Special Legal Counsel
Posted: 12/23/2025 - 01:10 PM Due By: 01/12/2026 - 11:00 AMCITY OF BAYONNE
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR
SPECIAL LEGAL COUNSEL
| Date Issued: | December 23, 2025 |
| Return Date & Time: | January 12, 2026, 11:00 AM |
SEND RESPONSES TO: City of Bayonne Law Department, Room 15, 630 Avenue C, Bayonne, New Jersey 07002.
PUBLIC OPENING: All proposals/responses will be opened at the Dorothy E. Harrington Municipal Council Chambers, in the Municipal Building at 630 Avenue C, Bayonne, New Jersey on January 12, 2026 @ 11:00 a.m. prevailing time.
TAKE NOTICE: The City of Bayonne’s Law Department, 630 Avenue C, Room 15, Bayonne, NJ 07002 (hereinafter referred to in this notice and the various submission documents as the “Client/Owner,” “City of Bayonne” and/or “City”) is seeking Qualifications and/or Proposals for Professional/Consulting/Extraordinary Unspecifiable Services Providers (hereinafter referred to in this notice and the various submission documents as the “respondent,” “provider,” “contractor,” “submitting party,” “applicant,” “vendor,” “service provider,” and/or “professional service provider”) for the following professional/consulting/extraordinary unspecifiable services in accordance with a “fair and open” contracting process as defined in the New Jersey Local Unit Pay to Play Law (N.J.S.A. 19:44-20.4 et seq.):
The CITY OF BAYONNE is soliciting responses/proposals to the City’s Request for Qualifications/Request for Proposals (RFQ/RFP) for the provision of the following professional/consulting/extraordinary unspecifiable services:
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR THE POSITION OF
SPECIAL LEGAL COUNSEL FOR THE CITY OF BAYONNE
FOR THE TIME PERIOD JANUARY 1, 2026 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2026
NOTICE POSTED: December 23, 2025
DUE DATE: January 12, 2026 @ 11:00 a.m. prevailing time.
The City of Bayonne is soliciting proposals for the position of Special Legal Counsel to provide professional services to the City on all legal issues relating to public safety negotiations. The Mayor and Council will select one or more New Jersey State licensed attorneys for the position of Special Legal Counsel based upon a fair and open process, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 19:44A-20.4, et. seq. and in accordance with the Resolution previously adopted by the Mayor and Council to secure such services through a fair and open process. In order to have a proposal considered by the Mayor and Council, an interested party must provide evidence that he/she satisfies the minimum requirements for this position, as set forth in Section III of this document and that he/she otherwise complies with the proposal requirements set forth in the City’s this Request.