Re-RFQ, LITIGATION/DEFENSE COUNSEL SERVICES, WORKERS COMPENSATION COUNSEL SERVICES, & SPECIAL CONFLICT COUNSEL SERVICES

The City of East Orange is soliciting statements of qualifications and performance data from qualified candidates for Re-RFQ, LITIGATION/DEFENSE COUNSEL SERVICES, WORKERS COMPENSATION COUNSEL SERVICES, & SPECIAL CONFLICT COUNSEL SERVICES. Statements are due electronically before 11:00 am on Thursday, April 9, 2026.

Background

The City is soliciting Qualification Statements from interested persons and/or firms for the provision of professional services, as more particularly described herein.  Through a Request for Qualification process described herein, persons and/or firms interested in assisting the City with the provision of such services must prepare and submit a Qualification Statement in accordance with the procedure and schedule in this RFQ.  The City will review Qualification Statements only from those persons and/or firms that submit a Qualification Statement which includes all information which includes all the information required to be included as described herein (in the sole judgment of the City).

The City intends to qualify person(s) and/or firm(s) that (a) possesses 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 City to provide the greatest benefit to the taxpayers of the City.

NOTICE: IF YOU ALREADY SUMITTED PREVIOUS RFQ (NOVEMBER 2025), NO NEED TO APPLY

Project Details

• Department: Procurement
• Department Head: - (-)

Important Dates

• Questions Due: 2026-04-01T15:00:00.000Z

Evaluation Criteria

• Qualifications (10 pts) —

  Qualifications of the individuals who will perform the tasks and the amounts of their respective participation.

Submission Requirements

• Respondent Description —

  All Statements of Qualifications shall include the following:

  Contact information of the individual who will be authorized to act on behalf of the Respondent as the primary contact and who is available to answer questions or requests for additional information. Even if this information is already provided on the profile of the individual submitting this response, please provide the information in this section as well.

  Background information on Respondent’s organizational structure and experience.

• Contact Name (required) —

  Please provide the full name (First and Last) of the Respondent's designated point of contact for this Statement of Qualifications.

• Contact Address (required) —

  Please provide the full physical office/mailing address of the Respondent's designated point of contact for this Statement of Qualifications.

• Contact Phone (required) —

  Please provide the phone number (include area code) of the Respondent's designated point of contact for this Statement of Qualifications.

• Contact Email (required) —

  Please provide the email address of the Respondent's designated point of contact for this Statement of Qualifications.

• Statement of Qualifications
• Executive Summary (required) —

  Upload your executive summary (not to exceed two (2) pages) of the information contained in all the other parts of the Qualification Statement.

• Letter of Qualification (required) —

  Please download the below document, complete, and upload your executed Letter of Qualification as part of your Statement of Qualifications.

• Statement of Qualifications (required) —

  Upload the main content of your statement of Qualifications here.

  The Statement should include a narrative describing all relevant experience and qualifications, including, but not limited to:

  • Demonstration of financial capacity, inclusive of bank and other financing source references;
  • Description of unique financing structures utilized for previous projects;
  • Experience with public accountability;
  • Experience with projects or contracts of a similar size and scope to that noted in this RFQ;
  • Description of unique challenges faced with past projects;
  • A summary of past programmatic, construction and environmental challenges and how your team overcame those challenges;
  • Past partnerships with Minority/Women and local Business Enterprises. Please include Enterprise Contact information and projects completed.
• Business Entity Disclosure Certification (required) —

  Within your Statement of Qualifications you are required to provide a description of the business organization (i.e., corporation, partnership, joint venture, etc.) of each firm, its ownership and its organizational structure.

  1. Provide the names and business addresses of all Principals of the firm or firms submitting the Qualification Statement. For purposes of this RFQ, Principals means persons possessing an ownership interest in the Respondent. If the Respondent is a corporation, ‘Principals’ shall include each investor who would have any amount of operational control over the Respondent and every stockholder having an ownership interest of 10% or more in the firm.
  2. If a firm is a partially owned or a fully-owned subsidiary of another firm, identify the parent company and describe the nature and extent of the parents’ approval rights over the activities of the firm submitting a Qualification Statement. Describe the approval process.
  3. If the Respondent is a partnership or a joint venture or similar organization, provide comparable information as required in (b) above for each member of the partnership, joint venture or similar organization.
  4. A statement that the Respondent has complied with all applicable affirmative action (or similar) requirements with respect to its business activities, together with evidence of such compliance.

