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Bid Title

RFP for Legal Services for the City of Lakeland Employees' Pension and Retirement System

Issuing Agency

City of Lakeland

Location

Florida

Published Date

May 26, 2026

Closing Date

Jun 23, 2026

Government Level

State & Local

Status

Closed

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Project Description

Project ID:

Title: RFP for Legal Services for the City of Lakeland Employees' Pension and Retirement System

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Release Date: 5/26/2026

Due Date: 6/23/2026

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RFP for Legal Services for the City of Lakeland Employees' Pension and Retirement System

Request For Proposal

Retirement Services

54 , 5411

Project ID: 2026-RFP-052

Release Date: Tuesday, May 26, 2026

· Due Date: Tuesday, June 23, 2026 3:00pm

Posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 9:36am

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Draft Response No Bid27 days, 17 hours, 15 minutes

Post Information

Posted At:Tue, May 26, 2026 9:36 AM
Sealed Bid Process:Yes (Bids Sealed / Pricing Sealed)
Private Bid:No

Overview

Summary

The City of Lakeland Employees’ Pension & Retirement System Board of Trustees (“Board”) is seeking proposals from individual attorneys or law firms with an established practice in employee pension and retirement matters. Responding firms must demonstrate the ability, knowledge, and expertise necessary to advise on all facets of the existing Pension Plans, including strong familiarity with pension-related Florida Statutes and experience providing advice, appellate, and trial court representation to pension boards.

The purpose of this Request for Proposals (“RFP”) is to enable the Board to select an attorney or law firm to serve as legal counsel to the City of Lakeland Employees’ Pension & Retirement System (“Retirement System”). The selected attorney or firm will be engaged for a five (5)-year period, commencing immediately upon ratification of the agreement. The engagement may be extended for successive one-year periods at the sole discretion of the Board. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board may terminate such services at any time at its discretion.

Timeline

RFP release:

May 26, 2026

RFP questions deadline:

June 12, 2026, 5:00pm

RFP proposal due date:

June 23, 2026, 3:00pm

Commodity Codes

• NAICS 541110Offices of Lawyers

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