NOTICE AND SOLICITATION OF PROPOSALS FOR PROFESSIONAL LEGAL SERVICES FOR...

Agency:	Totowa borough
State:	New Jersey
Type of Government:	State & Local
NAICS Category:	541110 - Offices of Lawyers 541330 - Engineering Services 541611 - Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services 541620 - Environmental Consulting Services 541990 - All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
Posted Date:	Nov 25, 2025
Due Date:	Dec 19, 2025
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BOROUGH OF TOTOWA

NOTICE AND SOLICITATION OF PROPOSALS FOR PROFESSIONAL LEGAL

SERVICES FOR THE POSITION OF REGISTERED ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

SPECIALIST FOR THE BOROUGH OF TOTOWA

The Borough of Totowa is soliciting proposals from law firms licensed to practice in the

State of New Jersey to provide legal services as the Registered Environmental Health

Specialist for the Borough of Totowa for a term of one (1) year for the period of January

1, 2026 through December 31, 2026.

Three (3) copies of the proposal must be submitted in a sealed envelope bearing the name

and address of the vendor and the name of the contract being bid upon on the outside of

the envelope. The proposal shall be addressed to Joseph Wassel, RMC, Borough of Totowa

Municipal Clerk, Municipal Complex, 537 Totowa Road at Cherba Place, Totowa, New

Jersey 07512 and must be received no later than 12:00 p.m. on Friday, December 19, 2025.

No proposal shall be received in person or by mail after the designated time

Specifications and instructions are on file and may be obtained at the office of the

Municipal Clerk of the Borough of Totowa, Municipal Complex, 537 Totowa Road at

Cherba Place, Totowa, New Jersey 07512, Monday through Friday between the hours of

9:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. or online at www.totowanj.org.

Proposals will be evaluated on the basis of the most advantageous to the Borough of

Totowa, all factors considered. Proposals will be evaluated by the Mayor, designated

members of the Council and members of the Borough’s administration. The evaluation

will consider:

1. Experience and reputation in the field;

2. Knowledge of the Borough of Totowa and the subject matter to be addressed

under the contract;

3. Availability to accommodate any required meetings;

4. Compensation proposal;

5. Other factors if demonstrated to be in the best interest of the Borough of

Totowa.

A contract will be awarded as provided by law at a public meeting.

Proposals are being solicited through a fair and open process in accordance with N.J.S.A.

19:44A-20.5 et seq. The Borough of Totowa reserves the right to reject any and all

proposals and to waive any informalities or irregularities in the proposals received.

Joseph Wassel, RMC

Borough of Totowa Municipal Clerk

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR THE POSITION OF REGISTERED

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SPECIALIST FOR THE BOROUGH OF TOTOWA

The Borough of Totowa is soliciting proposals for the position of Registered

Environmental Health Specialist to provide services to the Borough. The Borough will

select one vendor for the position of Registered Environmental Health Specialist based

upon a fair and open process in accordance with N.J.S.A. 19:44A-20.4, et seq.

Please note that in order to have a proposal considered by the Borough of Totowa,

an interested party must demonstrate the minimum requirements for the position of

Registered Environmental Health Specialist as set forth in Section III and that the interested

party otherwise complies with the proposal requirements set forth in the Borough of

Totowa’s “Notice and Solicitation of Proposals”.

I. APPOINTMENT OF REGISTERED ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SPECIALS

One (1) Registered Environmental Health Specialist will be appointed by the

Borough to serve as the official Registered Environmental Health Specialist for the

Borough of Totowa Board of Health for a term of one (1) year to inspection and related

services for the Borough of Totowa. The appointment term will expire on December 31,

2026.

II. SCOPE OF SERVICES

The Registered Environmental Health Specialist shall perform the following

minimum duties as well as those prescribed by any applicable laws and ordinances:

1. conducts inspections to enforce relevant sanitary and public heath laws;

2. determines the cause and takes proper corrective action when violations

relevant sanitary and public heath laws are found;

3. periodically inspects retail food establishments and other eating places;

4. investigates nuisances and violations of the sanitary, environmental and

public heath laws, rules and ordinances;

5. conducts activities related to the licensing, operation and enforcement of

sanitary, environmental and public heath laws and rules of regulated

activities and facilities;

6. confers with the Borough of Totowa Health Officer, Board of Heath Attorney

and Engineer concerning improvements in public health and sanitation;

7. reviews and approves plans for residential, commercial, and industrial

development as necessary to ensure compliance with sanitary, environmental

and public heath laws, rules and ordinances;

