Each interested firm or professional must submit a separate Qualification Statement for each area of interest to the Designated Contact Person. One qualification statement for multiple services will not be accepted. To be responsive, Qualification Statements must provide all requested information, and must be in strict conformance with the instructions set forth herein: 1. Qualification Statements must be received by the Township no later than the Due Date and must be mailed or hand delivered. Qualification Statements forwarded by facsimile or email will not be considered. Qualification statements received after the designated time on the Due Date will be returned, unopened, to the sender. The Respondent is solely responsible for delays in delivery. 2. Qualification Statements and all Forms (Exhibits A through J) and other related information must be stapled or bound and signed by the Respondent. If Respondent is other than a natural person, the Qualification Statement must be signed by an individual with power to bind the Respondent. 3. The name of the Respondent and the position or contract for which the submission is being made must be printed on the outside of the package containing Respondent's submission. The Township will, in its sole discretion, determine whether to qualify more than one Respondent for the Services. 4. Respondents are reminded that the forms attached to this RFQ must be completed and submitted with their Qualifications Statements. See also, Exhibit C for a list of documents that must be submitted with the proposal and those that that successful Respondents must present to the Township prior to the Township's executing a contract for services with the Respondent. 4.2 Legislation Compliance Respondents are to submit a Certification of Political Contribution pursuant to N.J.S.A. 19:44A-20.4 et seq. with their proposals. A Certification form is provided as Exhibit G. The Township is soliciting Qualification Statements from interested persons and/or firms for the provision of the professional services described herein. Through a Request for Qualification process, persons and/or firms interested in assisting the Township with the provision of such services must prepare and submit a Qualification Statement in accordance with the procedure and schedule in this RFQ. The Township will review only Qualification Statements that include all the required information as described herein. The Township intends to qualify persons and/or firms that (a) possess the professional capabilities to provide the proposed services; (b) will agree to work under the compensation terms and conditions set forth; and (c) have demonstrated the capability and willingness to provide high quality services to the Township. Township of East Brunswick is soliciting Qualification Statements from interested persons and/or firms for various professional services as indicated below for the year 2024. Through the Request for Qualification ("RFQ") process, any person and/or firm interested in assisting the Township with the services indicated below must prepare and submit a Qualified Statement in accordance with the procedure and schedule in the RFQs. The Township intends to qualify a person and/or firm that (a) possesses the professional, financial, and administrative capabilities to provide the proposed service, and (b) agrees and meets the terms and conditions determined by the Township that provide the greatest benefit to the taxpayers of East Brunswick. The selection is subject to the "New Jersey Local Unit Pay-to-Play Law, N.J.S.A. 19:44A-20.4, et seq. The Township 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 the RFQ. The factors to be considered by the Township include, but not limited to; (i) experience and reputation in the profession; (ii) knowledge of the subject matter to be addressed under contract; (iii) availability to accommodate any required meetings of the Township or Township agency; (iv) any other factors demonstrated to be in the best interest of the Township of East Brunswick.
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