Summary of Specifications:
The Morris County Park Commission is soliciting proposals from attorneys licensed to practice in the State of New Jersey to provide Professional Legal Services as a Special Counsel to the Morris County Park Commission, on an as-needed basis during calendar year 2013, at the rate of $120.00 per hour.
Proposals are being solicited through a fair and open process in accordance with N.J.S.A. 19:44A-20.1, et seq. The successful bidder shall comply with the Affirmative Action Requirements of N.J.S.A. 10:5-31 et seq. and N.J.A.C. 17:27.
Request for proposal documents may be obtained on or after December 19, 2012 during regular business hours, 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., prevailing time, Monday through Friday, by contacting the office of the Deputy Executive Director of the Morris County Park Commission at 973-326-7620, and from the Morris County Park Commission’s website at www.morrisparks.net under the “Public Bids/Vendor Registration” link.
Attorneys will be selected by the Morris County Park Commission, based on an evaluation of the most advantageous technical proposal, price, and other factors considered. Proposals will be evaluated on the basis of the following criteria:
1. Prior experience and familiarity with providing legal services under the direction of the Morris County Counsel and/or the Morris County Park Commission and the quality of past services rendered. 2. Prior experience in providing legal services to public entities similar to the Morris County Park Commission and the quality of past services rendered. 3. Professional qualifications, general reputation, availability and experience of key personnel assigned to the work, with respect to relevant areas of law.
The right to reject any or all proposals and to waive immaterial formalities is reserved by Morris County Park Commission.
Sealed RFP responses must be received in the Offices of the Executive Director of the Morris County Park Commission no later than 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 9, 2013.
Proposals (one unbound original and three bound copies) shall be submitted in a sealed envelope, to:
Morris County Park Commission Attention: Executive Director/Special Counsel P.O. Box 1295 Morristown, New Jersey 07962-1295
