Project Information

Bid Title

Zoning Board Professional Services

Issuing Agency

North Arlington borough

Location

New Jersey

Published Date

Nov 19, 2025

Closing Date

Dec 19, 2025

Government Level

State & Local

Status

Closed

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Project Description

Zoning Board Professional Services Posted: 11/19/2025 - 12:05 PM Due By: 12/19/2025 - 12:00 PM

The Zoning Board of the Borough of North Arlington is accepting proposals for the following professional services contracts through the Fair and Open Process for calendar year 2025 in accordance with N.J.S.A. 19:44A-20.4, et. seq.:

ZONING BOARD ATTORNEY
ZONING BOARD ENGINEER

RFQ documents may be obtained by contacting North Arlington Borough Hall at 201-991-6060 ext 111 or by email at lcerchio@northarlington.org . Proposals must be returned by 12:00 pm, Friday, December 19, 2025.

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The Zoning Board of the Borough of North Arlington will consider

proposals only from firms or organizations that have demonstrated

the capability and willingness to provide high quality services in the

manner described in this Request for Qualifications.

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS

FOR THE PROVISION OF LEGAL SERVICES –

ZONING BOARD ATTORNEY

ISSUE DATE: November 19, 2025

DUE DATE: December 19, 2025

Issued by the

Zoning Board of the Borough of North Arlington

GLOSSARY

The following definitions shall apply to and are used in this Request for

Qualifications:

“Zoning Board” - refers to the Zoning Board of the Borough of North Arlington.

“Qualification Statement” - refers to the complete responses to this RFQ submitted

by the Respondents.

“Qualified Respondent” - refers to those Respondents who (in the sole judgment

of the Borough Zoning Board) have satisfied the qualification criteria set forth in this RFQ.

“RFQ” - refers to this Request for Qualifications, including any amendments

thereof or supplements thereto.

“Respondent” or “Respondents” - refers to the interested firm(s) that submit a

Qualification Statement.

SECTION 1

INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL INFORMATION

1.1. Introduction and Purpose.

The Zoning Board of the Borough of North Arlington is soliciting Qualification

Statements from interested persons and/or firms for the provision of legal services –

Zoning Board Attorney, as more particularly described herein. Through the Request for

Qualification process described herein, persons and/or firms interested in assisting the

Zoning Board with the provision of such services must prepare and submit a Qualification

Statement in accordance with the procedure and schedule in this RFQ. The Zoning Board

will review Qualification Statements only from those interested persons and/or firms that

submit a Qualification Statement that includes all the information required to be included

as described herein (in the sole judgment of the Zoning Board). The Zoning Board intends

to qualify person(s) and/or firm(s) that (a) possess 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 Zoning Board to provide

the greatest benefit to the taxpayers of North Arlington.

1.2. Procurement Process and Schedule.

The selection of Qualified Respondents is not subject to the provisions of the Local

Public Contracts Law, N.J.S.A. 40A:11-1 et seq. The selection is subject to the “New

Jersey Local Unit Pay-to-Play” Law, N.J.S.A. 19:44-20.4 et seq., however. The Zoning

Board has structured a procurement process that seeks to obtain the desired results

described above, 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. Qualification Statements will be evaluated in accordance with the

criteria set forth in Section 2 of this RFQ, which will be applied in the same manner to

each Qualification Statement received.

Qualification Statements will be reviewed and evaluated by the Zoning Board and

its legal and/or financial advisors (collectively, the “Review Team”). The Qualification

Statements will be reviewed to determine if the Respondent has met the minimum

professional, administrative and financial areas described in this RFQ. Under no

circumstances will a member of the review team review responses to an RFQ for a job

for which they or their firm submitted a response. Based upon the totality of the

information contained in the Qualification Statement, including information about the

reputation and experience of each Respondent, the Zoning Board will (in its sole

judgment) determine which Respondents are qualified (from professional, administrative

and financial standpoints). Each Respondent that meets the requirements of the RFQ (in

the sole judgment of the Zoning Board) will be designated as a Qualified Respondent and

will be given the opportunity to participate in the selection process determined by the

Zoning Board.

The RFQ process commences with the issuance of this RFQ. The steps involved

in the process and the anticipated completion dates are set forth in Table 1, Procurement

Schedule. The Zoning Board reserves the right to, among other things, amend, modify or

alter the Procurement Schedule upon notice to all potential Respondents.

