Board Attorney
Borough
Architect
Planning /Zoning Board Engineer
Borough
Attorney
Public Defender
Borough
Auditor
Risk Management
Consultant
Borough
Engineer
Software & Hardware Computer Support Svcs.
Borough
Labor
Attorney
Tax Appeal Appraiser
Borough
Planner
Webmaster
Borough
Prosecutor
II.
Instructions for Qualifications Statement and Criteria
Two
copies of the qualification statement must be submitted in the manner
designated in the instructions, and must be enclosed in a sealed envelope
bearing name and address of the person and or firm submitting the statement
bidder and the name of the work on the outside, addressed to the Borough of
Bogota.
Qualification
statements shall demonstrate the following:
A.
Experience and reputation of the person/firm in the field;
B.
Training and licensing of the person/firm;
C.
Availability to accommodate the needs of the Borough’s meeting
schedule;
D.
Knowledge of the Borough’s needs and history and the subject matter to be
addressed
under the contract.
and
E.
Annual fee or hourly rate for principal and associate employees. And include
reduced rate for OPRA request.
The
Borough’s Mayor and Council reserve the right to select qualified contractors
in their sole discretion, which shall be exercised in accordance with their
sole judgment as to the public interest. Those responding to the RFQ are
required to comply with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 10:5-31 et seq. and N.J.A.C.
17:27-1 et seq., if applicable.
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