RFQ: Environmental Counsel Services (Re-bid)

The City of Newark is seeking environmental counsel services to provide representation on behalf of the City in various environmental matters, including litigation, transactional matters, and representation before the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and the United States Environmental Protection Agency. The selected firm will be required to provide quarterly Key Performance Indicator (KPI) metrics and may be called upon to provide other types of legal services of a specialized nature. The contract term will be for one year, from January 1, 2026, to December 31, 2026, with a blended hourly rate of $175.00 for barred attorneys and $75.00 for non-barred attorneys, paralegals, and law clerks. • The City is seeking a firm with expertise in environmental law and experience in providing similar services to municipal governments. • The firm will be required to provide representation in all aspects of litigation, including preparation of pleadings, motions, and discovery documents, and participation in discovery, settlement conferences, pre-trial motions, and trials. • The firm will be required to comply with all applicable affirmative action requirements and provide evidence of such compliance. • The firm will be required to submit a description of its overall experience in providing the type of services sought in the RFQ, including a brief description of its relevant clients and resumes of key employees who would be assigned to City of Newark matters.