2025 RFQ for 2026 Legal Services-Conflict Redevelopment Attorney

Agency:	Morristown town
State:	New Jersey
Type of Government:	State & Local
NAICS Category:	541110 - Offices of Lawyers
Posted Date:	Nov 6, 2025
Due Date:	Dec 4, 2025
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NOTE: The Town of Morristown will consider proposals only from firms or organizations that have

demonstrated the capability and willingness to provide high quality services in the manner described

in this Request for Qualifications.

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE PROVISION OF LEGAL SERVICES-

CONFLICT REDEVELOPMENT ATTORNEY

ISSUE DATE: November 6, 2025

DUE DATE: December 4, 2025

Issued by:

Town of Morristown

GLOSSARY

The following definitions shall apply to and are used in this Request for Qualifications:

"Town" - refers to the Town of Morristown.

"Principals" means persons possessing an ownership interest in the Respondent. If the Respondent is a corporation,

"Principals" shall include each investor who would have any amount of operational control over the Respondent and

every stockholder having an ownership interest of ten percent (10%) or more in the firm.

"Qualification Statement" - refers to the complete responses to this RFQ submitted by the Respondents.

"Qualified Respondent" - refers to those Respondents who (in the sole judgment of the Town) have satisfied the

qualification criteria set forth in this RFQ.

"Respondent" or "Respondents" - refers to the interested firm(s) that submit a Qualification Statement.

“Review Team” – Members of the Town Administration and its legal and/or financial advisors who shall review the

Qualification Statements.

"RFQ" - refers to this Request for Qualifications, including any amendments thereof or supplements thereto.

SECTION 1

INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL INFORMATION

Section 1.1. Introduction and Purpose.

The Town is soliciting Qualification Statements from interested persons and/or firms for the provision of Legal

Services-Conflict Redevelopment Attorney, as more particularly described herein. Through a Request for

Qualification process described herein, persons and/or firms interested in assisting the Town with the provision of such

services must prepare and submit a Qualification Statement in accordance with the procedures and schedules in this

RFQ. The Town will review Qualification Statements only from those firms that submit a Qualification Statement

which includes all the information required to be included as described herein (in the sole judgment of the Town). The

Town intends to qualify person(s) and/or firm(s) that: (a) possesses the professional, financial and administrative

capabilities to provide the proposed services, and (b) will agree to work under the compensation terms and conditions

determined by the Town to provide the greatest benefit to the taxpayers of Morristown.

Section 1.2. Procurement Process and Schedule.

The selection of Qualified Respondents is not subject to the bidding provisions of the Local Public Contracts Law,

N.J.S.A. 40A:11-1 et seq. The Town has structured a procurement process that seeks to obtain the desired results

described above, while establishing a competitive process to assure that each person and/or firm is provided with an

equal opportunity to submit a Qualification Statement in response to the RFQ. Qualification Statements will be

evaluated in accordance with the criteria set forth in Section 5 of this RFQ, which will be applied in the same manner

to each Qualification Statement received. Respondents agree to at all times abide by all requirements of New Jersey

law.

Qualification Statements will be reviewed and evaluated by the Town Administration and its legal and/or financial

advisors (collectively, the "Review Team"). The Qualification Statements will be reviewed to determine if the

Respondent has met the minimum professional, administrative and financial criteria described in this RFQ. Under no

circumstances will a member of the Review Team review responses to an RFQ for a position which they or their firm

submitted a response. Based upon the totality of the information contained in the Qualification Statement, including

information about the reputation and experience of each Respondent, the Town will (in its sole judgment) determine

which Respondents are qualified from professional, administrative and financial standpoints. Each Respondent that

meets the requirements of the RFQ (in the sole judgment of the Town) will be designated as a Qualified Respondent

and will be given the opportunity to participate in the selection process determined by the Town.

The RFQ process commences with the issuance of this RFQ. The steps involved in the process and the anticipated

completion dates are set forth in Table 1, Procurement Schedule. The Town reserves the right to, among other things,

amend, modify or alter the Procurement Schedule upon notice to all potential Respondents.

