Professional Engineering Services for Maintaining New Jersey State Certified Digital Tax Maps

The City of Bayonne, Hudson County, New Jersey, is soliciting Requests for Qualifications/Proposals (RFQ/RFP) for Professional Engineering Services from firms experienced in maintaining New Jersey State Certified Digital Tax Maps. The core project involves comprehensive tax map maintenance, including requisite research and mapping of various tax parcels such as condominiums, riparian grants, railroad properties, Department of Transportation properties, underground pipelines, and the correction of postal address conflicts. Additionally, the selected firm will be responsible for the creation of new GIS layers for the current tax map, ensuring compatibility with the City’s existing GIS program (Spatial Data Logic) and all relevant New Jersey digital mapping standards. This contract is for a term commencing January 1, 2026, and concluding December 31, 2026, supporting Bayonne, an urban community with nearly 14,000 tax line items and a 2018 State-approved digital tax map. The scope of work is critical for maintaining accurate and compliant municipal land records. Prospective engineering firms must demonstrate specific qualifications, experience, and currently available resources pertinent to these tasks. Mandatory requirements include certification to provide engineering services in the State of New Jersey, maintenance of a staff of New Jersey licensed or certified professionals sufficient to service the City, and a principal office location within the State, preferably in close proximity to Bayonne for prompt response to emergent matters. Firms are required to list past and present municipalities served in the maintenance of certified digital municipal tax maps and provide references. Insurance requirements are stringent, demanding Worker’s Compensation Insurance, General Liability Insurance with limits of not less than $5,000,000 per occurrence, and Professional Liability Insurance with limits of not less than $1,000,000 for any one occurrence, all with the City named as an additional insured. An indemnification clause requires the contractor to defend and hold the City harmless against claims arising from their acts or omissions. Sealed proposals and responses must be submitted to the City of Bayonne Law Department, Room 15, 630 Avenue C, Bayonne, New Jersey 07002. The firm's cost proposal, detailing fee structure and anticipated reimbursable costs, is a key component of the submission. The absolute deadline for proposal submission is December 9, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. prevailing time. Required documents include the Standardized Professional/Consulting/Extraordinary Unspecifiable Service RFQ/RFP SUBMISSION FORMS, which encompass the Proposal, Qualifications and Costs Submission Form, a signed and notarized Non-Collusion Affidavit, a signed Disclosure of Ownership form, a Professional/Consulting/Extraordinary Unspecifiable Service Entity Information Form, a current NJ Business Registration Certificate, a NJ Certificate of Good Standing, and a Disclosure of Investment Activities in Iran Form. A public opening of all proposals will occur on December 9, 2025, at 11:30 a.m. prevailing time, at the Dorothy E. Harrington Municipal Council Chambers.