  Please download the below document, complete, and upload here as part of your Statement of Qualifications.

• Letter of Intent (required) —

  Please download the below document, complete, and upload your executed Letter of Intent as part of your Statement of Qualifications.

• Years In Business Under Present Name (required) —

  Please state the number of years your organization has been in business under the present name. Be sure to specify number of years and number of months.

  EXAMPLE:
  three (3) years and six (6) months

• Years in Business Under Current Management (required) —

  Please state the number of years your organization has been in business under the current management. Be sure to specify number of years and number of months.

  EXAMPLE:
  three (3) years and six (6) months

• Judgments, Claims, or Suits (required) —

  Have there been any judgments, claims or suits within the last ten (10) years in which Respondent has been adjudicated liable for professional malpractice?

• Judgments, Claims, or Suits - Explanation (required) —

  You have indicated that there have been judgments, claims or suits within the last ten (10) years in which Respondent has been adjudicated liable for professional malpractice.

  Please provide an explanation of such circumstances.

• Bankruptcy or Re-Organization (required) —

  Is the business organization now or has it ever been involved in any bankruptcy or re-organization proceedings in the last ten (10) years?

• Bankruptcy or Re-Organization - Explanation (required) —

  You have indicated that the business organization is now or has been involved in bankruptcy or re-organization proceedings in the last ten (10) years.

  Please provide an explanation of such circumstances.

• Business Registration Certificate (required) —

  Confirm appropriate federal and state licenses to perform activities.

  Submit a copy of the Firm’s Business Registration Certificate here as part of your Statement of Qualifications.

• Required Forms
• Non-Collusion Affidavit (required) —

  Please download the below document, complete, and upload as part of your Statement of Qualifications.

• Owner Disclosure Certification (required) —

  Please download the below document, complete, and upload as part of your Statement of Qualifications.

• Insurance Requirement Acknowledgement (required) —

  Please download the below document, complete, and upload here as part of your Statement of Qualifications.

• Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Compliance (required) —

  Please download the below document, complete, and upload as part of your Statement of Qualifications.

• Professional Service Entity Information (required) —

  Please download the below document, complete, and upload as part of your Statement of Qualifications.

• Qualification Affidavit (required) —

  Please download the below document, complete, and upload as part of your Statement of Qualifications.

• Submission Form (required) —

  Please download the below document, complete, and upload as part of your Statement of Qualifications.

• Disclosure of Investment Activities in Iran (required) —

  Please download the below document, complete, and upload as part of your Statement of Qualifications.

• Statement of Indebtedness (required) —

  Please download the below document, complete, and upload as part of your Statement of Qualifications.

• Agreement for Payment of Commodity (required) —

  Please download the below document, complete, and upload as part of your Statement of Qualifications.

• Supplemental Information and Confirmation
• Additional Information (if needed) —

  For any additional information requested or required by any of your previously provided answers or as stated within this RFP please upload the additional documentation here.

• Submittal Confirmation (required) —

  Proposer hereby certifies that all information provided within this submittal is accurate to the best of their knowledge and acknowledges that they have provided proof of their authority to submit a proposal on behalf of the stated Company Name committing them to the information contained within said submittal.

• Pre-Submittal Conference (required) —

  Will there be a pre-submittal conference or site walk of any kind for this RFQ? If so, will it be Mandatory or Non-Mandatory? Please select the desired option for this RFQ.

  NOTE: The answer to this question does not affect the Timeline. You will have to update the Timeline on its own based on your answer to this question.

• Background? (required) —

  Do you wish to show the Background of this RFP in the Introduction section?

• Procurement and/or Project Contact (required) —

  Select the information you would like display.

• Electronic Pricing (required) —

  Do you wish to collect information regarding fees or pricing of any kind using the electronic pricing table within OpenGov Procurement?

Questions & Answers