8. conducts water, food and other specimens as needed for laboratory analysis

and interprets the results subsequent analysis;

9. plans and conducts routine and emergency environmental health

inspections and investigations and provides technical expertise to ensure

operator/owner conformance with environmental health laws, rules and

ordinances;

10. maintains, updates and analyzes environmental health records, findings of

inspections and other data to ensure proper documentation and continuity of

environmental health protection;

11. educates and communicates environmental risks to the public;

12. Attend all regular and special Borough of Totowa Board of Health meetings

and attend all necessary work sessions of the Board of Health as required,

this shall include all routine phone calls with staff;

13. Assist in the defense of all litigation affecting the Board of Health or any

member of it, including the giving of testimony;

13. shall provide advice, research and assistance on any matter as needed by the

Board of Health;

15. maintain records and files; prepares reports and shall assist with documents

as may be required including but not limited to the preparation of

ordinances;

16. perform any additional duties as directed by the Borough of Totowa Board

of Health.

III. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND VENDOR RESPONSES TO THIS

SOLICITATION OF PROPOSALS

In order for the proposal to be considered by the Borough of Totowa, interested

parties must meet the following minimum requirements.

A. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

In order to fulfill the duties of Registered Environmental Health Specialist for

Borough of Totowa, it must be demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Borough of Totowa

that the potential vendor:

1. is in possession of a valid Registered Environmental Health Specialist

Licenses issued by the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior

Services;

2. has been licensed as a Registered Environmental Health Specialist for

a minimum of ten (10) years;

3. has at least five (5) years prior experience as a Registered

Environmental Health Specialist;

4. has sufficient knowledge of problems/procedures in sanitary

inspection work, in the enforcement of relevant sanitary,

environmental and public health laws, rules and ordinances to satisfy

the scope of services described in this proposal.

B. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR VENDOR RESPONSE TO THE

BOROUGH OF TOTOWA’S SOLICITATION OF PROPOSALS

Interested parties wishing to provide a proposal in response to the Borough of

Totowa’s solicitation shall provide the following minimum information in its proposal,

which proposal must be submitted at the location and within the time constraint set forth

above:

1. Full name and business address of entity or person submitting the

proposal and the name of the key contact person;

2. A description of the business organization (i.e., corporation,

partnership, joint venture, etc.) of each firm, its ownership and

organizational structure;

3. The number of years your organization has been in business under the

present name, and the number of years the business organization has

been under the current management;

4. List of all individuals who, if selected, will provide services to the

Borough of Totowa, along with a summary of the licenses held by

each such person;

5. Number of years each individual has provided services to municipal

entities in the State of New Jersey;

6. A description of services that will be provided to the Borough, in

addition to those set forth in Section II;

7. A copy of the firm’s State of New Jersey Business Registration

Certificate;

8. A statement and listing of professional service fees offered to the

Borough of Totowa as a Registered Environmental Health Specialist;

9. A statement that applicant complies with the New Jersey Law Against

Discrimination, N.J.S.A. 10:5-1, et seq., and the Affirmative Action

Law of the State of New Jersey, P.L.1975 c.127 as set forth in Exhibits

“A” and “B”;

10. A completed Affidavit of Non-Collusion:

11. The name and addresses of at least three (3) references consisting of

clients for which the applicant has provided services in the past five

(5) years, which should include at least one (1) municipal entity client;

12. A list and description of all professional liability claims, if any,

brought against the applicant during the past five (5) years;

13. Confirm the appropriate federal and state licenses to perform

activities;

14. The applicant shall provide the Borough of Totowa with three (3)

copies of its proposal.

In addition to the terms and conditions specified in this Request for Proposal,

the Registered Environmental Health Specialist, or his firm shall secure and maintain,

during the life of the contract, insurance for workers compensation for its employees,

officers, agents and/or partners as required by law. The Registered Environmental Health

Specialist, or his firm shall secure and maintain professional liability insurance for itself

and all professional staff with a limit of not less than One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00)

per claim and aggregate. A Certificate of Insurance shall be provided to the Borough as

evidence of such coverage.

This page summarizes the opportunity, including an overview and a preview of the attached documents.

NOTICE AND SOLICITATION OF PROPOSALS FOR PROFESSIONAL LEGAL SERVICES FOR THE POSITION OF REGISTERED ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SPECIALIST FOR THE BOROUGH OF TOTOWA

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