RFQ Request Qualifications Professional Grant Writer Due

The following general requirements must be met in order for any firm to be considered to provide professional services covered by N.J.S.A. 44A-20.5 et seq with the City. The process is designed to find qualified service providers in an open and fair manner in order to have the most qualified service provider for the City.

Any person or firms interested in providing professional services, as defined in the New Jersey Local Public Contracts Law and specifically N.J.S.A. 40: 11-2(6), to the City of South Amboy.

• Request for Qualifications (“RFQ”) shall be used to determine what companies, firms, or individuals offer the City the best opportunity to secure the highest quality professional services.
• The Request for Proposals (“RFP”) shall be used to determine whether the costs of fees proposed to provide the professional services are fair and reasonable, both in terms of the City’s budgetary interests, the general market rate for the services, and the level of experience, breadth of services, reputation, and expertise of the professional.
• Advertising of the RFQ/RFP will, at a minimum, include the City website at http://www.southamboynj.gov/Notices and City official bulletin board, at least ten (10) days prior to the submission deadline.
• The RFQ shall list the minimum requirements of the service being sought. Where the Request for Qualifications lists separate experience requirements for the firms and for individuals, professionals in solo practice shall meet the experience requirements for a firm.
• Submissions will be required on the date specified which shall be not less than ten (10) days following the advertisement of the RFQ.
• All RFQs/RFPs will be delivered by mail or in person by applicants to the City Clerk in a sealed envelope with the name of the applicant and the specific RFQ noted on the outside of the envelope.

The requirements listed below are the minimum levels expected from the professional indicated.

The proposer is requested to provide a proposal to the City of South Amboy (“City”), County of Middlesex and State of New Jersey for a Professional Grant Writer. The proposer must comply strictly with the submission requirements set forth herein.

The proposal must be received by 1:00pm on Tuesday November 28, 2017:

Laura Kemble, Acting City Clerk
South Amboy City Hall
140 North Broadway
South Amboy, NJ 08879

Any proposals received after said date and time, whether by mail or otherwise, will be deemed non-responsive. No proposals will be accepted after the date set forth above. Proposals must be submitted in a sealed envelope with the name of the firm or individual submitting the proposal clearly marked on the outside of the envelope as well as “Grant Writer RFQ” marked clearly on the exterior envelope.

The City assumes no responsibility for delays in any form of carrier, mail, or delivery service causing the proposal to be received after the above-referenced due date and time. Submission by fax, telephone or email is not permitted. No late submissions will be accepted.

In addition, all proposers shall comply with P.L.1977,c.33 requiring submission of a statement of Corporate ownership; N.J.S.A. 52:32-44 requiring submission of a New Jersey Business Registration Certificate and the collection of use taxes; and with the provisions of P.L> 1975, c.127 and N.J.A.C. 17:27 concerning equal employment opportunity and affirmative action and the submission of proof of compliance therewith.

Applicants must contact Angel Albanese, CFO at albanesea or by calling  for all submission forms required for this submission.

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