271-22 Attachment-SUBMISSION.pdf

TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE SECTION 2 INTRODUCTION OF GENERAL INFORMATION 2.1 Introduction and Purpose The Township of West Orange is soliciting Qualification Statements from interested persons and/or Firms for the provision of various Professional Services for the Township of West Orange. Through a Request for Qualification (RFQ) process described herein, the Township will create a prequalified list of professionals that can provide such services. The Township will first consider companies for such services that respond to this RFQ. The Qualification Statement submission shall include all the Information required to be include as described herein. The Township intends to qualify respondents professional and administrative capabilities to provide proposed services, and will agree to work under ‘the compensation terms and conditions determined by the Township. 2.2 Procurement Process and Schedule The selection of Qualified Respondents is not subject to the bidding provisions of the Local Public Contracts Law, N.S.A. 40A:11-1 et seq. The selection is subject to the New Jersey Local Unit Pay to Play Law, N.JS.A, 19:44A-20.4 et seq. The Township has structured a procurement process to assure that each person and/or firm is provided an equal opportunity to submit a Qualification Statement in response to the RFQ. Qualification statements will be evaluated in accordance with criteria set forth in section 2 of this RFQ, which will be applied in the samme manner to each Qualification Statement received, Respondents agree to at all times to abide by all requirements of the NewJersey law, including, but not limited to the aforementioned “Pay to Play” laws, as well as any and all relevant Executive Orders and the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission disclosure requirements. 2.3 Conditions Applicable to RFQ Upon submission of a Qualification Statement in response to this RFQ, the Respondent acknowledges and consents to the following conditions: This RFQ does not cornmit the Township of West Orange to issue a Request for Proposal. The Township reserves the right to exercise its judgment to weigh the relative merit and deficiencies, if any, in all responses and commits. The Township reserves the right to reject for any reason, all responses and components thereof and eliminate any and all Respondents submitting this RFQ from consideration. Page | 8