Appendix F - Project References.docx

This document is Appendix F of a Request for Proposal issued by the Pennsylvania Insurance Department, Office of Liquidations, Rehabilitations and Special Funds for outside counsel services to the Underground Storage Tank Indemnification Fund. The RFP seeks legal services including providing coverage opinions, legal support, and representation of the USTIF to defend claims brought against the USTIF, the Tank Installers Indemnification Program, or the USTIF Board. The engagement encompasses representation of USTIF and TIIP interests in claims resolution, including participant coverage claims, third-party claims for property damage and bodily injury, and subrogation matters. Additional general work may be assigned by the Chief Counsel of the Pennsylvania Insurance Department, USTIF, or the Governor's Office of General Counsel. The Commonwealth intends to make limited multiple awards to the highest evaluated law firms.

Appendix F functions as a project reference template requiring bidding firms to provide detailed information about comparable prior work. Firms must identify client names, contract values, project nature and scope, project duration with start and end dates, client organizational structure, client audience descriptions, number of attorneys assigned, and descriptions of startup, peak, and ongoing effort levels. Bidders must supply two reference contacts who were key stakeholders or project leaders, including names, titles, departments, full addresses, telephone numbers, email addresses, and their specific roles in relation to the project. These references must be capable of validating the firm's role, responsibilities, and quality of performance on work comparable in size, scope, complexity, and duration to the Commonwealth's requirements.