Provision of parking structure design & engineering services. The selection of Qualified Respondents is not subject to the provisions of the Local Public Contracts Law, N.J.S.A. 40A:11-1 et seq. The selection is subject to the "New Jersey Local Unit Pay-to-Play" Law, N.J.S.A. 19:44A-20.4 et seq., however. The Parking Authority 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 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 2 of this RFQ, which will be applied in the same manner to each Qualification Statement received. Qualification Statements will be reviewed and evaluated by the Parking Authority 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 areas described in this RFQ. Under no circumstances will a member of the review team review responses to an RFQ for a job 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 Parking Authority 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 Parking Authority) will be designated as a Qualified Respondent and will be given the opportunity to participate in the selection process determined by the Parking Authority. 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 Parking Authority 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 Parking Authority's Designated Contact Person, in writing. The Parking Authority will not bear responsibility for delays in delivery for any reason. The Parking Authority 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:
oTo determine that any Qualification Statement received complies or fails to comply with the terms of this RFQ.
oTo supplement, amend or otherwise modify the RFQ through issuance of addenda to all prospective Respondents who have received a copy of this RFQ.
oTo waive any technical non-conformance with the terms of this RFQ.
oTo 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.
oTo conduct investigations of any or all of the Respondents, as the Parking Authority 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.
oTo suspend or terminate the procurement process described in this RFQ at any time (in its sole discretion.) If terminated, the Parking Authority may determine to commence a new procurement process or exercise any other rights provided under applicable law without any obligation to the Respondents. The Parking Authority shall be under no obligation to complete all or any portion of the procurement process described in this RFQ. The method of contractor selection has not been determined at this time.
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