Engineers, Architects, Land Surveyors, Planners, Landscape Architects, Golf Course Architects/Designers, and Environmental and Safety/Engineering Consultants

The Passaic County Board of County Commissioners is requesting qualifications from engineers, architects, land surveyors, planners, landscape architects, golf course architects/designers, and environmental and safety/engineering consultants for on-call professional services, with responses due September 22, 2026 under RFQ-27-004.

Passaic County has established a Minority Business Enterprise and Women Business Enterprise Set-Aside Program under Resolution No. R20210933, establishing goals of ten percent of professional services spending awarded to WBEs and ten percent to MBEs, with objectives to reach twenty percent for each category by 2024.

Respondents must hold State of New Jersey licensure in engineering, architecture, surveying, planning, site remediation, and/or landscape architecture, and must demonstrate a minimum of five years' public sector experience. The RFQ encompasses twenty-one service categories including bridge inspection, roadway improvements, environmental engineering, architectural services, land surveying, and planning. Firms must demonstrate capability to obtain approvals from local, state, and federal agencies including NJDOT, NJDEP, ACOE, and DCA.

Qualification statements must include firm contact information, descriptions of overall experience with at least three references, resumes of key employees, narrative statements of understanding regarding County needs, identification of all subcontractors, and disclosure of any immediate relatives employed by the County. Required insurance includes workers' compensation, general liability, property damage, and business automobile liability coverage with minimum amounts ranging from $100,000 to $1,000,000, with the County named as additional insured.

Respondents selected as qualified may be invited to submit detailed proposals for specific projects assigned by the Board through resolution. The contract period runs from January 1, 2027 through December 31, 2027. Sealed submissions must be delivered to the Passaic County Procurement Center, 495 River Street, Paterson, New Jersey 07524 prior to the bid opening date. Respondents must comply with New Jersey procurement statutes including Statement of Ownership forms, Non-Collusion Affidavits, Iran Investment Activity Disclosures, Russia and Belarus certification, Business Registration Certificates, New Jersey Civil Rights Act provisions, and affirmative action requirements.