The Borough of Ridgefield (Borough) is soliciting Qualification statements from interested persons and/or firms for the awarding in 2023 of contracts for the provision of services listed below by a Request for Qualification Process (RFQ). Individual persons and/or firms interested in assisting the Borough with the provision of these services must prepare and submit a Qualification Statement in accordance with the procedure in this RFQ. The Borough will review Qualification Statements only from those persons or firms that submit a Qualification Statement that includes substantially all the information required to be included. Qualifications will be evaluated by the Borough on the basis of the most advantageous submission, all relevant factors considered. The evaluation will consider experience and reputation in the field, knowledge of the Borough and the subject matter addressed under the contract, availability to accommodate the required meetings of the Borough and compensation proposal. The Borough intends to qualify person(s) and/or firm(s) that: (a) possess(es) the professional, financial, and administrative familiarity with the Borough, experience, training, and capabilities to provide the proposed services, and (b) agrees and meets the terms and conditions determined by the Borough that provide the greatest benefit to the taxpayers of the Borough. Inasmuch as the contracts to be awarded are for professional services, the selection of qualified respondents is not subject to the public bidding or competitive contracting provisions of the Local Public Contracts Law, NJSA 40A:11-1 et seq. The Borough has determined, however, that the selection be subject to the fair and open process authorized by the "New Jersey Local Unit Pay to Play" Law, NJSA 19:44A-20.4 et seq. The Borough has structured a procurement process that seeks to obtain the desired results, 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 RFQ. The method of Contractor Selection has not been Determined at this time.
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