This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Ocean Township, New Jersey. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

The TOWNSHIP OF OCEAN is soliciting proposals from interested persons and/or firms for the provision of professional services for calendar year 2023, as more particularly described herein. Proposals are being solicited thru a Fair and Open Process in accordance with N.J.S.A 19:44A-20.1 et.seq. The Township of Ocean will review proposals only from those persons and/or firms that submit a proposal which includes all the information required to be included as described herein, as determined in the sole and absolute discretion of the Township of Ocean. The Township of Ocean intends to qualify persons and/or firms that (a) possess 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 Township of Ocean to provide the greatest benefit to the taxpayers of the Township of Ocean. The services of successful respondents may be procured as soon as possible. If you are submitting a proposal for the Planning Board and Board of Adjustment each Board must receive, 13 proposals in total 1 hard copy and 12 CD's copies of the proposal. 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 or sex. Except with respect to affectional or sexual orientation, 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 orsexual orientation 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 ofcompensation; and selection fortraining, 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 behalfofthe 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 or sex. The contractor orsubcontractor, where applicable, will send to each labor union orrepresentative 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 ofthe contractor's commitments underthis act and shall post copies ofthe notice in conspicuous places available to employees and applicants for employment.