COUNTY OF HUDSON

FOR THE PROVISION OF PROFESSIONAL PLANNING SERVICES TO PREPARE "THE HUDSON COUNTY FERRY SERVICE EXPANSION ASSESSMENT" REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP}

Notice is hereby given that sealed Proposals will be received by the County of Hudson, State of New Jersey, Attention: Purchasing Agent, 567 Pavonia Avenue, 3'd Floor, Jersey City, NJ 07306 on January 16, 2020, no later than 11:00 a.m. prevailing time. At that time and place the following will be publicly opened and read:

Requests for Proposals may be viewed and obtained through the Hudson County Purchasing Department website, http://www.hudsonprocure.org. Applicants must register on the Purchasing Portal in order to download the Request for Proposals (RFP) and to receive Addenda, if issued. All Respondents having difficulty with accessing the Purchasing Portal/Website must contact the Purchasing Dept., at (201)795-6280 from 9:00a.m. to 4:00p.m., Monday to Friday, holidays excluded. All RFP Addenda will be posted on the Purchasing Portal/Website. Therefore, all interested Respondents should check the Purchasing Portal Website from now through the RFP opening. It is the sole responsibility of the Respondent to be knowledgeable of all Addenda related to this procurement. Proposals shall be submitted in accordance with the specifications contained in the Request for Proposals (RFP).

Questions are to be submitted in writing via facsimile by December 16, 2019 by 4:00 p.m. to Maria Mercurio, Hudson County's Purchasing Agent, at (201)369- 4361. No further questions will be accepted after this time. Answers and addenda will be made available publicly on a December 20, 2019, at 9:00 a.m.

Sealed proposals are to be received by the County of Hudson, State of New Jersey, Attention: Purchasing Agent, 567 Pavonia Avenue, 3rd Floor, Jersey City, NJ on January 16, 2020 no later than 11:00a.m. prevailing time. One (1) original and five (5) copies of the proposal and one (1) digital copy of the complete proposal, in a sealed box must be hand-delivered to the Hudson County Administration Annex, 567 Pavonia Avenue, 3rd Floor, Jersey City, NJ 07306 on January 16, 2020 at 11:00a.m.

ABSOLUTELY NO LATE PROPOSALS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

If a respondent wishes to deliver an RFP submission earlier than January 16, 2020 at 11:00a.m., then the submission should be hand delivered and must be clearly marked on the outside with the title of the RFP submission, and the date and time which it is scheduled to be opened, and the name of the entity submitting the proposal.

Respondents are required to comply with the requirements of N.J.S.A. 10:5-31 et seq. and N.J.A.C. 17:27 et seq.

This proposal is being solicited through "Competitive Contracting" procurement in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40A:11-4.1 et seq.

The County of Hudson reserves the right, as permitted by law, to reject any and all proposals, to waive any informalities, and to accept a Proposal, which, in its judgment, best serves the interest of the County. No proposals may be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days after the date and time set for the opening of the proposals.