REQUEST FOR PROPOSALSSPECIAL LEGAL SERVICES
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALSSPECIAL LEGAL SERVICES
The Housing Authority of the Town of West New York (hereinafter referred to as the "Authority") requires the services of a qualified individual or firm to provide the Authority with necessary Legal Services, which services shall be furnished over a period of one (1) year for a total number of hours not to exceed one hundred sixty (160).
SCOPE OF SERVICES
The scope of services would include proceedings before the Public Employment Relations Commission, collective negotiations, labor arbitration, and any such other related assignments deemed necessary, excluding litigation.
PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS
Proposals shall contain a description of the respondent's qualifications and experience (see specifics cited below). A schedule of hourly billing rates for all categories of staff who will be assigned to perform contract services if a contract is awarded; other charges, if any, to be billed under the contract; respondent's proposed total contract fee; an executed Non-Collusive Affidavit; and a completed Company Information Sheet.
The description of respondent's qualifications and experience shall evidence/ demonstrate possession of a knowledge of law and applicable procedures pertaining to the Scope of Services.
EVALUATION CRITERIA
Proposals will be evaluated based on the degree to which a respondent meets the qualifications and experience requirements and the degree of acceptability of his/her/its proposed hourly billing rates, other charges, if any, and the total contract fee. A weight of 0% to 60% will be assigned to his/her/its qualifications and experience; and a weight of 0% to 40% will be assigned to his/her/its proposed hourly billing rates, other charges, if any, contract fee, based on the degree of acceptability of same to the Authority.
CONTRACT AWARD
It is the Housing Authority's intent to award a contract (see Exhibit "A" hereof) for the service required hereunder in accord with competitive proposal procedures which provide for negotiations; however, if the quality of the initial proposal received is such that no purpose would be served by conducting negotiations the Authority will award a contract without discussion/negotiations.
The Housing Authority retains the right to reject any and all proposals or to award a contract to the respondent whose proposal is deemed to be most advantageous to the Authority, taking into consideration the evaluation factors cited above. Each unsuccessful offeror will be notified in writing promptly if a contract award is made under this RFP, such notice will identify the successful contractor, provide a brief explanation of the reasons the unsuccessful offeror was not selected, and provide an opportunity for a debriefing meeting with the Authority's Contract Officer to discuss any questions.
SUBMISSIONS OF PROPOSALS
Proposals (original +2) shall be delivered to the Housing Authority no later than 3:15 P.M. on Tuesday the 17th day of June, 2010. Same shall be addressed as follows:
ROBERT A. DIVINCENT, Executive Director
West New York Housing Authority
6100 Adams Street
West New York, New Jersey 07093-1557
Tel (201) 868-6100
All proposals shall be submitted in sealed envelopes; the wording "PROPOSAL FOR SPECIAL LEGAL SERVICES"shall appear on the fact thereof.
Robert A. DiVincent
Executive Director
May 26, 2010-Fee:$96.39(102) 2861415
