Request for Proposals: 2027 Professional Services for Freehold Township

The Township of Freehold, New Jersey, is actively seeking comprehensive proposals from qualified professional business entities for a wide range of services for the calendar year 2027. This extensive Request for Proposal (RFP) covers numerous critical municipal functions, including but not limited to Township Attorney, Consulting Planner, Consulting Engineer, Bond Counsel, Labor Counsel, Real Estate and Tax Appeal Legal Counsel, and various Special Counsel roles focusing on Affordable Housing, Bankruptcy, Eminent Domain, Environmental, General, and Redevelopment. Further service needs include Planning Board Attorney, Affordable Housing Administrator, Shade Tree Consultant, Licensed Tree Expert, Traffic Engineer, General Engineering Consultant for the Utilities Department, Environmental Engineering Consultant, Environmental Consultant and LSRP Services, Architectural Services, Safety, Health, PEOSHA, OSHA, and Labor-Related Services, Utilities Instrumentation Programming, Appraisal Services, Insurance Brokerage for Health & Prescription and Property & Casualty, Financial Advisor, Township Auditor, Township Fee Accountant, Grant Writer, Municipal Prosecutor, Alternate Municipal Prosecutor, Public Defender, and Alternate Public Defender positions. Prospective contractors must thoroughly review and comply with specific eligibility requirements, particularly those outlined in Township Ordinances O-03-22 and O-03-8, which impose strict restrictions on political contributions. Professional business entities are ineligible to receive public professional service contracts if they, or their principals, partners, and officers in aggregate, have made political contributions exceeding defined thresholds within two calendar years immediately preceding the contract date or during its term. Individual contribution limits are set at $400 annually to any Township Committee candidate or $500 annually to any Freehold Township municipal or county party committee or political action committee (PAC). The aggregate contributions from a professional business entity are capped at $2,500 annually to all municipal candidates, officeholders, and political committees combined. A mandatory sworn statement under penalty of perjury, certifying adherence to these contribution restrictions and affirming no concealed contributions, must be provided prior to any contract award. All proposals must be submitted directly to Andrea DiGiovanni, QPA, the Township Purchasing Agent. The required submission address for all proposals is 1 Municipal Plaza at Schanck and Stillwells Corner Roads, Freehold, NJ 07728. The definitive deadline for all proposal submissions is Thursday, November 5, 2026, by 4:00 P.M. Interested firms can obtain the complete proposal document by contacting the Purchasing Agent via email at ADiGiovanni@twp.freehold.nj.us UNLOCK or by visiting the Township's municipal office during business hours. No specific bid security, performance bonds, or mandatory pre-bid meetings are indicated in the publicly provided documentation.