The Union County Utilities Authority (“UCUA”) is soliciting Qualification Statements/Proposals from interested persons and/or firms for the provision of the below-listed services. Through a Request for Qualifications/Proposals (“RFQ/P”) process, persons and/or firms interested in assisting the UCUA with the provision of such services must prepare and submit a Qualification Statement/Proposal in accordance with the procedure and schedule set forth in the RFQ/P. The UCUA will review Qualification Statements/Proposals only from those persons and/or firms that submit a timely Qualification Statement/Proposal containing all information required by the UCUA as set forth in the RFQ/P. The UCUA intends to qualify persons and/or firms that (a) possess the experiential, personnel, financial and administrative capabilities to provide the proposed services, and (b) agree to and meet the terms and conditions determined by the UCUA.
The selection of qualified persons and/or firms is not subject to the bidding provisions of the Local Public Contracts Law, N.J.S.A. 40A:11-1 et seq., but is to be guided by the “New Jersey Local Unit Pay-to-Play” Law, N.J.S.A. 19:44A-20.4 et seq. The UCUA has structured a procurement process that seeks to obtain the desired results, while establishing a competitive, fair and open process, to assure that each person and/or firm is provided an equal opportunity to submit a Qualification Statement/Proposal in response to the RFQ/P.
The RFQ/P documents will become available on Thursday, January 4, 2018 at 10 a.m. They may be obtained via download from the UCUA’s website – www.unioncountyutilitiesauthority.org. Questions pertaining to this Notice should be directed to Lisa M. da Silva, RMC, Deputy Clerk/Office Manager, Union County Utilities Authority, at (732) 382-9400 ext. 228 or LdaSilva@ucua.org.
Qualification Statements/Proposals must be delivered to, and be received by Lisa M. da Silva, Deputy Clerk, Union County Utilities Authority, 1499 Routes 1&9 North, 3rd Floor, Rahway, NJ 07065 on or before 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 18, 2018. Qualification Statements/Proposals must be enclosed in a sealed envelope, bearing the name and address of the respondent and identifying the services the respondent seeks to provide. Qualification Statements/Proposals will not be accepted by facsimile transmission or e-mail. Qualification Statements/Proposals received after 1:00 p.m. on January 18, 2018, will be automatically rejected and returned to the sender.
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