Borough of Highland Park Public Notice for the soliciation of Qualifications and rates, as applicable for various professionals and other services

BOROUGH OF HIGHLAND PARK PUBLIC NOTICE FOR THE SOLICITATION OF QUALIFICATIONS AND RATES, AS APPLICABLE, FOR VARIOUS PROFESSIONALS AND OTHER SERVICES FOR APPOINTMENT FROM JANUARY 1, 2025 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2025

Notice is hereby given that the Borough of Highland Park (the “Borough”) will be seeking qualifications and proposals, as applicable, for the provision of certain professional, extraordinary unspecifiable services and other services for the 2025 year. The qualifications are being sought as part of a fair and open process being undertaken by the Borough pursuant to N.J.S.A. 19:44A-

20.4 et seq.
Responses to provide the services will be received by the Borough at their office, Borough of Highland Park, 221 South 5th Avenue, Highland Park, New Jersey 08904 until 11:00 a.m. prevailing time, onDecember 10, 2024, at which time the responses will be publicly opened and the name of the responder, and proposal, as applicable, shall be read aloud.

Qualifications will be accepted for the following:
1. Bond Attorney

2. Borough Attorney

3. Municipal Prosecutor

4. Tax Appeal Attorney

5. Public Defender

6. Board of Adjustment Attorney

7. Planning Board Attorney

8. Labor Attorney

9. Special Redevelopment Attorney

10. Municipal Auditor

11. Municipal Engineer

12. Municipal Planner

13. Planning Board Engineer

14. Board of Adjustment Engineer

15. Special Affordable Housing Planner

16. Risk Manager

Standardized submission requirements are available at the offices of the Borough of Highland Park, 221 South 5th Avenue, Highland Park, New Jersey 08904, on and after November 6, 2024, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Tuesday between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. and Friday between the hours of 8:00 a.m. through 1:00 p.m. excluding holidays. To request a copy of the submission requirements by email, contact the Borough Clerk, Jennifer Santiago, at jsantiago@hpboro.com or at 732-819-3782.
Qualified responders will be required to comply with the requirements of N.J.S.A. 10:5-31 et seq. and N.J.A.C. 17:27 et seq., (Contract Compliance and Equal Employment Opportunities

in Public Contracts); N.J.S.A. 52:25-24.2 , Disclosure of Interests; N.J.S.A. 52:32-44, State Contractor Business Registration Program; and P.L. 2012, C.25, Disclosure of Investment

Activities in Iran, Russia and Belarus, all as amended and supplemented. The Borough reserves the right to reject any or all submissions, to waive any deficiencies and to suspend or abandon this process at any time.

INDIVIDUALS AND/OR FIRMS ARE TO SUBMIT AN ORIGINAL PLUS FOUR (4) HARD COPIES OF THEIR RESPONSES AS WELL AS THE ENTIRE COVER TO COVER SUBMITTAL AS A PDF DOCUMENT ON A USB FLASH DRIVE FOR EACH SERVICE THEY ARE SUBMITTING A RESPONSE TO AND SHALL TITLE THE SERVICE AS INDICATED ABOVE. THE BOROUGH WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF RESPONSES THAT ARE NOT CLEARLY MARKED WITH A SPECIFIC SERVICE. IF SUBMITTING FOR MORE THAN ONE SERVICE THE INDIVIDUAL AND/OR FIRM MUST  SUBMIT AN ORIGINAL PLUS FOUR (4) COPIES AND A FLASH DRIVE FOR EACH SERVICE THEY ARE SUBMITTING A RESPONSE TO.
Questions concerning this notice may be directed to Jennifer Santiago, Borough Clerk at 732-819-3782