The City of Jersey City is seeking qualification statements from qualified individuals or firms to provide bond counsel services. The contract term will be one year. Proposals must be received by Friday, May 29, 2026, at 4:00 PM. Contract documents and RFP forms can be downloaded from www. ***. *. * must comply with New Jersey state requirements regarding equal employment opportunity and affirmative action, as well as business registration certificates. Proposals must be submitted individually in a sealed envelope addressed to the Purchasing Agent. Facsimile or email submissions will not be accepted. The City reserves the right to reject any or all proposals.
The bid notice states that sealed proposals must be received no later than Wednesday, May 29, 2026, at 4:00 PM. Proposals must be received by the city no later than 4 p. m. prevailing time on Friday, May 29, 2026.
The bid notice states that 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. The city will select the most advantageous qualification statements based on all of the evaluation factors set forth in this RFQ.
The bid notice states that respondents must demonstrate that they will have the continuing capabilities to perform these services. The law department of the city of Jersey City is seeking legal support from a law firm with substantial experience in bond counsel law services.
The bid notice states that the respondent whose lobbyist failed to comply with the provisions of ordinance 39. 1 et seq. , following notice and an opportunity to be heard, shall be disqualified from entering into contracts with the city for a period of two 2 years for each violation.
The bid notice states that failure to download rfp specifications and acknowledge receipt of addenda shall result in rfp rejection. The respondent whose lobbyist failed to comply with the provisions of ordinance 39. 1 et seq. , following notice and an opportunity to be heard, shall be disqualified from entering into contracts with the city for a period of two 2 years for each violation.