General Legal Counsel Services

Post InformationPosted At:Thu, Sep 28, 2023 6:00 PMSealed Bid Process:Yes (Bids Sealed / Pricing Sealed)Private Bid:No1. IntroductionBen Franklin Transit, (hereinafter referred to as BFT), a municipal corporation of the State of Washington, located at 1000 Columbia Park Trail, Richland, WA 99352, is soliciting proposals from qualified firms to provide the following services and requests listed below.BFT is soliciting sealed electronic proposals in response to Request for Proposal (RFP) 23-11 General Legal Counsel Services. Interested Contractors shall create a Free account with OpenGov Procurement by signing up at: procurement.opengov.com . Once you have completed account registration, browse back to: https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/bft and click on "Submit Response", then follow the instructions to submit the electronic proposal by the proposal due date.Proposals are due on Tuesday,

October 24, 2023 no later than 2:00 pm Pacific Daylight Time (PDT). If a Contractor would like to submit a proposal via sealed hard copy, please send your request to the Procurement Specialist and a pdf version of the RFP will be emailed to you in order to then submit your sealed proposal via mail or in person. It is the Contractors responsibility to make aware to the Procurement Specialist that they prefer these notifications via email.1.1. SummaryThis contract is to procure general legal counsel who is well experienced and qualified to advise the company regarding the full range of legal issues experienced in the past. General legal counsel will work with the General Manager, Board of Directors and designated staff on assigned matters as further described in the Scope of Work. BFT reserves the right to enter into other contracts for legal services as needed. 1.2. Contact InformationGladys DiazProcurement Specialist1355 Columbia Park TrailRichland, WA99352Email: gdiaz@bft.orgPhone: (509) 734-5187Gladys DiazProcurement Specialist 1355 Columbia Park Trail Richland, WA 99352 Email: gdiaz@bft.orgPhone: (509) 734-5187Department:ProcurementDepartment Head:Rob Orvis Senior Procurement Manager1.3. TimelineBFT reserves the right to modify the Procurement Schedule through written addenda.Release Project Date:September 28, 2023Question Submission Deadline:October 17, 2023, 2:00pmProposal Submission Deadline (No Later Than):October 24, 2023, 2:00pm