All communications concerning this RFQ or the RFQ process shall be directed to the Town’s Designated Contact

Person, in writing.

Designated Contact Person:

Jillian Barrick

Business Administrator

Town of Morristown

200 South St. CN914

Room 239, Office of Mayor/Administration

Morristown, NJ 07963-0914

Qualification Statements must be submitted to, and be received by, the Town, by hand delivery or regular mail, by 4:00

p.m. prevailing time on December 4, 2025. Qualification Statements will not be accepted by facsimile transmission

or e-mail.

Subsequent to issuance of this RFQ, the Town (through the issuance of addenda to all firms that have received a copy

of the RFQ) may modify, supplement or amend the provisions of this RFQ in order to respond to inquiries received

from prospective Respondents or as otherwise deemed necessary or appropriate by, and in the sole judgment of, the

Town.

TABLE 1

ANTICIPATED PROCUREMENT SCHEDULE

ACTIVITY

1. Issuance of Request for Qualifications

2. Receipt of Qualification Statements

3. Completion of Evaluation of Qualification Statements by the Review Team

4. Town Review of Review Team Recommendations

5. Approval of Professional Services Resolutions by Town Council

DATE

November 6, 2025

December 4, 2025

December 18, 2025

December 22, 2025

January 13, 2026

Section 1.3. Conditions Applicable to RFQ.

Upon submission of a Qualification Statement in response to this RFQ, the Respondent acknowledges and consents to

the following conditions relative to the submission and review and consideration of its Qualification Statement:

•

This document is an RFQ and does not constitute an RFP.

•

This RFQ does not commit the Town to issue an RFP.

•

All costs incurred by the Respondent in connection with responding to this RFQ shall be borne solely

by the Respondent.

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The Town reserves the right, in its sole judgment, to reject for any reason, any and all responses and

components thereof and to eliminate any and all Respondents responding to this RFQ from further

consideration for this procurement.

•

The Town reserves the right, in its sole judgment, to reject any Respondent that submits incomplete

responses to this RFQ, or a Qualification Statement that is not responsive to the requirements of this

RFQ.

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The Town reserves the right, without prior notice, to supplement, amend, or otherwise modify this

RFQ, or otherwise request additional information.

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All Qualification Statements shall become the property of the Town and will not be returned.

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All Qualification Statements will be made available to the public at the appropriate time, as determined

by the Town, in the exercise of its sole discretion, in accordance with applicable law.

•

The Town may request Respondents to send representatives to the Town for interviews.

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Any and all Qualification Statements not received by the Town by 4:00 p.m. prevailing time on

December 4, 2025 will be rejected.

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Neither the Town, its consultants or advisors, nor their respective staffs, including, but not limited to,

the Review Team, shall be liable for any claims or damages resulting from the solicitation or

preparation of the Qualification Statement, nor will there be any reimbursement to Respondents for

the cost of preparing and submitting a Qualification Statement or for participating in this procurement

process.

Section 1.4. Rights of Town.

The Town reserves, holds and may exercise, at its sole discretion, the following rights and options with regard to this

RFQ and the procurement process in accordance with the provisions of applicable law:

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To determine that any Qualification Statement received complies or fails to comply with the terms of

this RFQ.

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To supplement, amend or otherwise modify the RFQ through issuance of addenda to all prospective

Respondents who have received a copy of this RFQ.

•

To waive any technical non-conformance with the terms of this RFQ.

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To change or alter the schedule for any events called for in this RFQ upon the issuance of notice to all

prospective Respondents who have received a copy of this RFQ.

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To conduct investigations of any or all of the Respondents, as the Town deems necessary or

convenient, to clarify the information provided as part of the Qualification Statement and to request

additional information to support the information included in any Qualification Statement.

• To suspend or terminate the procurement process described in this RFQ at any time in the Town’s sole

discretion. If terminated, the Town may determine to commence a new procurement process or

exercise any other rights provided under applicable law without any obligation to the Respondents.

The Town shall be under no obligation to complete all or any portion of the procurement process described in this

RFQ.

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

2025 RFQ for 2026 Legal Services-Conflict Redevelopment Attorney

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