REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
City of Somers Point
1 West New Jersey Avenue
Somers Point, New Jersey 08244
Position: Public Private Partnership Redevelopment Counsel
Period of: January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026
By responding to this RFQ the Professional warrants that he or she has read the General Notice of Solicitation for
Requests for Qualifications notated in this RFQ with this specific request and the he or she is aware of and agrees to any
conditions described therein.
All RFQ’s must be received by the City Administrator no later than 11:00 AM February 6th 2026 at which time they
will be publicly opened, announced and recorded in the Administration Department.
The RFQ must be in a sealed envelope, clearly marked on the outside as:
“Public Private Partnership Redevelopment Counsel”
*1 HARD COPY and 1 DIGITAL COPY ON A FLASH DRIVE IN PDF FORMAT ARE REQUIRED*
All statements of qualifications for professional service contracts shall address at a minimum the following information:
1.
Professional’s basic qualifications for the position.
2.
Identification of the person who will be primarily responsible for the required services and provide a
description of the experience of the primary person with projects and issues similar to those that will
be undertaken by the City of Somers Point.
3.
Identification of persons who will serve as backup to the primary person.
4.
Identification the business address of key staff that will be responsible for providing services under
the contract.
5.
Description of staffing.
6.
Description of previous experience, specifically in the State of New Jersey.
7.
Description of specific familiarity with the services required by the City of Somers Point.
8.
Description of insurances and limits including Commercial General
Liability Insurance, Automobile Insurance, Workers Compensation
Insurance, and Professional Liability Insurance. (The successful candidate
will provide an acceptable Certificate of Insurance and endorsement with specific language
to be provided by the City, naming the City, its agents and representatives
as additionally insured.)
9.
A compensation proposal.
10. A list of references including the names, addresses and telephone numbers of persons who can verify
experience and record of success.
The City of Somers Point and/or its appropriate board or commission reserves the right to make multiple
awards for similar services in connection with this request for qualifications.
ATTACHMENT A - MANDATORY EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY LANGUAGE
N.J.S.A. 10:5-31 et seq. (P.L. 1975, C. 127)
N.J.A.C. 17:27
GOODS, PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AND GENERAL SERVICE CONTRACTS
During the performance of this contract, the contractor agrees as follows:
The contractor or subcontractor, where applicable, will not discriminate against any employee or
applicant for employment because of age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or
sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality or sex. Except with respect to affectional or
sexual orientation and gender identity or expression, the contractor will take affirmative action to ensure that such
applicants are recruited and employed, and that employees are treated during employment, without regard to their age,
race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or
expression, disability, nationality or sex. Such action shall include, but not be limited to the following: employment,
upgrading, demotion, or transfer; recruitment or recruitment advertising; layoff or termination; rates of pay or other
forms of compensation; and selection for training, including apprenticeship. The contractor agrees to post in
conspicuous places, available to employees and applicants for employment, notices to be provided by the Public
Agency Compliance Officer setting forth provisions of this nondiscrimination clause.
The contractor or subcontractor, where applicable will, in all solicitations or advertisements for
employees placed by or on behalf of the contractor, state that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for
employment without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual
orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality or sex.
The contractor or subcontractor, where applicable, will send to each labor union or representative or
workers with which it has a collective bargaining agreement or other contract or understanding, a notice, to be provided
by the agency contracting officer advising the labor union or workers' representative of the contractor's commitments
under this act and shall post copies of the notice in conspicuous places available to employees and applicants for
employment.
The contractor or subcontractor, where applicable, agrees to comply with any regulations promulgated
by the Treasurer pursuant to N.J.S.A. 10:5-31 et seq., as amended and supplemented from time to time and the
Americans with Disabilities Act.
The contractor or subcontractor agrees to make good faith efforts to employ minority and women
workers consistent with the applicable county employment goals established in accordance with N.J.A.C. l7:27-5.2, or a
binding determination of the applicable county employment goals determined by the Division, pursuant to N.J.A.C.
17:27-5.2.
The contractor or subcontractor agrees to inform in writing its appropriate recruitment agencies including, but not
limited to, employment agencies, placement bureaus, colleges, universities, labor unions, that it does not discriminate on
the basis of age, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity
or expression, disability, nationality or sex, and that it will discontinue the use of any recruitment agency which engages
in direct or indirect discriminatory practices.
The contractor or subcontractor agrees to revise any of its testing procedures, if necessary, to assure
that all personnel testing conforms with the principles of job-related testing, as established by the statutes and court
decisions of the State of New Jersey and as established by applicable Federal law and applicable Federal court
decisions.
In conforming with the applicable employment goals, the contractor or subcontractor agrees to review
all procedures relating to transfer, upgrading, downgrading and layoff to ensure that all such actions are taken without
regard to age, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or
expression, disability, nationality or sex, consistent with the statutes and court decisions of the State of New Jersey, and
applicable Federal law and applicable Federal court decisions.
The contractor shall submit to the public agency, after notification of award but prior to execution of a
goods and services contract, one of the following three documents:
Letter of Federal Affirmative Action Plan Approval
Certificate of Employee Information Report
Employee Information Report Form AA302
The contractor and its subcontractors shall furnish such reports or other documents to the Div. of
Contract Compliance & EEO as may be requested by the office from time to time in order to carry out the purposes of
these regulations, and public agencies shall furnish such information as may be requested by the Div. of Contract
Compliance & EEO for conducting a compliance investigation pursuant to Subchapter 10 of the Administrative Code
at N.J.A.C. 17:27.
GENERAL NOTICE - General Notice of Solicitation for Requests for Qualifications
By submitting a response, the Candidate acknowledges that, during the performance of the contract, to the maximum
extent allowed by law, the Candidate shall agree to indemnify and hold Harmless the City and/or its nominees, and
their respective elected officials, officers, agents, volunteers and employees from and against all claims, damages,
losses, and expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees in case it shall be necessary to file an action, arising out of
performance of the work herein or the use of municipal facilities which is (1) for bodily injury, illness or death, or for
property damage, including loss of use, and (2) caused in whole or part by the Candidate’s negligent act or omission, or
that of a subcontractor or anyone employed by them or for whose acts the Candidate or subcontractor of the Candidate
may be liable. This indemnification and agreement shall apply in all instances whether the City and/or its nominees is
made a direct party to the initial action or claim or is subsequently made a party to the action by third-party in-pleading
or is made a party to a collateral action arising, in whole or in part, from any of the issues emanating from the original
cause of action or claim.
All responses must be received by the City Clerk no later than 11:00 AM on November 15th 2024 at which time they
will be publicly opened, announced and recorded in the City Council Chambers. Proposals for the Planning Board and
Zoning Board will be forwarded to the Administrator of the Boards.
All questions concerning this notice must be addressed to Jason Frost, City Administrator at (609) 927-9088, extension
128.
As part of the review process, the City of Somers Point and/or its appropriate board or commission may ask selected
candidates to provide a formal presentation to the City Council and/or its appropriate board or commission for
consideration.
The City of Somers Point and/or its appropriate board or commission has the right to reject any and all responses in part
or in their entirety. Also, the City of Somers Point and/or its appropriate board or commission expressly reserves the
right to waive any informalities, irregularities or minor defects in the responses received.
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