All communications concerning this RFQ or the RFQ process shall be directed to

the Zoning Board’s Designated Contact Person, in writing.

Designated Contact Person:

Laura Cerchio

Zoning Board Secretary

Borough of North Arlington

214 Ridge Road

North Arlington, New Jersey 07031

Qualification Statements must be submitted to, and be received by, the

Zoning Board, via mail or hand delivery, by 12:00 Noon on December 19, 2025.

Qualification Statements will not be accepted by facsimile transmission or e-mail.

Subsequent to issuance of this RFQ, the Zoning Board (through the issuance of

addenda to all firms that have received a copy of the RFQ) may modify, supplement or

amend the provisions of this RFQ in order to respond to inquiries received from

prospective Respondents or as otherwise deemed necessary or appropriate by (and in

the sole judgment of) the Zoning Board.

TABLE 1

ANTICIPATED PROCUREMENT SCHEDULE

ACTIVITY

DATE

1. Issuance of Request for Qualifications

November 19, 2025

2. Receipt of Qualification Statements/Opening of Bids

December 19, 2025

3. Appointment of Zoning Board Attorney

TBD

1.3. Conditions Applicable to RFQ.

Upon submission of a Qualification Statement in response to this RFQ, the

Respondent acknowledges and consents to the following conditions relative to the

submission and review and consideration of its Qualification Statement:

• This document is an RFQ and does not constitute a Request for Proposals

(“RFP”), nor does it commit the Zoning Board to issue an RFP.

• All costs incurred by the Respondent in connection with responding to this

RFQ shall be borne solely by the Respondent.

• The Zoning Board reserves the right in its sole judgment to reject for any

reason any and all responses and components thereof and to eliminate any

and all Respondents responding to this RFQ from further consideration for

this procurement.

• The Zoning Board reserves the right in its sole judgment to reject any

Respondent that submits incomplete responses to this RFQ, or a

Qualification Statement that is not responsive to this RFQ.

• The Zoning Board reserves the right, without prior notice, to supplement,

amend, or otherwise modify this RFQ, or otherwise request additional

information.

• All Qualification Statements shall become the property of the Zoning Board

and will not be returned.

• All Qualification Statements will be made available to the public at the

appropriate time, as determined by the Zoning Board (in the exercise of its

sole discretion) in accordance with law.

• The Zoning Board may request Respondents to send representatives to the

Zoning Board for interviews.

• Any and all Qualification Statements not received by the Zoning Board by

12:00 Noon on December 19, 2025 will be rejected.

• Neither the Zoning Board, nor their respective staffs, consultants or

advisors (including but not limited to the Review Team) shall be liable for

any claims or damages resulting from the solicitation or preparation of the

Qualification Statement, nor will there be any reimbursement to

Respondents for the cost of preparing and submitting a Qualification

Statement or for participating in this procurement process.

1.4. Rights of The Borough Zoning Board.

The Zoning Board reserves, holds and may exercise, at its sole discretion, the

following rights and options with regard to this RFQ and the procurement process in

accordance with the provisions of applicable law:

• To determine that any Qualification Statement received complies or fails to

comply with the terms of this RFQ.

• To supplement, amend or otherwise modify the RFQ through issuance of

addenda to all prospective Respondents who have received a copy of this

RFQ.

• To waive any technical non-conformance with the terms of this RFQ.

• To change or alter the schedule for any events called for this RFQ upon the

issuance of notice to all prospective Respondents who have received a

copy of this RFQ.

• To conduct investigations of any or all of the Respondents, as the Zoning

Board deems necessary or convenient, to clarify the information provided

as part of the Qualification Statement and to request additional information

to support the information included in any Qualification Statement.

• To suspend or terminate the procurement process described in this RFQ at

any time (in its sole discretion). If terminated, the Zoning Board may

determine to commence a new procurement process or exercise any other

rights provided under applicable law without any obligation to the

Respondents.

• The Zoning Board shall be under no obligation to complete all or any portion

of the procurement process described in this RFQ.

1.5. Addenda or Amendments to RFQ.

Commodity Codes

• NAICS 541611Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services
• NAICS 541990All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

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